The Second Clone Wars, also known as Clone Wars II, was a galaxy-wide conflict originally between the three greatest forces at that time. As the galactic community was aware of, the three combatants were the Galactic Republic, with the Great Clone Forces serving as its military, the Federal Society and the Dark Empire. Bursting into eruption in the year 57 ABY, the War, as what it was referred to as during the historic wartime, went on for four straight years until it ended in 61 ABY.