Clone Wars The Clone Wars (22 - 19 BBY) is a fictional conflict described in the Star Wars series and featured in the two latter episodes of the prequel trilogy, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. It was first mentioned in a brief conversation between Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode IV. The war was fought between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The origins of the war goes back as far as the Battle of Naboo, but the real tension began with the Separatist Crisis, which started about two years before Attack of the Clones (24 BBY) and mainly comprised of the Galactic Republic debating what to do about the Separatists. Throughout the two years, many star systems seceded from the Republic, increasing tension until the war began. The political atmosphere was comparable to that of the Cold War. It is interesting to note that this conflict is called both the "Clone War" and the "Clone Wars". Most likely this is due to the fact that it is indeed one large war across the galaxy while, at the same time, it is a series of smaller wars taking place on various planets and not always between the Separatists and the Republic. Of course, only one side uses clones in the war, but this likely due to the rule that the winning side writes history and since the Republic won, it became the Clone Wars. Major Events 32.0 BBY - Darth Sidious arranges a clone army to be commissioned on Kamino 24.0 BBY - Count Dooku leads a schism in the Galactic Republic, forming the Confederacy of Independent Systems 24.0 BBY - The Military Creation Act is proposed. Senator Amidala leds opposition to it. 22.0 BBY - Battle of Geonosis (Attack of the Clones) 21.9 BBY - Hunt for the Decimator (Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns) 21.9 BBY - Dark Reaper Project (Battle of Raxus Prime, Battle of Rhen Var, Battle of Thule) (The Clone Wars) 21.8 BBY - Battle of Kamino (Republic #50: The Defence of Kamino) 21.8 BBY - Defence of Naboo (Republic #51: The New Face of War) 21.7 BBY - Battle of Muunilist (Clone Wars micro-series) 21.7 BBY - Battle of Mon Calamari (Clone Wars micro-series) 21.7 BBY - Battle of Dantooine (Clone Wars micro-series) 21.7 BBY - Attack on Ilum (Clone Wars micro-series) 21.7 BBY - Battle of Hypori (Clone Wars micro-series) 21.5 BBY - Haruun Kal Crisis (Shatterpoint) 21.2 BBY - Rise of the Cortosis Battle Droids (The New Droid Army) 21.0 BBY - The Spaarti Incident (Hero of Cartao) 21.0 BBY - The Bio-Droid Threat (The Cestus Deception) 20.8 BBY - Battle of Jabiim (Republic #54-59: Battle of Jabiim) 19.5 BBY - The Praesitlyn Conflict (Jedi Trial) 19.0 BBY - Battle of Coruscant (Revenge of the Sith) 19.0 BBY - Battle of Kashyyyk (Revenge of the Sith) 19.0 BBY - End of the Clone Wars; the Galactic Empire comes to power and begins to exterminate the Jedi. (Revenge of the Sith) Multimedia Campaign The Clone Wars span the three years between Episodes II and III, and thus are, for the most part, "off-screen". The Expanded Universe is recounting events with an ambitious multimedia campaign. The video game Clone Wars was released in 2002 for Playstation 2, GameCube, and Xbox live in 2002. It begins at where Attack of the Clones leaves off. It takes place on many worlds, among them Geonosis, Raxus Prime, Rhen Var, Kashyyyk, and Thule. The Cartoon Microseries Star Wars: Clone Wars started airing in November, 2003 on Cartoon Network. It was a series of 20 3-to-5-minute-long episodes showing some of the battles of the War, mainly the Battle of Muunilist, but also the Battle of Dantooine, a raid on the Jedi caves of Ilum, and fighting on Mon Calamari. The comic series "Star Wars: Republic" has also shed light on this era of history, focusing in particular on the exploits of the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Quinlan Vos, and Aayla Secura. There are also several novels in the process of being published that will also discuss the Clone Wars. These include The Cestus Deception, Shatterpoint, The Medstar Duology and Jedi Trial. Films Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) Director: George Lucas Screenwriters: George Lucas and Jonathan Hales Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) Director: George Lucas Screenwriter: George Lucas Books Clone Wars novels Attack of the Clones (2002) Author: R.A. Salvatore Republic Commando: Hard Contact (2004) Author: Karen Traviss Shatterpoint (2003) Author: Matthew Stover The Cestus Deception (2004) Author: Steveb Barnes Medstar I: Battle Surgeons (2004) Authors: Michael Reaves and Steve Perry Medstar II: Jedi Healer (2004) Authors: Michael Reaves and Steve Perry Jedi Trial (2004) Authors: David Sherman and Dan Cragg Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (2004) Author: Sean Stewart Labyrinth of Evil (2005) Author: James Luceno Revenge of the Sith (2005) Author: Matthew Stover Young adult books Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive (2002) Author: Terry Bisson Boba Fett: Crossfire (2002) Author: Terry Bisson Boba Fett: Maze of Deception (2003) Author: Elizabeth Hand Boba Fett: Hunted (2003) Author: Elizabeth Hand Legacy of the Jedi (2003) Author: Jude Watson Boba Fett: A New Threat (2004) Author: Elizabeth Hand Boba Fett: Pursuit (2004) Authors: Elizabeth Hand and Peter Bollinger Video games Jedi Starfighter (2002) Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns (2002) Republic Commando (2004) The Clone Wars (2002) The New Droid Army (2002) Tie-ins The Hive (2004) Hasbro Short Story Collection (2003) Short stories Attack on Raxus Prime (2002) Elusion Illusion (2003) The Pengalan Tradeoff (2003) League of Spies (2004) Hero of Cartao, Episode 1: Hero's Call (2003) Hero of Cartao, Episode 2: Hero's Rise (2003) Hero of Cartao, Episode 3: Hero's End (2003) Changing Seasons, Part 1: Guardian of the People (2004) Changing Seasons, Part 2: People of the Guardians (2004) Comics Clone Wars: The Defense of Kamino and Other Tales (2003) Clone Wars Adventures Volume 1 (2004) Clone Wars Adventures Volume 2 (2004) Clone Wars: Victories and Sacrifices (2003) Clone Wars: Last Stand on Jabiim (2004) Clone Wars: The Best Blades (2004) Clone Wars: Light and Dark (2004) Television programs Clone Wars (2003 - present) External Links Clone Wars timeline from Star Wars.com The Unofficial Clone Wars timeline FAVORITE ARTICLES: History of the World    History of the United States    History of Europe    Ancient History    History    Military History    World War I    Bombing of Dresden    California    US Constitution    Frank Sinatra    Boston    Marbury v. 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