Battle of Sarrish/Legends

"This isn't an easy mission, Cody, but if we stick to the plan we'll come through this."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Battle of Sarrish was a battle during the Clone Wars, fought on the planet Sarrish.

The Confederacy of Independent Systems set together a heavy defense of turbolasers and OG-9 Homing spider droids, making it nearly impossible for the Galactic Republic to commence a ground assault. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Commander Cody led teams of ARC-170s and LAATs in their LAAT gunships. During the battle, teams of Vulture droids ambushed the LAAT squadrons, taking down Cody's gunship. After crashing into enemy lines, Cody and his surviving troopers made their way through the front lines and scaled a mountain which housed a heavy turbolaser.

The team destroyed the battle droids defending the turbolaser, where Cody captured the cannon and used it to shatter the enemy lines. The battle droid army was mostly destroyed, and Sarrish was captured by the Republic.

Known Republic participants

 * Commander Cody
 * CT-8867
 * CT-8868
 * CT-8869
 * General Obi-Wan Kenobi

Behind the scenes
According to the comic, it is officially set "sometime during the Clone Wars." However, the rough timeframe can be pinpointed. As Obi-Wan is depicted in his Revenge of the Sith appearance and the clones are wearing Phase II armor, it is not during the early parts of the war. It must be between roughly the time of Star Wars Republic 68: Armor (set around the time Phase II armor was introduced) and Brothers in Arms (from which point Obi-Wan's actions until the end of the war are completely covered).

Likely candidates include the mission Obi-Wan was returning from, sans Anakin, at the beginning of Star Wars Republic 69: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 1; the mission which earned Obi-Wan shore leave prior to Obsession; or the short time between Obsession and Brothers in Arms.

Appearances

 * Routine Valor