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The Confederacy of Independent Systems or the CIS or commonly known as the Separatists or the Separatist Alliance, were a group against the Galactic Republic. The Separatists moved away from the Republic since they were too corrupt. The members of systems formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Grievous was their true leader while the Separatist Council was back-up for the CIS. However, the Galactic Republic killed all of the Separatist Leaders and the Jedi druing 19 BBY. The people that still fought for the Separatist New Order, had holdouts and later joined the heroic Rebel Alliance.
Confederate Droid Army[]
The Confederacy had a massive Droid Army made by the Techno Union and the Trade Federation. The Confederacy later on got more people to build different Droids classes so they can win the war, and defeat the Republic.
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Main article: Confederate Navy
The Confederate Navy contained several warships created to help transport Battle Droids across the galaxy when they were invading planets.
History[]
Forming the Confederacy[]
Following the Invasion of Naboo, seccession spread through out the Republic's failing government to it's many worlds due to it's increasing corruption and it's mindless beuracracy of the Senate. Commerce guilds and trading corporations became dissillusioned when the Republic started passed laws on taxation on all trade routes. All these worlds, guild and corporations then came together under Jedi Master Dooku was able to sway thousands of systems to his Separatist movement to prepare for a fight against the Republic. These elements started to band together with Yoda at it's head. They then started to call themselves the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It's membership included the heads of the Trade Federation, the Techno Union, the Corporate Alliance, the Commerce Guild and the InterGalactic Banking Clan. The Republic refused to acknowledge the CIS as a formal government, to make sure that they were not legitimized.
Clone Wars[]
The Confederacy then rallied it's armed forces to their cause, to eventually chat with the Republic. The Trade Federation, despite the Republic ordering them to downsize it's droid army after the Battle of Naboo, built up their army in secret for the CIS armory with help from other factories and factions, such as the Techno Union. Worlds such as Hypori and Geonosis had their foundries build billions of battle droids ready to fight for the Confederacy while Dooku continued to rally more Star systems to the Separatist cause.
However the Republic found out about what the Confederacy was planning when Obi-Wan Kenobi spied on them.
For over 3 years, the Confederacy and the Republic would fight the Clone Wars, while many died on both sides. Unbeknown to both sides until too late, the War was merely a plan set by Darth Sidious to bring about Sith domination of the Galaxy.
Half way during the war, the Confederacy was doing very well, capturing many planets despite losing Muunilinst and Dac. However the Confederacy's fortune turned and began to suffer numerous defeats which led to the Outer Rim sieges. The Confederacy was led by Dooku and Gen. Grievous. Also the Confederacy attempted to use super weapons such as Dark Reaper and the Malevolence's ion weapons
Muunilinst[]
The Republic's breaking through!
—San Hill on the Republic's efforts to kill all of the Muuns.
When the Republic found the IGBC joined the CIS, they sent a massive Republic invasion force to destory the CIS. The Republic won and the CIS lost, which they lost the Hardcell production.
Ryloth[]
After the annihilation of the Republic garrison, Ryloth was protected and blockaded by the Separatist Droid Army and the Techno Union Droid Army. The army was led by Emir Wat Tambor who oversaw the protection from the city of Lessu . During the protection much of Ryloth was set free by the droid army by order of the Emir. Throughout the protection, the Confederacy forces were repeatedly attacked by a group of Twi'lek freedom fighters led by Cham Syndulla, that wanted the Republic to remain with a secret slave trade. Eventually the Republic Army assembled a force to "liberate" the planet, a goal they accomplished after heavy fighting. However, they were unable to prevent the Emir's escape with many of the valuables he had looted from the Twi'leks.
Confederacy continues[]
While popular accounts of the Clone Wars focused on the Separatists' legions of battle droids and corporate flotillas, the Confederacy relied heavily on the armies and defense fleets of sectors and individual star systems such as Umbara, Thustra, and Persavi that followed the lead of Antar, Ando, and Sy Mirth in breaking with the Republic. Many battles of the Clone Wars were fought between armies of organics, with nary a battle droid or clone trooper in sight. In some divided sectors, battles were fought by soldiers on both sides wearing identical uniforms and opposing fleets were made up of the same classes of warships and starfighters, with only new insignia and hastily applied coats of paint indicating the change of alligence.
In addition to the Separatist Council and Dooku, a Separatist Congress headquartered on Raxus also ruled the Separatists during the war, running the affairs of the Confederacy as a democracy according to Senator Kerch Kushi, though it did have representatives from the corporate guilds as well, such as Voe Atell and Amita Fonti. One idealistic and courageous Senator, Mina Bonteri, attempted to forge a peace treaty between the Comfederacy and the Republic about halfway through the war, but the efforts of evil Dooku, Darth Sidious, and Commander Cody, thwarted her attempt, and she was later murdered by either Dooku, Asajj Ventress, or a evil Republic attack on Raxus.
The Confederacy had it's share of heroes, including Commander Merai, Alto Stratus, Mina Bonteri, Tofen Vane, and Nosaurian General Rootrock, most of whom were driven by a desire for galactic freedom or a desire to protect their people, or, in Bonteri's case, a soft peace between the Confederacy and the Republic. It also had it's share of more heroes such as Admiral Trench, Lok Durd, Oro Dassyne, Mar Tuuk, and Riff Tamson, who were usually driven by enjoyment of warfare and conquest or the desire to rule others besides their own people Midway during the war, Grievous initiated Operation Durge's Lance, a campaign which spearhead into the Inner Rim, leading to a string of Confederate victories, including the conquest of Duro. At this point, many were certain that CIS victory was inevitable.
Unfortunately, the Republic launched heavy offensive against the Confederacy on worlds such as Bomis Koori IV and Boz Pity. With deaths of two of it's most ruthless commanders, Durge and Ventress, the Confederacy lost it's advantage in battle. During these offensives, the Separatist Council was forced to keep moving from place to place. Despite that fact, the Confederacy still showed the galaxy that they could still fight by launching offensives at worlds like Kashyyyk and others. These attacks ultimately led to Gen. Grievous's massive assault on Coruscant to capture the Supreme Chancellor. Unfortunately, the Confederacy was useless towards the end.
The Fall of the Confederacy[]
The Confederacy eventually lost the Clone Wars, though it was not their own fault.