

Next to the chancellor, the highest- ranking officers in the Republic Military were the Knights of the Jedi Order, who were commissioned as Jedi Generals and served by a cadre of Clone Commanders and non-clone Republic officers.įor three years Republic and Separatist forces fought across the galaxy, from the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY to the Outer Rim Sieges in 19 BBY. Bred from the genetic template of the human bounty hunter Jango Fett, clone troopers fulfilled various functions in every branch of the Republic Military, from infantry soldiers, navigation officers and starfighter pilots, to the elite ARC troopers and clone commandos. After discovering that the Confederacy of Independent Systems-a confederation of star systems in rebellion-formed a droid-based military, the Republic acquired an army of clone troopers to serve as the backbone of its own military. During the Republic's final years, however, the galaxy was on the verge of civil war as a result of the Separatist Crisis.

Republic Intelligence served as the Republic Military's intelligence-gathering and covert operations branch.Īt the time of the Republic Military's inception, the Galactic Republic presided over an era of peace that lasted for a millennium. The Supreme Chancellor was the Commander-in-Chief of the Republic Military the Jedi High Council and the Republic High Command were principle organs by which military policy was carried out. The Republic Military was the military of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars, consisting of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Republic Navy. " As my first act with this new authority, I will create a Grand Army of the Republic to counter the increasing threats of the Separatists." ―Sheev Palpatine
