Confederacy of Independent Systems

The Confederacy of Independent Systems, also known as the Separatist Alliance and simply as the Separatists, was a galactic government and separatist movement that stood opposed to the Galactic Republic. Refusing to comply with its excessive taxation and corruption in the Senate in the wake of the Naboo Crisis, various planetary and sectorial governments, as well as some mega-corporations, declared intentions to leave the Republic during the the Secessionist Movement.

Eventually, tensions between it and the Republic developed into war after Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Padmé Amidala were sentenced to execution on Geonosis and a group of Jedi led by Mace Windu attempted to rescue them. After the Republic revealed its clone army on Geonosis, the Separatists were forced to retreat, beginning a great war that would last for three years and tear the galaxy apart.

Background
Darth Sidious orchestrated the invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation. This was in to create a crisis in the Senate. Sidious used this to manipulate the then–Queen of the Naboo, Amidala, into calling a Vote of No Confidence against sitting Chancellor Finis Valorum. The vote passed, and in the subsequent election, Sidious&mdash;in his public persona of Palpatine was elected the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic.

Secessionist Movement
"As I explained to you earlier, I am quite convinced that ten thousand more systems will rally to our cause, with your support, gentlemen."

- Dooku, to the Separatist Council

As the exacerbating political tensions between the Core and Outer Rim systems in the Republic rose. Darth Sidious used this to engineer a Secessionist Movement as a result of the Invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation. Making some fear that it would gradually increased to the point where many believed that a galactic war was imminent.

Rebellious activities began in outlying Republic star systems that no longer supported the Republic during the Secessionist Movement. These sentiments which were seized under guidance of the Sith by the Sith Lord Count Dooku foundered the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Who seeked to create a southern Separatist sphere of influence by bringing Yag'Dhul and Sluis Van to his side, Dooku needed to persuade the now prosperous world of Eriadu to join the Seperatists. Dooku commandeered a HoloNet station in the Raxus system and denounced the Galactic Republic.

On the moon of Antar 4, there was a schism between pro-Galactic Republic loyalists and those who wished to align with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The loyalists were able to retain power until after the Battle of Geonosis, the first conflict of the Clone Wars, before the moon fell to the Separatists.

The Separatist Crisis reached a heightened point as more systems pledged loyalty to Count Dooku and the Confederacy of Independent Systems and a plot to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo was set. Who was a leading proponent of the Military Creation Act that proposed the creation of an army for the Galactic Republic, was targeted when she arrived on Coruscant for a vote on the measure. The failed attempts were carried out by bounty hunters, Zam Wesell and Jango Fett who were hired by the Separatists.

Shortly after this Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi went on a mission to the aquatic world of Kamino investigate who was involved in the plot to assassinate Senator Padmé Amidala. Who tried to arrest Jango Fett but failed to do so, instead the Jedi Knight tracked him to dogfight over Geonosis. Soon after landed on Geonosis, Obi-Wan Kenobi was captured and held prisoner after finding out that the Confederacy was forming a army to undermine the Republic. Before he was imprisoned by Count Dooku, he sent a message to the Jedi Council. Anakin Skywalker who would at Padmé Amidala request try to rescue Kenobi only to be captured themselves and put in the arena along with Obi-Wan.

Battle at the Petranaki Arena
During the attempted execution of Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala at the Petranaki arena. A team of 200 Jedi was sent to the arena to rescue the trio, but were attacked by a horde of battle droids. Jungo Fett was killed while trying to fight Jedi Master Mace Windu till they were almost all killed, Dooku gave them a choice to lay down there arms but theu declined and were about to carry on fighting when they were rescued by the newly-formed Grand Army of the Republic, starting the deadly Clone Wars.

Battle of Geonosis
"&laquo;The Jedi must not find our designs for the Ultimate Weapon. If they find out what we are planning to build, we're doomed.&raquo;''" "''I will take the designs with me to Coruscant. They will be much safer there&hellip;with my Master."

- Poggle the Lesser and Count Dooku

The arrival of the clones sparked the full-scale battle on Geonosis. With loses on both sides. Poggle ordered his soldiers to retreat and hide, but before he joined them, he turned over plans to the Ultimate Weapon&mdash;a secret project he had been contracted to build by the Separatists to Count Dooku. As the battle raged on, Kenobi and Skywalker engaged and were defeated by Dooku in a lightsaber duel, before being rescued by Grand Master Yoda. Dooku escaped Geonosis and the Separatists retreated, but the goal of the Sith had been fulfilled; the beginning of the Clone Wars.

Outer Rim Sieges
Towards the end of the war, with the Republic laying sieges to many on ths Separatist strongholds in the Outer Rim Territories with battles on Cato Neimoidia, Mygeeto, Saleucami, Felucia, and Kaller.

