Editing Battle near Planet Starbuck

{{Separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=''Galactica 1980''|lcont=Galactica 1980}}{{Battle Data
| name= Battle near Planet Starbuck
| image= G80 - TROS - Adama on Bridge During Battle c. 1970 CE.jpg
| description= 
| conflict={{TOS|Escape from the Cylons|Escape from the Cylons}}
| date= ca. 20 yahrens after [[Battle of Cimtar|Destruction of The Twelve Colonies]],<br/>ca. 1970 CE by Earth Years
| place=Near [[Planet Starbuck]]
| result=Successful Colonial withdrawal
| combatant1=[[Galactican Fleet]]
| combatant2={{TOS|Cylons}}
| co1=Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]]
| co2=Squadron Leader [[Cyrus (Cylon)|Cyrus]]
| strength1=''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' patrol; 2 [[Viper (1980)|Viper]]s 
| strength2={{TOS|Raider|Raider}} phalanx
| shiploss1=At least 1 Viper (Starbuck's)
| shiploss2=Various Raiders
| casualties1=Starbuck (MIA, presumed dead)
| casualties2=Centurion pilots
| prev=[[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]]
| next=''[[The Discovery and Defense of Earth]]''
| series=1980
}}

The '''battle near [[Planet Starbuck]]''' is a fierce battle that occurs in 1970 CE / [[7368]].

During this battle, in which the [[Galactican Fleet]] encounters a phalanx of [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] {{TOS|Raider|Raider}}s, [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]]'s [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] is seriously damaged and forces him to crash-land on a planetoid that he would later call "Planet Starbuck."

Lieutenant [[Boomer (1980)|Boomer]] attempts to mount a rescue for Starbuck, but fails to do so as the unrelenting Cylon assault and pursuit of the Fleet would never permit it {{G80|The Return of Starbuck}}. 

== Analysis ==

Despite the victory at [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|Galaxy's Edge]] in the {{OS|The Hand of God|prose=y}}, the Cylons have not discontinued their pursuit of the Fleet. However, this would change, as they would later lull the Fleet and its leadership into a false sense of security, believing that the Cylons had been evaded. This is not the case {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.

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