Battle of Tauron

2010-05-21T12:22:23Z

Terrorfex:

{{Battle Data
|image= Tauron.png
|conflict=[[Cylon War|First Cylon War]]
|date=4,571 days into the [[Cylon War]]. Approximately 40 years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]
|place=[[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]]
|result= ''Status quo ante bellum'', Armistice signed.
|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]
|co1=Colonial Military
|co2=Unknown
|strength1=Colonial ground troops, [[Raptors]]
|strength2=At least 3 [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s, [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurion]] ground troops
|shiploss1= Unknown
|shiploss2= Unknown
|casualties1= Innumerable
|casualties2= Innumerable
|prev=[[Operation Raptor Talon]] (concurrent)
|next=[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]
|series=RDM
}}
The '''Battle of Tauron''' shares joint status with [[Operation Raptor Talon]] as the last battle of the first [[Cylon War]]. On the last day of the war, the colony of [[Tauron (RDM)|Tauron]] was besieged by a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] invasion force. Fighting was rampant, with the Cylons appearing to have possessed air, space and ground superiority.

With at least three [[basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s in orbit, the Cylons sent ground forces and [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s onto the planet's surface. Colonial military ground forces engaged in urban warfare with [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] amidst bombed out buildings, trapping civilians (such as [[Helena Cain]]'s family in the city of [[Hypatia]]) in the crossfire.

It was during this operation that the Cylons finalized an [[Cimtar Peace Accords|armistice]] with the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Colonies]], and instigated an immediate retreat from the surface of Tauron, as well as Colonial space ("[[Razor]]", extended version).

== See also ==
* [[Razor#Helena Cain|Helena Cain]], for a young [[Helena Cain]]'s experiences during this siege

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2010-05-21T12:21:04Z

Terrorfex: Created page with ' ==Outcome of battle== We've got it marked down as "Default Colonial Victory" but I'd like to change it to ''status quo ante bellum'', a term meaning "Things as they were before…'

==Outcome of battle==

We've got it marked down as "Default Colonial Victory" but I'd like to change it to ''status quo ante bellum'', a term meaning "Things as they were before the war, with no territorial exchanges."

I think that more closely suits the tone of the fact an Armistice was signed to signal the end of the battle.

[[User:Terrorfex|Terrorfex]] 12:21, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

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