Dominion War
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| Dominion War | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Start date | 2373 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| End date | 2375 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place(s) | Alpha and Beta Quadrants | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Federation Alliance victory | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Dominion War was a conflict fought between the Federation Alliance and the Dominion in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants from 2373 to 2375. The war was fought by the Dominion to extend the will of the Founders over the two quadrants, while the alliance battled to remain free from Dominion influence.
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[edit] Prelude
After a three year campaign to weaken the major Alpha quadrant powers the Dominion managed to gain a significant foothold in the quadrant after striking a deal with Gul Dukat that resulted in the Cardassian Union joining the Dominion. With a base of operations in the Alpha Quadrant the Dominion started to send large convoys of warships and troops to secure their new dominion and prepare for the inevitable war against the Federation and Klingon Empire. (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow", "By Inferno's Light", "Call to Arms")
In an effort to halt the build up of Dominion forces the Federation took drastic measures. With approval from Starfleet Command Captain Benjamin Sisko mined the Alpha Quadrant side of the Bajoran wormhole cutting the vital supply line between the Dominion's presence in the Cardassian union and its industrial base in the Gamma Quadrant. (DS9: "Call to Arms")
[edit] The Dominion war begins
The opening battle occurred at Deep Space 9 when the Dominion fleet attacked the Federation run starbase to stop the completion of the minefield. At the same time a joint Starfleet-Klingon Defense Force task force crossed into the union and attacked the shipyards at Torros III. The results were a victory for each attacking side, however the Federation come out better in the two engagements with the minefield completed and a larger number of Dominion vessels destroyed. (DS9: "Call to Arms"; Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Deployment")
The Dominion went immediately onto the offensive extending their borders. At the same time Starfleet continued to reinforce its positions to defend against the Dominion. (DS9: "Valiant"; Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Deployment", "The Front")
The opening months of the war were not positive for the Federation and Klingons. While they won several minor engagements the bulk of the larger engagements resulted in Dominion victories. The Dominion's aggressive tactics and its willingness to throw everything into its engagements with little concern for the loss of life (including that of civilians) managed to push the Federation and Klingon forces further back into their own territories. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "The Front", "Regression", "Over the Horizon", "Moral Actions")
Three months into the war the morale for the Federation and Klingons was low with the constant retreats and high losses such as those suffered by the Seventh Fleet at the Battle of Tyra. (DS9: "A Time to Stand"; Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus; Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Pressure Points")
This low morale would finally be turned around with Operation Return. In a crucial victory for the allies they not only routed a numerically superior Dominion fleet but they regained Deep Space 9 and effectively ended any hopes of Gamma Quadrant reinforcements for the Dominion forces for the rest of the war. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels"; Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Rode the 600")
The war entered a brief lull as the Dominion reorganised after losing Deep Space 9. During this time the Dominion approached the Federation for a diplomatic settlement to the war, which would prove to be a ploy. After the negotiations failed the tempo of the war increased. (DS9: "Statistical Probabilities"; Star Trek: Swiftfire: "No Rest for the Wicked")
The Dominion fleet won a crucial victory in the Battle of Betazed late in 2374. This victory was a big loss to the Federation as well as placing several important core worlds at risk to Dominion invasion. In a desperate move Starfleet sanctioned a plan to lure the Romulan Star Empire into the war on the Federation's side. In an operation spearheaded by Captain Sisko with the help of former Obsidian Order agent, Elim Garak it was a success and the Romulans broke their treaty with the Dominion and entered the war. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")
With a third front opened the newly formed Federation Alliance gained the advantage over the Dominion. The Dominion's forces now spread out gave it the opportunity to take the war into the Cardassian's backyard. Captain Sisko was again given the task of planning the operation and chose the Chin'toka system. In a brief but somewhat costly battle for the alliance, they captured the system. (DS9: "Tear of the Prophets"; Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Into the Fire")
[edit] Aftermath
All the powers involved suffered significant losses during the war. In particular the Cardassian Union, which suffered huge casualties both militarily and to its civilian population and was occupied by the Federation Alliance. The military forces of the alliance suffered heavily, the Klingon Defense Force would need decades to replace its losses. (DS9: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges", "What You Leave Behind")
| Major battles of the Dominion War | |
| Second Battle of Deep Space 9 (2373) | Battle of Torros III (2373) | Battle of Sector 432 (2374) | Battle of Guyra (2374) | Battle of Rumarda (2374) | Battle of Tyra (2374) | Raid on Sector 432 (2374) | Operation Blue Room (2374) | First Battle of Vulcanis (2374) | Operation Return (2374) | Kalandra Offensive (2374) | Battle of Betazed (2374) | Second Battle of Vulcanis (2374) | Battle of Benzar (2374) | Battle of Sybaron (2374) | Liberation of Benzar (2374) | Battle of the Tibor Nebula (2374) | Raid on Tohvun (2374) | Third Battle of Vulcanis (2374) | First Battle of Chin'toka (2374) | Battle of Ricktor Prime (2375) | Battle of Chudala (2375) | Kalandra Campaign (2375) | Invasion of Septimus III (2375) | Breen Attack on Earth/Raid on San Francisco (2375) | Second Battle of Chin'toka (2375) | Battle of the Three Suns (2375) | Liberation of Betazed (2375) | Battle of Getha (2375) | Battle of Cardassia (2375) |
[edit] Other battles
- Attack on Avenal VII
- Attack on Carrier Alpha-26
- Attack on Carrier C-4194
- Battle of Rashanar
- Battle of Rondac III
- Liberation of Nthony C
- Raid on Coridan
- Raid on Devos II
- Raid on Monac IV
- Sabotage of Vuldok Nor
- Siege of AR-558
[edit] Associated Events
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Dominion War article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Dominion War article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Dominion War article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Dominion War timeline at Star Trek.com
- The Dominion War Sourcebook - (ZIP format)
