Battle of Patitite Pattuna

During the Clone Wars, a naval battle broke out near the planet Patitite Pattuna in 20 BBY, when the flagship of Jedi Master Adi Gallia came under attack by a fleet of Confederacy of Independent Systems warships led by the Kaleesh General Grievous. Caught off guard while en route to the safety of the Galactic Republic, the Separatist fleet managed to strike Gallia's Venator-class Star Destroyer, which thereby caused significant damage to its main reactor, forcing Gallia to order all onboard personnel to evacuate.

However, while the evacuation was underway, Grievous and several battle droids boarded the damaged cruiser in order to capture the Jedi Master. As the Star Destroyer's nonessential personnel fled, Gallia and the Kaleesh engaged one another in a brief duel, while clone troopers of the 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps fended off Grievous's droids. Despite her efforts, Gallia was overwhelmed and taken captive by Grievous aboard his command ship.

While the Star Destroyer fell to turbolaser fire from the Separatist warships, the Republic droids, C-3PO and R2-D2, who had been aboard the Star Destroyer, managed to escape to Patitite Pattuna aboard a BTL-B Y-wing starfighter/bomber. Sometime after the battle, however, Gallia was rescued by fellow Jedi Master Plo Koon.

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