Previous Mission to Cato Neimoidia[1] Next Second Battle of Geonosis[2] Battle of Dorin Conflict Clone Wars[1] Date 21 BBY[3] Place Dorin[1] Outcome Galactic Republic victory; Separatists routed[2] General Grievous escapes[4] Combatants Confederacy of Independent Systems[1] Galactic Republic[1] Jedi Order[1] Kel Dors[4] Commanders General Grievous[1] Battle droid commander[1] General Plo Koon[1] General Anakin Skywalker[1][2] Another Jedi Knight[4] Admiral Wullf Yularen[4] Commander Ahsoka Tano[1][2] Strength 1 cyborg general[1] Battle droids and droid starfighters[1] BX-series droid commandos[1] Hyena-class bombers[4] Vulture droid starfighters[4] 1 Belbullab-22 starfighter[4] Soulless One[4] Grievous's Separatist frigate[1] 16 Munificent-class star frigates[4] 2 Lucrehulk-class battleships[4] 4 Jedi[1][4] Clone trooper pilots[4] 9 Venator-class Star Destroyers[4] Resolute[4] Unity†[4] At least 2 starfighter squadrons[2] 3 Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptors[4] V-19 Torrent starfighters[4] Casualties Elements of the Separatist fleet[4] At least 131 units[5] The Unity[4] Damage to the Republic fleet[4] Civilian casualties Many civilian Kel Dors[1] [Source]

The Battle of Dorin took place in 21 BBY during the Clone Wars, when General Grievous of the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched a daring invasion of the Kel Dor homeworld of Dorin in retribution for the planet's loyalty to the Galactic Republic. The battle also served as a diversion for Republic forces that would otherwise be assaulting the Confederacy's new droid foundry on Geonosis, which the Republic had recently discovered. Although the Kel Dors suffered in the defense of their planet and initially began to be overwhelmed by Grievous and his battle droid troops, a large Republic fleet under the command of Jedi Generals Plo Koon and Anakin Skywalker, Admiral Wullf Yularen, and Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano arrived to reinforce Dorin and battled the Separatists in the space above the world. The Jedi were able to rout the Separatists and forced them to retreat from Dorin, though Grievous managed to escape from the battle in his personal starfighter.

Contents 1 Prelude 2 The battle 3 Aftermath 4 Behind the scenes 5 Appearances 6 Sources 7 Notes and references 7.1 In other languages

PreludeEdit

In 21 BBY,^[3] after the opening battle of the Clone Wars on the planet Geonosis,^[6] the Confederacy of Independent Systems built a series of battle droid foundries there to expand the lines of its Droid Army. However, while on a retreat with Senator Rush Clovis of the InterGalactic Banking Clan delegation at Trade Federation Senator Lott Dod's palace on Cato Neimoidia, Senator Padmé Amidala of the Galactic Republic discovered a disk containing tactical coordinates for the main droid foundry.^[7] Amidala passed on the information to the Jedi High Council, which began to plan an invasion of Geonosis to shut down the foundries. In order to keep the Jedi from attacking Geonosis and to divert the Republic's clone trooper forces, the Confederate General Grievous resolved to launch an attack on the Republic-loyal planet Dorin, the homeworld of the Kel Dor species.^[1]

The battleEdit

Leading his troops from the bridge of his frigate, Grievous launched an attack on Dorin^[1] with a large fleet of two Lucrehulk-class battleships and sixteen Munificent-class star frigates^[4] and deployed his droid army to lay waste to the civilian Kel Dor population.^[1] Although the Kel Dors valiantly fought back against the Separatists, they soon began to be overwhelmed.^[4] During the fighting, Grievous ordered his battle droid commander to press the attack, refusing to let any of the Kel Dors survive for their allegiance to the Republic. The Commander replied that their BX-series droid commandos would hunt down any survivors of the initial assault. Presently, the Jedi Temple received word of the attack, and Jedi Grand Master Yoda dispatched Jedi Generals Plo Koon—a Kel Dor himself—and Anakin Skywalker along with the latter's Padawan, Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano;^[1] a Jedi Knight; and Admiral Wullf Yularen^[4] to lead a Republic fleet to reinforce Dorin, as Skywalker's piloting expertise would be invaluable in leading the forces because of Dorin's orientation between two black holes.^[1]

Separatist intelligence received word of the Republic task force's departure from the galactic capital of Coruscant, and Dark Acolyte Asajj Ventress contacted Grievous to relay the warning. To get ready for Skywalker's arrival, Grievous recalled his troops from the surface and prepared his droid starfighters for battle.^[1] Koon, Skywalker, Tano, Yularen, and the Jedi Knight arrived at Dorin with their task force of nine Venator-class Star Destroyers, including the Resolute and Unity, and engaged the Separatists in the space above the planet. The Republic forces deployed clone trooper–piloted V-19 Torrent starfighter squadrons, with one led by Skywalker and the Jedi Knight from their Delta-7B interceptors, and another unit under the command of Tano. While the Jedi and their fighters began to combat the Separatists' fighter patrols of Hyena-class bombers and Vulture droid starfighters, the Republic Star Destroyers exchanged fire with the Separatist frigates. However, the Confederate vessels used their heavy turbolaser cannons to tear through the shields of the Republic cruisers, destroying the Unity in the process. Skywalker subsequently had his fighters focus on one of the Separatist frigates, and the battle soon turned in the Republic's favor. While the Republic forces secured their fleet and forced the remaining Separatist forces to begin a retreat from Dorin, Grievous departed from his flotilla in his personal starfighter, and Skywalker and his Jedi compatriot immediately gave chase. Despite the Jedi's efforts to stop him, Grievous was able to escape to hyperspace, leaving his outmaneuvered forces behind to be destroyed by the Republic.^[4] The Separatists were eventually routed, and the Republic emerged victorious. By the time the battle was over, the Jedi's squadrons had achieved a number of enemy kills,^[2] totaling at least 131.^[5]

AftermathEdit

With their victory at Dorin, Skywalker, Tano, Yularen,^[2] and the Resolute^[8][9] joined the large Republic invasion force at Geonosis, under the overall command of Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Luminara Unduli. Skywalker and Tano briefly made sport of their enemy kills by comparing them against each other, with Skywalker boasting his greater amount, seventy-six, to Tano's fifty-five. After completing a briefing with their clone commanders and forming a three-pronged plan of attack on the Geonosian defenses on the planet's surface, the Jedi launched their massive invasion aimed at retaking Geonosis and shutting down its droid factories before they could continue to fortify the Separatist Droid Army.^[2] Journals written by Jedi who had participated in the Battle of Dorin, as the conflict became known, were eventually published in a collection known as the Jedi Battle Logs.^[10]

Behind the scenesEdit

The Battle of Dorin^[4] was created by Series Director Dave Filoni for the 2009 second season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. It was introduced at a script reading that was organized by Filoni and was performed by the main characters of The Clone Wars voice-acting cast at the October 2009 Star Wars Fan Days III convention.^[1] It was first depicted in the "Starfighter" mini-game of the 2010 Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game, which also gave it the "Battle of Dorin" name.^[4] The battle itself served as a lead-in to the episode "Landing at Point Rain."^[1]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures – "Starfighter" (First appearance) (First identified as Battle of Dorin)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Landing at Point Rain" (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

•  Fan Days Script: A Prelude to "Point Rain" on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (First mentioned)
•  The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Landing at Point Rain on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• "Rise of the Bounty Hunters"—Star Wars Insider 118
• Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (Collection: Jedi Battle Logs Vol 2)

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