Battle of Cato Neimoidia (Order 66)

The Second Battle of Cato Neimoidia was a battle during the end of the Clone Wars that took place in 19 BBY.

The battle
Despite the efforts of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, the Confederacy of Independent Systems was not ready to give up Cato Neimoidia without a fight.

With his clone wingmen, Jedi Master Plo Koon, in his Delta-7 Aethersprite starfighter, was tasked with the mission to patrol the skies of the Neimoidian purse-world. As battles raged on beneath him on many of the planet's bridge-cities, the Kel Dor Jedi continued to patrol the skies of the Separatist stronghold, on the lookout for enemy fighters.

On the bridges of the planet, Republic UT-ATs, AT-APs, and other walkers plus numerous clone troopers were fighting against Separatist droid forces for a way into the cities. But as the battle continued, a sinister event took place.

The death of Plo Koon
Flying close now to a bridge, Plo Koon was unaware of what was happening in the ARC-170 starfighter behind him.



The clone pilot answered Supreme Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine's issue of Order 66 without hesitation. Pulling back a little from the Jedi General, the clone pilot blew the Jedi Master's starfighter out of the sky, killing him.

Without a pilot due to Koon's death, the fighter&mdash;or what remained of it&mdash;crashed into a building on a bridge-city.

The outcome
Soon enough, the now-Empire had won the planet after the battle droids of the Confederacy were de-activated. The emperor himself made law that surviving Nemoldions outcasts on the planet would be taken prisoner.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Republic: Into the Unknown