Clone Wars Year 1 Part 1

Firefight on Bogden's Moons
BackgroundThe skirmish began when the Honest Gjon and Aia provoked the young Boba Fett into helping steal money. The money itself was being transported between Bogg 2 and Bogg 9, the plan was to catch the balloon carrying the money, with Boba as the pilot of the thieves' craft.The skirmishThe plan was a success at first, with two balloons captured; however, the third balloon was guarded by a security trooper who attempted to stop the thieves. The trooper went inside the thieves' ship and attempted to control the crew; however, Boba dazed the trooper by igniting the ship's engines, and the trooper was then shoved out of the ship by the crew.AftermathAs it turned out, the trooper had really been a hijacker.

Mission to Bakuraan
assignment undertaken by Jedi Masters Sora Bulq and Tholme to locate Count Dooku's hidden base on Bakura.The missionWhen Bulq and Tholme eventually located Dooku, the two Jedi engaged the Sith Lord in a ferocious lightsaber battle. Dooku incapacitated Sora with Force lightning, and attempted to sway Tholme to his side. Tholme refused, and Dooku pressed the attack. He stabbed Tholme through his right shoulder, then wounded his back and took the Jedi's left eye with a swipe of his blade. Defeated, Tholme was unable to stop Dooku bringing down part of the rocky ceiling atop him, crushing his leg, where he lay comatose as Dooku left with Sora in tow.AftermathAlthough Tholme escaped Bakura and returned to the Jedi Temple for treatment, Sora Bulq was converted to the dark side of the Force following the confrontation on Bakura. He would later become a powerful enemy of the Jedi throughout the Clone Wars.

Battle of Atraken BackgroundAtraken, once a rich source of doonium, became a battleground when CIS protectionist forces refused to relinquish control of the mining operation there. Entrenched in the planet’s crust for nearly a year, the Separatists unleashed biochemical agents to deter the Galactic Republic’s clone troopers. This resulted in thousands of civilian casualties as the toxins seeped into much of the planet’s water tables and ecosystems.The battleAs one of the early fronts of the conflict, Atraken was plagued by warfare for almost a year. Its distant location from the Corellian Trade Spine hampered Republic resupply efforts for the clone troopers stationed there, but the push of Operation Katabatic turned the tide, allowing for the conquering of the Separatists' droid armies.Though a tactical victory in denying the Separatists access to the valuable shipbuilding ore, the Battle of Atraken spelled tragedy for the one million inhabitants of the colony world. An estimated 90% of the planet’s population was poisoned, displaced, or killed in the fighting. Those who could afford to leave fled to neighboring worlds, while others were believed to have sought refuge on Trilos, the only Atraken moon with a breathable atmosphere.RRM transport craft had to wait for the clearing of an orbital minefield to examine refugee settlements on the Trilos moon.

Mission to Corellia Mace Windu sent the two Jedi to find the scientist Ratri Tane, who possessed very valuable information.Aayla and Ylenic arrived on Corellia and entered the Homestar cantina, where Aayla accidentally Force pushed an irritating Toydarian named Lorfo. This got the attention of three Gotals who were also looking for Tane.A fight broke out between the Gotals and Jedi (leaving one of the Gotals dead), and the Jedi left the cantina, where Rostek Horn urged them to leave the planet. They were approached by Lorfo, who agreed to lead them to the Gotals' hideout for a few credits. When they arrived there however, they were ambushed by the two remaining Gotals and a Separatist under Count Dooku named Tendir Blue.The Jedi dispatched Tendir and the Gotals, and soon discovered that Ratri Tane was actually Jedi Master Nejaa Halcyon. The Jedi then implanted a fake memory in the unconscious Tendir's mind that he had succeeded in getting the data, sending him on his way and successfully keeping the information from the Confederacy.

firefight on Coruscant BackgroundThe origins of the fight began with Boba Fett coming to Coruscant, where he believed he would be able to contact Count Dooku. Fett entered a bar owned by Nan Mercador. Upon entering the bar, he was told that he should leave, as the bar was no place for children. Boba responded, that he was looking for Dooku, and was allowed to stay.The firefightAfter receiving a free drink, Boba allowed himself to relax, believing his mission a success. However, two bounty hunters—a Diollan and a Rodian—set upon him. Fett, however, tricked both of them, giving himself a chance to escape. Aurra Sing appeared before he could escape. She quickly stunned Nan and took Boba Fett to Dooku, who awarded Sing with Boba's ship, the Slave I.

