Battle on Jedha

The battle on Jedha was a battle that took place in Jedha City, on the moon of Jedha in 2386. Federation soldiers Cassian Andor, Jyn Erso, Typhuss James Kira, Sarah Mackenzie and Galen Erso, also became involved in the battle against the Der'kal forces.

The battle
As the convoy passed by Tythoni Square, a grenade was tossed from a balcony in front of the tank. Its detonation halted the vehicle's progress, and the Jedha insurgency revealed themselves, opening fire onto the stormtroopers, from both ground level and with snipers atop the nearby buildings. Once Jyn Erso entered the street to save a child and return it to her mother, her escort, Cassian Andor, was forced to help her to safety, shooting the tank's weapon operator who had just destroyed a nearby tower with a missile.

As Jyn hid in front of the stopped vehicle, Cassian noted a rebel atop a nearby elevated bridge preparing some explosives, and shot him to create a distraction&mdash;as upon his fall to the ground, the bombs detonated&mdash;to the sight of the troop leader. As Jyn and Cassian ran to safety, another bomb was tossed at the stormtroopers' feet, and after being detonated, the rebels raided the vehicle to collect the weapons. They finished just as Der'kal reinforcements, which included an All Terrain Scout Transport, arrived.

As Jyn and Cassian fought their way through more troopers, Typhuss and the others arrived and detonated a grenade upon a squad of charging troopers. The trio returned to the square, where the reinforcements checked the damages suffered by the tank, and were mistaken for an actual officer directing prisoners. Jyn and Cassian were only saved by the intervention of Colonel Sarah Mackenzie.