Final actions
"The end of the war is near General"

- Darth Sidious to General Grievous

Towards the end of the war, the Separarists launched an attack on the capital of the Galactic Republic on Coruscant with both the Republic fleets and Confederate fleets fighting over the planet. Where Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine was kidnapped by General Grievous, however two Jedi Knights were sent to rescue him on board the Invisible Hand. Once onboard and reaching the higher deck, Dooku laid in wait and duelled the Jedi Knights, with Skywalker managing to struck down Dooku during the process at the request of Palpatine. After trying to escape, the Chancellor, Jedi, and R2-D2 were captured by Grievous afterward, leading to a second duel. However, Grievous escaped.

Grievous fled to Utapau where he hid till Clone Intelligence found his location, which led the Jedi Order to send Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi to investigate who confirm if there was a Separatist presence. While Darth Sidious ordered Grievous to send the Separatist Council to the Mustafar system, supposedly to keep them safe from the Republic who was informing the Council of the arrangements as Kenobi overheard secretly.

Meanwhile, hoping to turn the tide of the war, the Separatists mounted an attack on Kashyyyk. This was due to its status as a major navigational point which was of prime strategic importance to the Republic.

Back on Utapau, Obi Wan confronted Grievous after discovering his presence and shortly after a duel started between the two began. Clones troopers begin the fight for Utapau. Which would lead to the death of Grievous and warrant a final blow to the Separatist Alliance.

Massacre on Mustafar
"The plan has gone as you had promised, my Lord.''" "''You have done well, Viceroy. When my new apprentice, Darth Vader, arrives, he will take care of you."

- Nute Gunray and Darth Sidious

The Separatist Alliance had been defeated by the Republic just as Darth Sidious had intended; with it final loses on Kashyyyk and the Outer Rim Territories during the Sieges and the death of General Grievous ending the fighting shortly after.

In the final act of the Sith grand plan; the Separatist leadership was kilied by the Darth Vader within their bunker on Mustafar, with Nute Gunray the last to fall, officially ending the Separatist cause and the Clone Wars which was a pretext to amassing complete central authority over the Republic, so it could be transformed into the Frist Galactic Empire.

Separatist holdouts
"As Governor Tarkin can attest, our navy was still chasing Separatist holdouts as late as a year ago."

- Rancit, to Tarkin

The Empire rooted out remaining Separatist holdouts four years after the Clone Wars, while criminal organizations composed of re-purposed battle droids such as the Droid Gotra operated in Coruscant's underground.

Antar Atrocity
Seeking to make examples of worlds who continued to harbor secessionist tendencies, one year after the end of the Clone Wars then Moff Wilhuff Tarkin was assigned to make an example of Antar 4, a populous moon that had been a part of the Confederacy of Independent Systems Seeking to make examples of worlds who continued to harbor secessionist tendencies. Imperial forces however made no attempt to sort the Separatists from Imperial loyalists when they carried out mass arrests, executions, and massacres.

Sterilization of Geonosis
The Empire would see to the near-extermination of all life on Geonosis by wipeing out most of the entire population of Geonosians using bombs and other foreign weapons.

Legacy
In the time of the Galactic Empire, it used the memory of the war to maintain order, telling the galaxy that it was the rebellious Separatists that caused the destructive Clone Wars. Which the term "Separatist" to refer generally to those still involved in forming rebellion. Separatists military equipment and technology that survived the Clone Wars continued to be in use by varying resistances and pirates that managed to obtain them for their own purpose. With some being reused and modified extensively by the Alliance to Restore the Republic such as the G-227 Hailfire-class droid tank and Armored Assault Tank during the Galactic Civil War.

Newly Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader observed the construction of the Death Star on the massive station that evidently had began sometime during the Clone Wars by the Confed, having partially completed a framework by the time the war came to an end. With the Separatists defeated and their leaders killed, the Ultimate Weapon project was appropriated by the nascent Galactic Empire. Which would be used 19 years later as a tool to control the galaxy. When it would destroy the planet Alderaan, killing millions of people living there. Only for it to be destroyed itself soon after in the Battle of Yavin by the Rebel Alliance.

Military
"Our friends from the Trade Federation have pledged their support. And when their battle droids are combined with yours, we shall have an army greater than any in the galaxy. The Jedi will be overwhelmed. The Republic will agree to any demands we make."

- Count Dooku

The various commercial entities who joined under the banner of the Confederacy pledged their forces to the Separatist Army, creating one sprawling group of droids as well as organic forces, and local warriors. And was often referred to as the Droid Army. These ranged from the Trade Federation's battle droids to the security forces maintained by the Commerce Guild, InterGalactic Banking Clan and Corporate Alliance.

One of the largest contributions was by the Techno Union, which donated not only its new B2 super battle droids, but numerous foundries capable of producing thousands more droids for the Confederacy.

It also deployed much larger weapons of war during the Clone Wars. Commerce Guild OG-9 homing spider droids were a common sight on many frontlines, and tank droids, droid subfighters, and AATs provided heavy firepower.