First Battle of Excarga a battle initiated by the Confederacy of Independent Systems after discovering the valuable ore on ExcargaThe battleThe Separatists succeeded in their invasion, and, in addition to taking control of the ore-processing facilities, took everybody on the planet prisoner.

Second Battle of ExcargaBackgroundThe planet had been won by the CIS during the First Battle of Excarga, and the Republic sent a force to the world to reclaim it, as well as rescue the prisoners taken by the CIS during the first battle.The battleThe Republic defeated the Confederacy's forces, and were largely successful in freeing the prisoners, though several were not found.AftermathMost of those that were orphaned by the CIS invasion and the following imprisonment of the planet's citizens were taken to a temporary homestead on Bespin. One of these orphans named Garr soon became Boba Fett's only friend.

Battle of Kaer Orbital Platform BackgroundSoon after the Battle of Geonosis, Count Dooku desired that his most trusted General, a Dark Acolyte named Sev'rance Tann, help the CIS to rebuild its droid armies.Because of the great amount of resources—including ore, nova crystals, carbon and food—that the InterGalactic Banking Clan had left on their abandoned base, the Kaer Orbitial Platform, Tann was sent there. She brought with her a small force of B2 super battle droids and one heavy hailfire droid, together with some power droids and Geonosian workers.The battleHer mission was to create 20 DSD1 dwarf spider droids and 20 OG-9 homing spider droids. It sounded like a simple mission, but a Republic taskforce under the command of Jedi General Jor Drakas arrived at the platform and the mission quickly turned into a battle. However, Tann's forces were able to infiltrate the Republic base and destroyed their ships.AftermathSoon, Tann's new droid army was finished. Dooku sent Geonosian transports to ship the new forces to Tatooine, were they would be used during the First Battle of Tatooine.

First Battle of Tatooine Confederacy forces under General Sev'rance Tann arrived on Tatooine after she had been informed by Count Dooku that Boorka, a Hutt living on Tatooine, had valuable information for the CIS. After stocking up on supplies on the neighboring Kaer Orbital Platform in the Siskeen system, Tann's forces arrived on Tatooine.The battleFirst, Tann fought her way through Boorka's guards, impressing him greatly. Boorka agreed to give Tann his information concerning the Decimator, but only if she destroyed the Republic spaceport nearby.Tann and her droid forces quickly overpowered the Republic defenses and demolished the spaceport, succeeding in Boorka's task. The Hutt finally gave up his information, which was that the Republic was building a massive weapon called the Decimator on Eredenn Prime.

Battle of Eredenn occurred when Separatist General Sev'rance Tann arrived at the planet during the Hunt for the Decimator after learning of the weapon's existence from Boorka the Hutt.The battleAt Count Dooku's command, Tann's army quickly exterminated the clone trooper garrison there and captured the research facilities that were working on the Decimators.AftermathShe retrieved the machines and took a protocol droid that had data on the Decimator. Sev'rance Tann had thus gotten one step closer to having the Decimator under her control.

First Battle of Alaris Prime The Confederacy of Independent Systems, having secured the Decimator technology from its secret development site on Eredenn, launched an assault on the Wookiee colony of Alaris Prime to acquire the Decimator activation codes.The battleAfter landing on Alaris Prime, General Sev'rance Tann established an island base and struck out against the five Wookiee forces. The battle raged on land, sea and air, with the initial advantage holding for the Wookiees. Sensing the need to disrupt reinforcements, Sev'rance destroyed their transmitter tower and pressed on.The strongest force against the CIS was the Republic presence followed by the outpost Chendrrl, then Rwookawarrump, Llamitcuk, Tayriiwook, and finally Rwaawrrkoo.In the end, Sev'rance defeated the Republic and Wookiee forces, and secured the codes using a data droid.

