Battle of Ord Terath (17 ABY)

The Battle of Ord Terath was a small battle during the between the  and the  in 17 ABY. Following his withdrawal from Foron with what remained of his Right To Rule Fleet, the placed Elgar Finn in charge of the defence of Ord Terath against the New Republic Sixth Fleet, under command of admiral Beya Ar'Lya. Elgar's fleet had already taken a beating at the battle of Foron from the sixth fleet, and was now heavily outnumbered.

The battle was a victory for the New Republic's Sixth Fleet and became more reason for the Moff Council to sue for peace. Elgar's was finally reduced to three warships.

Prelude
While the against the New Republic was initially successful, it quickly turned sour, and soon, the New Republic was on the offensive. Ord Terath was one of few remaining worlds in the Imperial remnant, which had just lost Foron to the New Republic.

Elgar Finn, the admiral who had led the defence of Foron and suffered greatly at the hands of the New Republic Sixth Fleet, had decreed loyalty to the and retreated back to the Imperial capital of  and was promptly placed in charge of Ord Terath's defence force.

The battle
Aware of the odds, and realising it would most likely be a suicide mission, Elgar and his fleet made their way to Ord Terath, but found out upon arrival that the situation was even worse than anticipated. The defence force had already been destroyed, save for two outdated s and one, which were on their way to retreat.

Elgar immediately recalled the three ships to join with his fleet. Being well-aware that he was outnumbered, Elgar reshuffled his formation and held his fleet in anticipation of the now approaching New Republic fleet. It didn't take long for him to realise he was fighting the same fleet as before and his nemesis, the admiral Beya Ar'Lya.

Beya, who had already realised Elgar's plan, took the bait, hoping to crush his nemesis' fleet for once and for all, and had his fleet move ahead just the same. Before long, the two fleets engaged each other. While Elgar's fleet had managed to rapidly destroy the two Corellian corvettes, the Sixth Fleet had soon also destroyed its first target, the Odyssey.

Shortly after, the Wolf's Tail was also destroyed, prompting Elgar to take a more aggressive approach, focusing fire instead on the three Nebulon-B frigates. The Eager Action and the Right To Rule destroyed two Nebulon-Bs and inflicted heavy damage on the third.

However, upon the loss of the Judgement, Elgar called for a withdrawal, his fleet now being reduced to three ships. The three ships rapidly entered hyperspace, followed by what remained of the Ord Terath defence force, abandoning Ord Terath to the New Republic.

Aftermath
Ord Terath became a member world of the New Republic, while Elgar returned to the Moff Council in embarrassment of his defeat. The result of this battle and many of the other battles led the Moff Council to instead pursue a peace treaty with the New Republic.