Battle of Cato Neimoidia (Order 66)

The Second Battle of Cato Neimoidia was a battle during the end of the Clone Wars that took place in 19 BBY.

The battle
Despite the efforts of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, the Confederacy of Independent Systems was not ready to give up Cato Neimoidia without a fight.

With his clone wingmen, Jedi Master Plo Koon, in his Delta-7 Aethersprite starfighter, was tasked with the mission to patrol the skies of the Neimoidian purse-world. As battles raged on beneath him on many of the planet's bridge-cities, the Kel Dor Jedi continued to patrol the skies of the Separatist stronghold, on the lookout for enemy fighters.

On the bridges of the planet, Republic UT-ATs, AT-APs, and other walkers alongside numerous clone troopers were fighting against the Separatist droid forces for a way into the cities.

Order 66
"Execute Order 66." "It will be done, my Lord."

- Darth Sidious and Jag

Flying close now to a bridge, Plo Koon was unaware of what was happening in the ARC-170 starfighter behind him.

Captain Jag answered Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's issue of Order 66 without hesitation. Pulling back a little from the Jedi General, the clone pilot blew the Jedi Master's starfighter out of the sky, killing him.

What remained of the fighter crashed into a building on a bridge-city, the explosion killing some of the Cato Neimoidia Garrison.

The outcome
Before long, the Republic-turned-Empire had won the planet once the battle droids of the Confederacy were deactivated. The Emperor himself made law that surviving Neimoidian outcasts on the planet would be taken prisoner.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Republic Commando: Order 66 game
 * Star Wars Republic: Into the Unknown
 * Star Wars Purge: Seconds to Die
 * Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight

Notes and references
Schlacht von Cato Neimoidia Segunda Batalla de Cato Neimoidia