Battle of Asteroid 426 In order for Count Dooku's plan of invading the volcanic planet of Sarapin, the CIS needed to destroy the primary planetary defense grid in the asteroid maze.The battleLeading the Separatist forces, General Sev'rance Tann fought through the asteroid field and Republic grid defenses to Asteroid 426, located outside of Sarapin in the planet's ring. There, she devastated the Republic forces and destroyed the power relay to Sarapin's shield.AftermathFollowing the collapse of the planetary shield at the hands of the Confederacy, Sarapin was then left for the taking.

First Battle of Sarapin The battleThe Chiss general, Sev'Rance Tann, led Separatist forces to Sarapin along with the stolen Republic weapon, the Decimator. In order to safely land on the planet, Tann destroyed the Republic base in the asteroid field near it.Once on Sarapin, Tann and her forces used the Decimators to destroy the five key armies of the Republic that were stationed on the planet. She also killed Jedi Knight Jor Drakas and captured the Republic's citadel at Mt. Corvast.AftermathAs a result of the battle, much of the Core Worlds were left powerless, spreading fear of the war to that previously-secure region.

Second Battle of Sarapin Following the death of his apprentice, Stam Reath, at the Battle of Geonosis, Echuu Shen-Jon was assigned to retake Sarapin from the Separatist forces there, now under the command of Zian Finnis. He was accompanied by Naat Reath, Stam's sister.The battleArriving on the planet, Echuu and Naat found the remains of a Decimator, fought off the Separatist forces and recaptured the citadel at Mount Corvast.AftermathAfter capturing Finnis, Sarapin was once again in the control of the Republic. Echuu then formally accepted Naat as his new Padawan learner.

Second Battle of Tatooine Following the recapture of Sarapin, Jedi General Echuu Shen-Jon learned from Separatist officer Zian Finnis that the Hutt Cartel had knowledge of the whereabouts of General Sev'rance Tann.Once on Tatooine, Echuu and his Padawan, Commander Naat Reath, met Jabba the Hutt. Jabba knew that Boorka was in league with the Confederacy and felt that Boorka had gone too far. The Jedi's starting army was not enough to destroy the Confederacy's base on the planet.The battleWhen they went into Mos Osnoe, the citizens told them that Tusken Raiders had been attacking at night, but they would still give the Jedi the resources and worker droids necessary to build up their army. Echuu and Naat went to the Tusken Village east of town and killed all of them. The citizens then gave them resources and worker droids.After massing up an army, Echuu and Naat killed Boorka, and Jabba rewarded them for the deed. Republic forces then destroyed all Separatist presence on Tatooine and discovered a Trade Federation outpost on Aereen.

Battle of Aereen The battleThe Trade Federation landed on the dusty moon, and then built a base and began to produce an army. Fighting their way through turrets and security/sentry forces, the Republic forces made it to the main base and destroyed it, along with the Neimoidian leader Plure Barron.AftermathAfter the base's destruction, General Echuu Shen-Jon proceeded to Krant.

Battle of Krant Following the destruction of the Trade Federation operation on Aereen, Echuu Shen-Jon and Naat Reath moved on to invade the planet Krant.The battleOnce on Krant, Echuu and his men encountered a number of Wookiees who had escaped imprisonment by the Confederacy. They went on to destroy several factories producing Decimators, and even encountered a fully operational one, which proved very difficult to defeat. Soon afterwads, Naat was kidnapped by Sev'rance Tann. Allying themselves with the Wookiees, Echuu and the Republic gathered their army at an old Wookiee base and wiped out the droid armies.Duel with Sev'Rance TannWhen Echuu found Naat, Tann appeared and the two fought a long and fierce duel. Echuu let his emotions control him, and eventually defeated her through the aid of the dark side of the Force. When the dying Tann continued to taunt him, Echuu attempted to strike the final blow, but Naat stopped him and helped him to regain control of his emotions. She urged him that they should return to the Jedi Temple, however Echuu realized that it wasn't his Jedi training that defeated Tann, it was the strong presence of the Dark Side within him, and he knew that it would forever be part of his destiny.AftermathSending Naat back to Coruscant, Echuu began a self-imposed exile on Krant, an exile that would continue through the Great Jedi Purge and into the early years of the Galactic Civil War.

