Battle of Bothawui/Legends

The Battle of Bothawui was a battle that took place in the Both system.

The battle
The battle took place on ground and in space. After heavy fighting, the exhausted troops were threatened with a reinforcement from space, a fleet of Munificent-class star frigates were in-bound with more troops.



General Anakin Skywalker devised a plot to halt their advance through the system by hiding AT-TE walkers on asteroids which the warships had to pass. General Grievous ordered his ships to direct their deflector shields to the front in an effort to safely move through the asteroids.

The Confederate frigates quickly cleared the asteroid belt and began opening fire on the three star destroyers. Anakin led starfighters against the group of frigates, making it seem like he was putting up a fight. However, he was merely distracting them until it was clear for the walkers, hidden on the asteroids, to fire.

As soon as they were ready, the AT-TEs opened fire on the unshielded sterns of the frigates, providing support for the star destroyers. However, Anakin's fighter became caught in the explosion of one of the frigates, becoming severely damaged and causing Anakin to almost get killed.

Aftermath
After regaining consciousness, Anakin learned that while he had been rescued, R2-D2 hadn't been recovered. Unbeknownst to him, Artoo had been salvaged by Trandoshan scavenger Gha Nachkt, who intended to sell the astromech droid to General Grievous for the military codes and strategies he possessed.

Appearances

 * The Clone Wars: Wild Space

Notes and references
Schlacht von Bothawui (Klonkriege)