Suddenly, after the denial of surrender by the Jedi, Grandmaster Yoda brought clone troopers to the Geonosian Arena. Many Jedi died during the skirmish, and was next major death of Jedi next to the Battle of Ruusan, thousands of years ago. Dooku, Poggle the Lesser, and many other Separatist leader led their forces into battle against the Jedi. They managed to escape capture from three deadly animals (Reek, Nexu, and an Acklay), and two-thousand Jedi came to rescue them. The Clone Wars began when Count Dooku captured Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, and Obi-Wan Kenobi and sent them to Geonosis. Early rebellion against the Galactic Empire.
