Battle near the Kaliida Nebula/Legends

"Anakin, were you able to contact Master Luminara?''" "''Yes, master. She's busy with a fleet of Separatist reinforcements nearby. She won't be able to give support until she's turned them away."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker

A battle took place near the Kaliida Nebula around 22 BBY during the Clone Wars. Jedi General Luminara Unduli engaged Confederate reinforcements that had been dispatched to aid the Confederate warship Malevolence, which had suffered damage after an attack by Galactic Republic forces nearby the nebula. Unduli was able to successfully dispatch her opponents.

Prelude
"Our bombers will attack at high speed to avoid the enemy's ion weapon. We'll concentrate our firepower on the bridge superstructure, here. We destroy Grievous, we can bring the war to a quicker end."

- Anakin Skywalker briefs Shadow Squadron on a plan to counterattack the Malevolence

Around 22 BBY during the Clone Wars, Jedi General Anakin Skywalker of the Galactic Republic planned an assault on the Confederate Subjugator-class heavy cruiser Malevolence with the Shadow Squadron starfighter unit. Meanwhile, the Confederate Head of State Count Dooku ordered General Grievous&mdash;the commander of the Malevolence&mdash;to target the Republic's secret Outer Rim medical center, which was located near the Kaliida Nebula and was treating over 60,000 wounded Republic clones.

Skywalker and Shadow Squadron were able to intercept the warship before it could destroy the medical base. Damage to the Malevolence massive ion cannons caused them to explode, inflicting further damage to the warship. Several Republic Venator-class Star Destroyers arrived under the command of High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Admiral Wullf Yularen, and the cruisers began to attack the Malevolence. Unable to retreat to hyperspace because of damage to the warship's hyperdrive, Grievous was forced to call in reinforcements.

The battle
A Confederate fleet was dispatched to aid the fleeing Malevolence and prevent the warship's destruction at the hands of the Republic forces. However, Jedi General Luminara Unduli intercepted the Confederate force and engaged the Confederate fleet. Skywalker contacted Unduli, seeking reinforcements for the continued attack on the Malevolence. Unduli informed Skywalker of her situation, but despite her inability to assist her comrade, she still planned to help his forces once she had dispatched her opponents. Unduli was later able to defeat the Confederate reinforcements.

Aftermath


During the course of the Republic's attack, Senator Padmé Amidala was tricked into traveling to the battlefield. Upon her arrival, she was pulled aboard the Malevolence, as Grievous intended to use her as a hostage to guarantee his and the warship's escape. Skywalker and Kenobi boarded the Malevolence to rescue Amidala, and Jedi General Plo Koon and Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano&mdash;who had accompanied Skywalker and Shadow Squadron to the nebula&mdash;contacted Unduli via holotransmission for support against the Malevolence. Once the Senator had been rescued, the Republic fleet would need reinforcements to destroy the Confederate warship. Unduli promised her support, heading over to the fleet. Skywalker was able to sabotage the warship's navicomputer, and he escaped the warship with Kenobi and Amidala. Before Unduli arrived with her reinforcements, the Malevolence attempted to jump to hyperspace, and Skywalker's sabotage caused the warship to crash into a nearby moon.

Behind the scenes
The battle was first mentioned in "Destroy Malevolence," an episode in the first season of the 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. The battle featured the introduction of Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, although she only appeared in a hologram during the episode. The battle served as a backstory for the episode, but as the episode's main focus was the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula, the battle near the nebula only received a side mention, not appearing in the episode. Aside from Unduli herself, none of Unduli's forces that were involved in the battle were identified.

Notes and references
Batalla cerca de la Nebulosa Kaliida