Battle of Coruscant

Galactic Republic
 Obi-Wan KenobiAnakin Skywalker
 Large Republic fleet:
* Several Republic cruisers
* Several "Acclamator" Assault Ships
* Several ARC-170 squadrons
* Several Trade Federation cruisers
* Several Banking Clan comms ships
* Several Droid control ships
 Medium:
* Several cruisers destroyed
* Several ARC-170s destroyed
* Most ships destroyed
* Several Vulture droid squadrons destoyed or deactivated

The **Battle of Coruscant** (19 BBY) was a massive space battle fought between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The separatist fleet under General Grievous kidnapped Chancellor Sheev Palpatine from the Republic capital of Coruscant, but the Jedi Order launched a rescue mission that recovered the Chancellor and killed Count Dooku, the military leader of the separatists. The battle left the droid fleet devastated, and the separatists were dealt a serious blow.

## Background

From 22 BBY to 19 BBY, the Clone Wars raged as the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Sith waged war on the Galactic Republic and Jedi. The separatists marshalled up vast droid armies and starfleets and fought against the Republic's army of clone troopers under Jedi command, and the Republic gained the upper hand by 19 BBY. In a daring move, the fiendish separatist leader General Grievous kidnapped the Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine from the Republic capital of Coruscant and held him hostage aboard the Trade Federation cruiser of separatist military leader Count Dooku. The separatist armada was met by a Republic fleet in the orbit of Coruscant, and the Jedi Order sent Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker to rescue the Chancellor from Grievous' command ship, as well as to capture Grievous.

## Battle

The battle over the planet was intense, with the massive navies combatting each other with their ships' cannons and their starfighters. There were several explosions as the ships' artillery batteries pounded their adversaries, and the Republic ARC-170s hunted down droid Vulture droids and other starfighters. The 501st Legion was ordered to clear the way for the Jedi to board the droid ship and rescue the Chancellor, so they first engaged the enemy fighters and took them out. Next, they boarded the enemy Trade Federation cruiser and took out the internal defenses with marines after landing an LAAT Gunship in the hangar, and they weakened the ship from the inside. Next, they used their starfighters' torpedoes to destroy the command bridge and communication relay, allowing for the Jedi to board the ship. The Jedi succeeded in rescuing the Chancellor after killing Count Dooku, and they came close to capturing Grievous; however, the elusive general escaped as he launched himself and several other droids in a myriad of escape pods. The Jedi crash-landed the cruiser on Coruscant with the Chancellor as the Republic fleet continued the space battle against the separatists, and the Republic emerged victorious after a battle that inflicted heavy losses on both sides. The separatist fleet was almost totally-destroyed, and the Republic proceeded to continue their Outer Rim Sieges against the outlying CIS planets in the galaxy.