The battle left the droid fleet devastated, and the separatists were dealt a serious blow.įrom 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 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 of Coruscant ( 19 BBY) was a massive space battle fought between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.