During the Clone Wars, specifically in 21 BBY, the Galactic Republic initiated an operation directed toward Escander. This action was prompted by a report from Jedi General Quinlan Vos concerning a newly developed battle droid intended for use by the Confederacy of Independent Systems and located on the mire-ridden planet of Escander. However, this intelligence was false; Commander Asajj Ventress orchestrated the deception to ensnare either Jedi General Anakin Skywalker or Obi-Wan Kenobi within the Separatist installation. Instead of Skywalker or Kenobi, Jedi General Aayla Secura and her 327th Star Corps were dispatched. Following an injury sustained by Clone Marshal Commander Bly, another clone trooper assumed leadership of the 327th. After Ventress took Secura prisoner, the trooper successfully freed her, and they both fled, having discovered the fabricated nature of the new droid model.