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==  The Attack on the Colonies ==
==  The Attack on the Colonies ==


Cylon basestars snuck by Colonial defenses, allowing an undefended attack on the Colonies.  The home planets were bombed and the Cylons exterminated all humans that survived, save those who were fortunate enough to escape and flee the Colonies to join the [[The Fleet#Original Series|Fleet]] that Commander Adama assembled.
Cylon basestars snuck by Colonial defenses, allowing an undefended attack on the Colonies.  The home planets were bombed and the Cylons exterminated all humans that survived, save those who were fortunate enough to escape and flee the Colonies to join the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] that Commander Adama assembled.


== Casualties ==
== Casualties ==

Revision as of 00:54, 11 January 2006

Battle before: Thousand-Yahren War
Battle after: Battle of Carillon
Atlantia is destroyed by Raiders during the ambush.
Battle of Cimtar
Conflict Thousand-Yahren War
Date Zero Hour
Place Cimtar, Twelve Colonies
Result Decisive Cylon victory, destruction of the Twelve Colonies
Combatants
The Twelve Colonies Cylons
Commanders
President Adar
Commander Adama
Imperious Leader
Strength
5 Battlestars (and their complement of Vipers) 1000 Cylon Raiders, Unknown number of Basestars
Casualties
All Battlestars but Galactica. All Colonies destroyed by Basestars except for 220 civilian ships. Unknown, minimal.

This article details the destruction of the Twelve Colonies in the Original Series. For information on the fall of the Twelve Colonies in the Re-imagined Series, see Fall of the Twelve Colonies.


The bulk of the Colonial military is lured into a trap by the promise of peace, only to be destroyed along with the homeworlds they were hoping to save (Saga of a Star World).

The Trap is Sprung[edit]

After 1000 yahrens of war, the Humans vied for peace with Lord Baltar acting as diplomat. (see: Cimtar Peace Accord) The peace was to become official at Cimtar, a moon believed to be neutral territory. Instead of peace, the Cylons launched their largest onslaught ever against the Colonials. The Cylons used a two-pronged attack, striking at both the peace delegation (including the Battlestars) as well as the Twelve Colonies.

Elimination of the Battlestars at Cimtar[edit]

Battlestars destroyed include the Atlantia, Triton, Pacifica, and Acropolis.

The attack was conducted by fighter groups of Cylon Raiders (numbering a thousand total, along with support tankers) using a variety of tactics, including kamikaze methods. This left the basestars free for the destruction of the Colonies. If it weren't for the actions of the suspicious Commander Adama, the Galactica herself would have been destroyed. The Cylons were thwarted from destroying the entire human presence there. Leaving the survivors and Viper pilots of that battle, the Galactica headed towards the Twelve Colonies in a vain effort to protect their homeworlds.

The Attack on the Colonies[edit]

Cylon basestars snuck by Colonial defenses, allowing an undefended attack on the Colonies. The home planets were bombed and the Cylons exterminated all humans that survived, save those who were fortunate enough to escape and flee the Colonies to join the Fleet that Commander Adama assembled.

Casualties[edit]

Characters killed at the battle include:

  1. Zac
  2. President Adar