Breaking through the enemy starships, General Plo Koon led the successful evacuation of the Jedi and their clone troopers, though the planet had still fallen into the hands of the Separatists.
Early in the war, the Confederacy led an assault on Felucia and secured the planet, overcoming the forces of Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano and establishing an orbital blockade. The site of a major hyperspace route and thus a heavily contested planet in the Clone Wars, the Outer Rim world of Felucia was sought by both the Confederacy of Independent Systems and Galactic Republic. Republic forces during the First Battle of Felucia ' The setback at Felucia has affected our efforts in the whole sector.' ―Obi-Wan Kenobi, after the First Battle of Felucia
Jedi Master Aayla Secura commanded the Republic's troops as they moved into position in readiness to engage the Separatists however Palpatine gave word that Order 66 be carried out, leading to the clones turning on Secura and killing her. The Battle of Felucia was fought on Felucia as one of the final conflicts of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
