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The Battle of Coruscant was a crucial Clone Wars battle. It was an attempt by the Confederacy of Independent Systems to kidnap Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and cause damage to the Republic capital.

The battle was staged by Palpatine, who, knowing that the Jedi were close to discovering his dual identity as Darth Sidious, secretly arranged for his own kidnapping and the subsequent battle to remove himself from Coruscant. The Separatists, led by General Grievous, provided a diversion with a full-scale invasion. Grievous, along with his elite, landed on the planet, and stormed off to find Palpatine, who had provided his coordinates in his alter ego as Sidious.

Grievous captured the Chancellor, killing several Jedi and clone troopers along the way. After a failed first rescue attempt by a few Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker arrived from Nelvaan, and stormed the Invisible Hand. They succeeded in rescuing Palpatine, with Skywalker killing Count Dooku in the process. The Hand was mostly destroyed, along with many Separatist ships. Grievous, however, managed to escape.