In the course of the battle, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine issued Order 66, clone troopers turned their weapons on their Jedi commanding officers, though the Wookiees helped many Jedi escape.ĭuring the proclaimed transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire, confused fighting as part of an Imperial crackdown on the Wookiees followed.
It was fought on the planet Kashyyyk, the homeworld of the Wookiees that had been invaded by the Confederacy of Independent Systems hoping to claim the Kashyyyk hyperspace junction, as well as gain information on secret hyperspace routes rumored to be in Wookiee archives, that could turn the war in its favor. The Battle of Kashyyyk, also known as the Battle of Kachirho, was a prolonged campaign against the Galactic Republic that took place during the Outer Rim Sieges and was among the final conflicts of the Clone Wars. Then it became a battle a winnable battle." ―Retired 501st Clone Trooper Even so it was still a suicide mission, at least it was until Master Yoda arrived. We'd all heard the stories of course, but we'd never fought next to them, never seen them rip apart a droid with their bare hands. What none of us had counted on was the Wookiees. The droids had us outgunned, outmaneuvered and outmanned by a five-to-one margin. " When we arrived on Kashyyyk, things were just as bad as we feared. A moderate number of Trandoshan slavers.
At least one Recusant-class light destroyer.Unknown number of Providence-class carrier/destroyers and crew.RC-1207 (listed as "Missing in action").NR-N99 Persuader-class droid enforcers.