First Battle of Rhen Var The battleThe fact that the Republic forces on Rhen Var (which were too small to combat the invasion) was allowed to escape the planet with minimal casualties was due to the organized teamwork of Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Before the battle, the two Jedi detected an invasion force and rushed to Rhen Var to evacuate forces.Upon arrival, Anakin took control of a LAAT/i and used it to evacuate a nearby outpost. Immediately afterwards, Obi-Wan tasked him with defending a convoy of Republic Troop Transports, and then a Jedi sanctuary.However, as the final outpost was preparing for evacuation, the Confederacy of Independent Systems attacked, leaving Anakin to single-handedly prevent the outpost from being destroyed. As the evacution completed, the Confederacy began to destroy the Outpost.AftermathAlthough the outpost was destroyed in this battle, the Republic returned in search of Ulic Qel-Droma's tomb. Unfortunately for the Jedi, Count Dooku had already discovered Qel-Droma's burial site, and had received guidance from his spirit, in the process learning where the Force Harvester was buried—Raxus Prime.

Battle of Raxus Prime Shortly after the siege of Rhen Var, the Republic had scanned some unusual activity on Raxus Prime. The Republic decided to send a strike force led by the Jedi Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi to check out the activity.Once they arrived, Anakin and Obi-Wan went to the surface to scout the area. After they took out an enemy STAP party after a grueling chase through the wastelands, they had found an enemy excavation site and called their assault ship for reinforcements.The battleAnakin and Obi-Wan made an attack on some supply convoys to stall time for their strike force. Once the strike force landed, they fought a treacherous journey filled with traps and surprise attacks, with Anakin protecting a contingent of AT-TEs and single-handedly clearing out a Separatist outpost. When the finally got to the excavation site the had their beta forces waiting at the back shield for them to knock it out. Once at the main crane site they destroyed the shield generator to allow the beta forces to enter the battle field. Both strike teams attacked and destroyed the remaining defense forces and the cranes fuel lines.As the battle was winding down, Anakin spotted Count Dooku escaping in a Hardcell transport and followed him, but Dooku and Cydon Prax together incapacitated him. Once the starship lifted off, the Confederates released their deadly assault machine, the Protodeka. The Protodeka completely decimated the strike force and only Obi-Wan survived. Obi-Wan single-handedly destroyed the war machine, but Count Dooku's ship had already left the system with Anakin and his deadly machine as the Republic's reinforcements arrived.

Second Battle of Alaris Prime Shortly after the Republic loss at Raxus Prime, Anakin Skywalker and smuggler Bera Kazan were held prisoner by the CIS and taken to the Kashyyyk moon of Alaris Prime. There Count Dooku ordered Cydon Prax to activate the Force Harvester, which would destroy the forests of the planet, as well as kill anyone in its vicinity.The battleAnakin and Bera managed to escape on stolen STAPs as well as free other prisoners (primarily Wookiees). Bera knew some of the Wookiees in the nearby villages, and so they borrowed a pair of maru and that night, infiltrated a Separatist communications center. Using a stolen Armored Assault Tank, the two got farther into the base. Anakin then contacted the Galactic Republic and escaped from the base.The next day, Anakin and Bera, along with a group of Wookiee soldiers waited for the Republic to arrive. The Confederacy attacked the village. Anakin, Bera, and the Wookiee soldiers held off the droid force long enough for the Republic Army to arrive, led by Obi-Wan Kenobi.Kenobi and Skywalker then finished off the remaining Separatists and took out a large assault vehicle called the Harbinger, prompting the Separatists
to retreat.

First Battle of Mirgoshir The battleAround the time of the First Battle of Rhen Var, the Galactic Republic engaged Separatist forces in the Mirgoshir system.AftermathObi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker originally planned to participate in the battle, however, Yoda and Mace Windu sent them to investigate Separatist activity on Raxus Prime. By the time both the Battle of Raxus Prime and the Battle of Alaris Prime were over, the Confederacy had some control of the system.This was clear to the Jedi from reports of Mon Calamari, Agamar, and Bakura showing terrible and devastating effects from the Force Harvester.

