In the concluding year, 19 BBY, of the conflict known as the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems gathered a formidable fleet with the objective of laying siege to Coruscant, the capital of the Galactic Republic, and abducting Palpatine, the Supreme Chancellor. This Confederate fleet, numbering more than 1,000 warships, was flagged by the Invisible Hand, a Providence-class Dreadnought[/article/providence-class_dreadnought]. The composition of the fleet included a range of ship types, notably other Providence-class Dreadnoughts like the Prosperous, along with Lucrehulk-class Battleships, Recusant-class destroyers, Munificent-class star frigates, and a substantial number of droid starfighters.