Battle of Utapau

"Now, let's get a move on. We've got a battle to win here."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi to CC-2224 "Cody"

The Battle of Utapau was one of the final battles of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

History
During the Battle of Coruscant, in which Count Dooku, a Sith Lord and the political leader of the Separatist Alliance, was killed by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, Separatist General Grievous escaped from the battle and made his way to the planet Utapau, where other surviving Separatists were bunkered. As the leader of the Separatist Droid Army, the Republic and Jedi Order knew that the death of Grievous could mean the end of the Clone Wars. Once they discovered he was on Utapau, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi was sent to destroy Grievous.

After arriving on Utapau, Kenobi found Grievous and his army of thousands of battle droids. Grievous challenged Kenobi to a lightsaber duel, which the two engaged in before Grievous fled. Kenobi chased the general throughout the area, until finally the two fought on a landing platform housing Grievous' ship. With his lightsaber out of hand, Kenobi used a blaster to shoot the cyborg general, killing him. The Jedi Master returned to his clone troopers, led by Commander Cody, who soon received an order from Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine&mdash;secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious&mdash;to execute Order 66. The clones turned their fire on Kenobi, though the Jedi Master survived.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith