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Battle before: Battle of the Binary Star System
Battle after: Unknown

Cylon Centurions march through New Caprica City.

Fall of New Caprica

Conflict

Second Cylon war

Date

380 days after the settlement of New Caprica

Place

Orbit of New Caprica, New Caprica City

Result

Immediate Colonial surrender, occupation of New Caprica by Cylons

Combatants
Remnants of the Colonial Fleet	Cylons
Commanders
Admiral William Adama Commander Lee Adama President Gaius Baltar	Caprica-Six Sharon Valerii A Number Five copy
Strength
Battlestar Galactica, Mercury-class battlestar Pegasus	Six Cylon basestars, associated Raiders, Heavy Raiders
Casualties
None	None

The takeover and occupation of New Caprica by a massive Cylon fleet and the retreat of the battlestars Galactica and Pegasus, as well as the remainder of the orbiting Fleet.

As his first action as the newly elected President of the 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. Admiral William Adama and 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 Raiders fly over New Caprica City, Caprica-Six, 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 Centurions enter New Caprica City as a stunned population looks on.

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-The takeover and occupation of [[New Caprica]] by a Cylon fleet and the retreat of the [[Battlestar|Battlestars]] ''[[Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus]]'', as well as the rest of [[The Fleet (RDM)|the fleet]].
+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]].
-Soon after [[Racetrack]] accidently discovered a habitable planet in the middle of a nebula, [[Dr. Gaius Baltar]] and [[Tom Zarek]] made permanent settlement on this planet the central issue of Baltar's presidential campaign. Baltar's opponent, [[Laura Roslin|President Laura Roslin]], refused to sway on her opposition to settling on the planet, knowing that the harsh conditions of the planet as well as the close proxomity to Cylon forces would spell disaster for the human race.
+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]].
-Soon after Baltar's win in the election and inauguration, the Cylon agent [[Gina]] detinated a nuclear device within the fleet, destroying ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' as well as at least two smaller ships. Despite worries from the military that the nuclear attack could indicate a immediate Cylon strike, Baltar orders the fleet to settle on what had become known as [[New Caprica]].
+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 had severly deteriorated. Most people were still living in tents, medicine was in short supply, and Baltar's government had become corrupt and ineffective. Laura Roslin had taken up teaching at an elementary school in [[New Caprica City]]. [[William Adama|Admiral William Adama]] and [[Lee Adama|Commander Lee Adama]], commanding the ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' respectively, continue to orbit New Caprica along with the rest of the fleet to provide defense. However, with many crew members having settled on New Caprica, many of the ships are falling into disrepair and an effective  CAP cannot be organized.
+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.
-days after colonization, a Cylon fleet suddenly appeared within the nebula. Commander Lee Adama urges Admiral Adama to order the fleet to jump, saying that they cannot win against the Cylons. Reluctantly, Admiral Adama orders the fleet to jump, saying that they will be back. 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. They inform him that they had detected the remains of a nuclear explosion and stumbled upon New Caprica. 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 and [[Starbuck]] vows to resist the occupation.
+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.