Battle of Ryloth/Legends

The Battle of Ryloth took place on the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth in the Clone Wars after the Confederacy occupied the planet. A second battle would occur there during the Outer Rim Sieges.

Prelude
Techno Union leader and Separatist member Wat Tambor seized control of Ryloth, and the Twi'lek inhabitants were starved and subjugated to a strict rule. After receiving a plea from the Senate, the Jedi Council dispatched General Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Commander Ahsoka Tano, to breach the blockade and allow the invasion ground forces to land.

Battle over the planet
The Venator-class cruisers Resolute, Defender and Redeemer emerged out of hyperspace and engaged the blockade, consisting of a Lucrehulk-class droid control ship, commanded by the Neimoidian Captain Mar Tuuk, and flanked by two Munificent-class frigates. Commander Ahsoka Tano led Blue Squadron (Republic) in an attack against the advancing Vulture droids. However, after four more Munificent-class frigates arrived out of hyperspace, Ahsoka disobeyed a direct order from both Admiral Yularen and General Anakin Skywalker and attempted to continue toward the blockade, as she and her squadron had a clear path. However, Ahsoka finally complied, and started to head back toward the Resolute, but lost half of her battle group along the way. The Resolute meanwhile was being plundered by suicidal Vulture droids, and one such droid rammed itself into the bridge, severely damaging Admiral Yularen. The Defender was also heavily damaged and was unable to retreat, but the Defender and the Resolute managed to escape to hyperspace.

After consoling a severely dejected Ahsoka, Anakin proceeded to confer with Generals Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi. After delivering the report of their disastrous failure, Anakin was given one planetary rotation to breach the blockade, even only possession almost half of his original forces. Anakin devised a plan to ram the heavily damaged Defender into the control ship, thereby leaving only easily-outmaneuverable droids in charge of the blockade. He left with R2-D2 aboard the now-empty cruiser, leaving Ahsoka in charge of the remaining forces and responsible for the completion of the mission.

The Defender re-emerged from hyperspace over Ryloth. However, Captain Tuuk, having read all the archives on Skywalker's exploits, was expecting a counterattack. Anakin appeared to surrender himself and his vessel, along with his crew, in exchange for safe passage to deliver goods to Ryloth, and Tuuk complied. But after a complete scan of the Defender, Tuuk discovered that there was only one life-form aboard, and thereby discovered Anakin's deception. Anakin then sent the Defender straight into the center sphere of the droid control ship and escaped in an escape pod. Tuuk escaped himself and left the droids in charge.

Meanwhile, the Resolute came out of hyperspace. Ahsoka, now more confident thanks to the support of a revived Admiral Yularen, proceeded to lead a squadron of BTL-B Y-wing starfighters against the Munificent-class frigates. Joined by V-19 Torrent starfighters, she managed to successfully destroy the Separatist blockade. The Negotiator appeared with two other Venator-class cruisers out of hyperspace; aboard it, Obi-Wan and Mace Windu, ready to land for the invasion. Rex then sent a shuttle to retrieve Anakin's escape pod.