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The Dominion war had more reverses of fortune than most, but perhaps the most significant of all was the capture by the Allies of a fully functional Dominion attack vessel, complete with both a new energy dampening weapon and the technical crew which had recently installed it. The Breen's unique weapons technology had put the Allies in a critical situation; only the Klingon ships had been successfully modified to resist the device, leaving them to shoulder the burden of the war alone. With the Dominion firmly back on the offensive, the Cardassian resistance movement realized that desperate action was required. Damar led a group of Cardassian freedom fighters, assisted by Colonel Kira Nerys and Elim Garak, on a daring raid against a Dominion shipyard to capture an example of the Breen weapon. Once Starfleet had its hands on the weapon and its technical crew, they were quickly able to neutralize the effects.1
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By this stage it appears that the Founder commanding the Dominion's Alpha Quadrant forces had become deeply disillusioned with the conduct of the war. She decided to pull all Dominion forces back into Cardassian space, creating a defensive perimeter which she hoped the Allies would be unable to breach. Within this protected zone, the Dominion would create a vast fleet with which to launch an unstoppable offensive.
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|name= Battle of Cardassia
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|conflict= [[Dominion War]]
|date= Late 2375
|place= Cardassia Prime
|result=Decisive Allied victory
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|commanders2=Female Shapeshifter<BR>Legate Broca†
|forces1=Unknown, probably most of the Alliance fleet
|forces2=Unknown, but much larger than the Alliance fleet
|casual1=800,000,000 Cardassian civilians, unknown military
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The '''Advance on Cardassia''' ended the [[Dominion War]] with the alliance of the [[Federation]], the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]], and the [[Romulan Star Empire|Romulans]] victorious over all [[Dominion]] forces in the [[Alpha Quadrant]].


The Allies recognized the danger and launched an all-out assault on Cardassian space as soon as they were able. At the same time the Cardassian rebellion began in earnest. A popular uprising on Cardassia put most of the Dominion facilities under attack. Frustrated by the what she saw as a betrayal, the Founder ordered Weyoun to take decisive action to end the uprising. Weyouns response was to destroy Lakarian city, killing two million Cardassian civilian men, women and children. In a public broadcast he threatened to destroy another major city for each rebel attack.
With Dominion forces stretched thin across the Federation, Klingon, and Romulan borders and disrupted by the Cardassian Rebellion, the female [[Founder|Changeling]] in charge of the Dominion's offensive in the Alpha Quadrant withdrew all forces from the Federation, Klingon, and Romulan territories under the assumption that the Alliance resolve was not strong enough to press the battle at any cost into Cardassian space. The Founder was gambling that by reverting to pre-war territories, the Dominion would be able to build up a defence perimeter, shorten its supply lines, become less vulnerable to hit and run attacks, and rebuild its forces more quickly. She could not have been more mistaken. The Alliance, seeing an opportunity to press home an attack and defeat the Dominion once and for all, massed an invasion fleet of many thousands of starships at [[Deep Space 9]], and launched it soon after. <ref>DS9 "The Dogs of War".</ref>


The action did not have the result intended. As soon as news of the atrocity reached the battle, the Cardassian fleet turned on their Dominion allies with a vengeance. The Allies used the opportunity to launch a full attack on the Dominion fleets centre; finding themselves assaulted on all sides, the Dominion forces were destroyed or forced into retreat.
During the space battle, increasing rebel activity inspired by Damar's continued uprising destroyed various communications installations around Cardassia Prime, cutting off Dominion forces from their fleet. Under orders from the female Changeling, [[Jem'Hadar]] troops destroyed Lakarian City in mere moments, killing two million Cardassian men, women, and children as punishment for the uprising among the populace. This proved to be another costly blunder on the Founder's part. In retaliation, Cardassian forces everywhere switched sides, greatly aiding the Alliance forces. Infuriated at this betrayal, the Founder ordered the Jem'Hadar to wipe out all Cardassians. More than 800 million Cardassians would perish as result of this atrocity before the war was finished.


