Clone Wars (Smashb1996)

"This war is nothing but a result of the Sith's desire for control of the galaxy.... and their determination to see the Jedi Order's destruction."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi to Anakin Skywalker The Clone Wars (24 BBY–18 BBY), also known as the Clone War, the Great Galactic Clone War, the Clone-Droid War, and less commonly known as the War of Secession, the Separatist-Republic War, and as Darth Sidious' False War, was the name given to the major conflict that featured the, and , fighting against a revolutionary movement, called the.

The war was named after the clone troopers utilized by the Republic, who battled the forces of the CIS. These armies, the and the, were two of the largest ever pitted against each other in galactic history, since each side possessed massive amounts of their own types of soldiers.

The fighting between them rapidly spread to countless populated, and starting with the , both sides scored major victories over the other, and at different periods of the war, either seemed likely to achieve victory. As a result of the conflict, numerous worlds were devastated; laid to ruin in the battles throughout the war.

However, in, the death of , the Separatist , during the , and that of  , the , during the , coupled with the deactivation of the droid army, brought about an end to both the fighting, and to the chances of victory for the CIS. At the time, it was the largest galactic war to date.

Unknown to most of those involved, the conflict was set in motion, and, for the six years of it's duration, preserved, by the, Darth Sidious, whose ultimate goal was the transformation of the Republic into an with himself as ; also, as a , Sidious' sought the complete eradication of the Jedi Order, the 's ancient enemies.

Despite controlling the Republic as Palpatine, and the Separatists through Dooku, who was his secret, Sidious' plans were ultimately thwarted, and he was forced to flee known space.