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[Star Wars] How did the Rebellion win the Battle of Endor?

Alright, maybe this is a stupid question, but how the hell did the Rebel Alliance win against the Empire in the Battle of Endor? OK, they managed to destroy the Death Star and the Super Star Destroyer, but there were a lot of Star Destroyers there and the Death Star had destroyed at least a couple of their capital ships. Did the rest of the Empire's fleet scatter after the Death Star was destroyed or did something else happen?
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The *Executor* was the flagship of the Imperial fleet while the Death Star was, well, the Death Star. The sailors of the fleet likely were aware that the Emperor himself was on board the Death Star, and the destruction--in fairly quick succession--of their command ship, the Death Star, and the Emperor would have done a number on their morale. There would have been chaos as command and control attempted to re-organise after the loss of their flagship, and the death of most of their senior commanders. Perhaps the survivors of the Imperial fleet could have continued and even *won* a continued engagement with the Rebel Fleet, but at that point the surviving commanders of the Imperial fleet decided that it was time to retreat and regroup, rather than try and make a glorious last stand. They had already lost the battle, since their objective was to protect the Death Star while it destroyed the Rebel fleet, and it was just a quesiton of how they would respond to that failure. Retreat to a nearby system for regrouping, reorganistion, and even reinforcement was an entirely sensible option. After all, while the Empire had suffered heavily, the Rebel fleet had as well, and the Empire still had more forces to draw upon.  

Unfortunately for the Empire, after their retreat from Endor, the political break up of the Empire began. Instead of a quick regroup and renewed assault on the Rebel fleet, the Battle of Endor was the beginning of the end of the Galactic Empire. The Rebels had the initiative, and when combined with the political infighting that resulted from the succession cirsise of Palpatine's death, the Empire was quickly forced on the long term defensive.