Battle of Bespin Led by Jedi Master Glynn-Beti, it was a devastating loss for the Galactic Republic. The Confederacy of Independent Systems had launched an invasion force upon Bespin as its Tibanna gas refineries were the main source of energy for the Republic's turbolasers aboard capital ships and were considered a Republic weapons factory by the CIS. CIS attack on the floating defense platformsNot expecting an attack, the Republic had a small line of defense around Bespin, with only around 1,000 clone troopers and a small squadron of Aethersprite-class light interceptors. The attack came swiftly, with thousands of B1 battle droids aided by Droidekas, and Super battle droids. They managed to capture the southern landing platforms with little difficulty and secured a number of laser turrets, proceeding to overwhelm the Republic troops and capture the Eastern and Western landing platforms and eventually the main control room.Republic pilots barely had time to get in the air to engage the incoming vulture droid fighters, and the now Separatist-manned blaster turrets were able to take down many of the Republic fighters with ease. The remainder of the clone forces fell back to the Northern landing platform; this is where they took their last stand against the advancing horde of battle droids. The Separatists managed to kill the last remaining troops just over three hours after the initial attack.The fall of Cloud CityThe CIS proceeded to advance on Cloud City itself and in turn gain a foothold on the planet. The Republic garrison here had heard of the impending attack from the doomed forces on the defense platforms a few miles away and were prepared, but were ultimately defeated as they had underestimated the sheer size of the droid forces. Once inside the city, the CIS and Republic engaged in a vicious gun battle that spanned the entire settlement.Many hundreds of civilians were caught in the crossfire as evacuation plans were implemented too late, and vulture droids managed to bring down any escape craft that were able to leave the planet. The CIS managed to capture the carbon freezing complex undetected by Republic forces. This proved to be the Republic's downfall, as the capture of the facility allowed Separatist forces to attack from the intricate tunnel system that spanned the bowels of the city.Jedi Master Glynn-Beti personally led a legion of clone troopers into the heart of the invasion but had to pull back once she realized defeat was imminent. Eventually, several LAAT gunships carrying wounded troops, civilians and the surviving Jedi managed to blast their way through CIS aerial forces and make it to the orbiting Star Destroyer and escape.Within 12 hours of the initial attack on the city, the last remaining battalion of clone troopers that had been cut off from the main group made a desperate fight to the last man within the city's courtyard and were destroyed by the droid forces that converged on them.Estimates for the battle rated the Republic to CIS forces as one clone trooper for every 50 battle droids.

Second Battle of Rhen Var
The battle
As a result, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker launched an assault on the planet. During the landing, an Acclamator-class assault ship carrying experimental walkers was shot down. Anakin and Obi-Wan gathered their forces and moved toward the crash site, defending the downed transport and giving time for the surviving AT-XTs to escape. The AT-XTs moved on towards the enemy fueling depot, and with volleys of mortars, destroyed the complex.The sheer force of the attack overwhelmed the Confederate forces. Anakin's LAAT gunships destroyed the staging point for the Separatists, and moved on to secure the CIS command center. The LAAT squad destroyed the defensive gun turrets, allowing a platoon of transports to deploy troops into the command center. As the squad moved on to the temple, they discovered a convoy of transports moving toward the monument. They quickly destroyed the escort AATs, leaving the bigger transports defenseless and ready to be finished off.The planet's military citadel, which could be accessed through a land harbor, was the site of a CIS sensor station. Anakin ordered an AT-TE walker to penetrate the harbor. The CIS tried to defend their walls with battle droids and two old AAT tanks. Gun turrets built onto the barracks were quickly destroyed and clone troopers soon poured into the harbor from the frontal entrance as well as from a side tunnel hollowed out within a network of several icy caverns. The sensor station soon fell to the Republic.In the air above, LAAT gunships destroyed the fleeing Hardcell-class interstellar transports while the SPHA-T artillery walkers destroyed the Trade Federation core ship. Platoons of AT-TEs moved in for support. The Techno Union frigate was brought down, heavily crippling the droid forces.When Anakin penetrated the inner temple and reached the ancient tomb within, he learned how to withstand the effects of the Dark Reaper. With his new knowledge, Anakin declared the battle over and departed from the planet, leaving the CIS in defeat.

