Ryloth blockade

The Ryloth blockade was a fleet that served within the Confederacy of Independent Systems' naval forces during the Clone Wars, under the command of Neimoidian Captain Mar Tuuk in orbit of the planet Ryloth. In 22 BBY, Ryloth was invaded by the Confederacy, in which a fleet of the government's warships engaged a Galactic Republic relief supply fleet in orbit, while the Separatist Droid Army fought against and destroyed a small clone trooper garrison on the surface. After the engagements, which resulted in the destruction of the Republic fleet, the Confederacy established a blockade in the planet's orbit under Tuuk's leadership.

Later, in 21 BBY, the blockade was assaulted by a Republic task force led by Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, who was drawn into a trap designed by Tuuk following his arrival in the Ryloth system and forced to retreat after the arrival of additional Separatist reinforcements. Soon after retreating, Skywalker returned to the blockade aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Defender and offered his false surrender to Tuuk, in which the Jedi Knight was able to destroy the blockade's Lucrehulk-class Battleship as he crashed the Defender into it. With the command ship's loss, Skywalker's Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, arrived shortly after and led the destruction of the remaining Munificent-class star frigates.

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