Editing Fall of New Caprica

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|+ Battle before: [[Battle of the Binary Star System]] <br>Battle after: Unknown
|colspan=2|[[Image:NCFall.jpg|center|300px|]] Cylon Centurions march through New Caprica City. 
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!colspan=2 bgcolor=#aaaaee|Fall of New Caprica
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|Conflict||[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon war]]
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|Date||380 days after the settlement of [[New Caprica]]
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|Place||Orbit of New Caprica, [[New Caprica City]]
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|Result||Immediate Colonial surrender, occupation of New Caprica by Cylons
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!colspan=2 bgcolor=#aaaaee|Combatants
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| width=50%|Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet]] 
| width=50%|[[Cylon]]s
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!colspan=2|Commanders
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|[[William Adama|Admiral William Adama]] <br>[[Lee Adama|Commander Lee Adama]] <br>[[Gaius Baltar|President Gaius Baltar]]
|[[Caprica-Six]] <br>[[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] <br>A [[Number Five]] copy
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!colspan=2|Strength
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|[[Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', [[Mercury-class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' <br/>
|Six Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s, associated [[Raider]]s, [[Heavy Raider]]s
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!colspan=2|Casualties
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|None
|None
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The takeover and occupation of [[New Caprica]] by a massive Cylon fleet and the retreat of the [[Battlestar|battlestars]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', as well as the remainder of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the orbiting Fleet]].

As his first action as the newly elected President of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], [[Gaius Baltar]] orders the permanent settlement on the planet, after using the argument of colonization to win the election over [[Laura Roslin]].

Cylon agent [[Gina]] detonates a nuclear warhead aboard ''[[Cloud Nine]]'', destroying it as well as least two smaller ships. Despite worries from the military that the nuclear attack could indicate a immediate Cylon strike, Baltar maintains his colonization order on what has become known as [[New Caprica]].

One year later, conditions on New Caprica are severely deteriorated. Most people still live in tents, medicine and other resources are in short supply, and Baltar's government is corrupt and ineffective. [[William Adama|Admiral William Adama]] and [[Lee Adama|Commander Lee Adama]], commanding the ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' respectively, continue to orbit New Caprica along with other ships of the Fleet to provide defense. (The orbiting ships are presumed to be incapable of landing on a planet.) With many crew members having settled on New Caprica, many of the ships are falling into disrepair. Defenses are sparse: an effective [[CAP]] cannot be organized.

On the 380th day after colonization, a massive Cylon fleet, attracted by the nuclear detonation months before, suddenly appears within the nebula. Commander Lee Adama urges Admiral Adama to order the Fleet to jump, knowing that they cannot win in a firefight. Reluctantly, the Fleet retreats to an unknown location. As waves of [[Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider|Heavy Raiders]] fly over New Caprica City, [[Caprica-Six]], [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], and a [[Number Five]] copy enter President Baltar's office and indicates their intent to occupy the planet, and the colony. Faced with no choice, Baltar formally surrenders to the Cylons as waves of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] enter New Caprica City as a stunned population looks on.



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