First Battle of Ossus
Shortly before the Second Battle of Rhen Var, the Jedi High Council believed that Ossus would fall to the Separatists "within days", and it is known that the system eventually was conquered.

Battle of Sivvi
was an attempt to raid Thule. In order for this to happen, a small shield generator outpost on Thule's moon Sivvi had to be destroyed.
The battleThe Galactic Republic fleet moved towards the moon and were detected by planetary defenses. The Acclamator assault ship carrying most of the ground forces was fired on by a column of HAG artillery and was assaulted by GATs and AATs. Anakin Skywalker took control of a TX-130S fighter tank and cleared out the Separatist tanks, allowing Republic walkers to deploy.Anakin, piloting an AT-XT, escorted a convoy of RTTs carrying clone engineers to the outpost. They hacked into the control systems outside and brought the door down. Anakin piloted his walker and destroyed the four power nodes to the shield, disabling it and allowing forces to land on Thule.

Battle of Thule
Moon AssaultBefore the Republic could make their assault, the Jedi had to make an attack on the Thule moon to destroy the planetary shields so they could land their forces on the planet. This assault was led by Anakin Skywalker. Their main goal was to escort three teams of engineers to the shield generator complex, and then make an assault on the the generators lead by a team of AT-XTs to disable the shields. However, their assault was delayed by a heavily armed CIS strike force on the landing zone and a mortor tank ambush. After those were taken care of, the walkers was able to destroy the complex with ease.
Air StrikeAfter the Battle of Sivvi and the Thule Moon assault, Obi-Wan Kenobi led a gunship cavalry against the Separatist communication center. He cleared the landing zone for Mace Windu's strike force, as well as taking down any Techno Union ships in sight. But because the command center was shielded, clone engineers were deployed into the pair of energy farms, where they disabled the internal shields, leaving the structures vulnerable to the firepower of Kenobi's gunships. With that, Kenobi destroyed the communication center. This crippled Separatist communications across the planet.
Ground Assault
After the fall of the communication center, Mace Windu destroyed several Vulture droids. He protected AT-TEs while they marched to destroy the droid hangars and factories. He and Luminara Unduli go on ahead to towards Kessia, the Sith city, destroying two Protodekas with difficulty on the way.Arriving near gates of the city, Yoda sent in reinforcements. However, Cydon Prax attacked Mace Windu in his Dreadnought battle tank, destroying Mace's tank and forcing Mace to fight into an underground tunnel complex to open the gate to the city.As their frontal forces began entering Kessia, Anakin Skywalker's own strike force attacked from the other side. He fought past the CIS forces until he reaches the city center. Cydon Prax guarded the Dark Reaper in his Dreadnought battle tank. Anakin emerged victorious and destroyed Prax and moved on to destroy the Dark Reaper, with the spirit of Ulic Qel-Droma guiding him. He destroyed the Reaper's shield generators, guns, harvester bays, then the Force Harvester itself. With the Harvester destroyed, the Reaper could no longer power itself and began crashing down. Anakin managed to avoid being crushed by its powerless hull.
AftermathThe Reaper was, for a second time, destroyed. However, the knowledge Anakin gained from Ulic Qel-Droma, including immunity to the Reaper's effects, caused him to act more arrogantly towards Obi-Wan and indirectly led him to take another step towards the path of the dark side of the Force.Meanwhile, Count Dooku had escaped and the Republic forces left the planet. Mace Windu regarded the battle as a turning point, but Yoda pointed out that the war was still far from over.

Second Battle of Mirgoshir
Following the Battle of Thule, Mace Windu and Yoda allowed more Republic forces to move into the Mirgoshir system and retake it from the Separatists. The beleaguered army of clones were able to destroy the CIS forces with ease, and the separatists were forced to retreat in an everyone-for-himself fashion, and were quickly destroyed.