When news reached the Founder, she ordered the Jem'Hadar on Cardassia to rampage across the planet, killing as many civilians as possible. She had all available Dominion forces pulled back for a last stand at Cardassia Prime, hoping the battle would be so costly for the Allies that it would deter them from ever making an aggressive move against the Dominion again. The Allies predicted that clearing the Dominion system would cost them 40% of the combined fleet, yet they had no real alternative but to press on with the operation.
Although the Alliance was projected to lose over 40% of their ships, they pressed on to the Cardassian homeworld, completely surrounding it. They now faced the huge Dominion and Breen defense fleet which was perhaps tens of thousands strong<ref>DS9 "When it Rains..." </ref>, and reinforced by Cardassian space stations as well as the formidable orbital weapons platforms like those deployed at the [[First Battle of Chin'toka]].  Before the battle could be joined, [[Odo]] convinced the Founder leader to surrender, ending the war. <ref>DS9 "What You Leave Behind"</ref>
 
As they advanced on the system, the Cardassian rebellion mounted a desperate attack on the Founders headquarters. Weyoun had badly weakened the contingent of Jem'Hadar guarding the base in order to provide more troops for the assault on the civilian population, and the rebels were able to capture the Founder herself. Constable Odo convinced the Allies to allow him to go down to the surface of the planet and meet with the Founder. He linked with her, curing her of the disease which Section 31 had spread amongst their people and convincing her that the Federations intentions towards the Dominion remained honourable even after all it had endured. The Founder agreed to order a ceasefire and surrender herself to the Federation in return for Odos return to the Great Link to spread the cure and establish a new relationship with the 'Solids'.
 
The final assault on Cardassia never came; the Allies landed unopposed to find themselves on a planet devastated by the Dominion. But the cost was high; thousands of Allied Starships were lost, and over eight hundred million Cardassians perished at Jem'Hadar hands.


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Battle of Cardassia
Conflict:

Dominion War

Date:

Late 2375

Location:

Cardassia Prime

Result:

Decisive Allied victory

Combatants

United Federation of Planets
Romulan Star Empire
Klingon Empire
Cardassian rebel forces

Dominion
Breen
Cardassian collaborators

Commanders

Benjamin Sisko
Martok
General Velal
Legate Damar†

Female Shapeshifter
Legate Broca†

Forces

Unknown, probably most of the Alliance fleet

Unknown, but much larger than the Alliance fleet

Losses

800,000,000 Cardassian civilians, unknown military

Very heavy

  [Source]

The Advance on Cardassia ended the Dominion War with the alliance of the Federation, the Klingons, and the Romulans victorious over all Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant.

With Dominion forces stretched thin across the Federation, Klingon, and Romulan borders and disrupted by the Cardassian Rebellion, the female Changeling in charge of the Dominion's offensive in the Alpha Quadrant withdrew all forces from the Federation, Klingon, and Romulan territories under the assumption that the Alliance resolve was not strong enough to press the battle at any cost into Cardassian space. The Founder was gambling that by reverting to pre-war territories, the Dominion would be able to build up a defence perimeter, shorten its supply lines, become less vulnerable to hit and run attacks, and rebuild its forces more quickly. She could not have been more mistaken. The Alliance, seeing an opportunity to press home an attack and defeat the Dominion once and for all, massed an invasion fleet of many thousands of starships at Deep Space 9, and launched it soon after. [1]

During the space battle, increasing rebel activity inspired by Damar's continued uprising destroyed various communications installations around Cardassia Prime, cutting off Dominion forces from their fleet. Under orders from the female Changeling, Jem'Hadar troops destroyed Lakarian City in mere moments, killing two million Cardassian men, women, and children as punishment for the uprising among the populace. This proved to be another costly blunder on the Founder's part. In retaliation, Cardassian forces everywhere switched sides, greatly aiding the Alliance forces. Infuriated at this betrayal, the Founder ordered the Jem'Hadar to wipe out all Cardassians. More than 800 million Cardassians would perish as result of this atrocity before the war was finished.

Although the Alliance was projected to lose over 40% of their ships, they pressed on to the Cardassian homeworld, completely surrounding it. They now faced the huge Dominion and Breen defense fleet which was perhaps tens of thousands strong[2], and reinforced by Cardassian space stations as well as the formidable orbital weapons platforms like those deployed at the First Battle of Chin'toka. Before the battle could be joined, Odo convinced the Founder leader to surrender, ending the war. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ DS9 "The Dogs of War".
  2. ↑ DS9 "When it Rains..."
  3. ↑ DS9 "What You Leave Behind"
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