Battle of Honoghr

The battle of Honoghr was a battle during the seperatist crisis five months before the battle of Geonosis.

The battle
Because the republic was ignoring the confederacy's doings, thus upsetting Darth Sidious's plan, an unprovoked attack on a republic facility was required. A tiny and almost ungarded colony on Honoghr was chosen as the target and a small droid force was deployed. The confederate force marched to the republic outpost as soon as all droid platoons were deployed and their rienforcement troops were prepared, should the native Noghri intervene and cause them problems. Some Noghri did indeed atttack and took out several battle droids, however after a hard fought skirmsh and rienforcements in the form of droidekas they destroyed the Noghri camp with flamethrowers. some STAPs arrived to assist the droids and they marched on the republic colony massacreing the colonists and grenading the buildings with their STAPs. Jedi master Plo Koon arrived with some rienforcement troops but was injured in the attempt to push the droids away from the buildings. after several barracks and a command center were destroyed and the entire security force killed, the seperatist troops took some colonists hostage and used them to threaten the republic of hiting harder next time then executed them all.

Prolouge
The senate was a little convinced that the confederacy was a threat. But it didn't add up to the Jedi council why the confederacy would attack so openly and even broadcast a threat. Nevertheless, they constantly kept watch on the confederacy's doings.