Battle of Ord Terath (Infinity War)

The Battle of Ord Terath was a battle of the Infinity War that took place in 147 ABY. The battle was a victory for the Imperial Confederation and largely removed the Federation of Free Planets' presence in the northern quadrant of the galaxy.

The battle later served as an example of what a smaller power can achieve against a larger power, and was often cited in academic books and studies.

Interlude
After the fall of, Ord Terath was the last remaining stronghold of the Federation of Free Planets near Imperial territory. As such, following the slow expansion of the Confederation, Ord Terath would be the next target.

The battle
Akran Zelvden was tasked with the conquering Ord Terath by Grand Admiral Arcus Haven. After having collected a small fleet, Akran moved on Ord Terath with what he expected to be a sufficiently-sized groound force.

Upon arrival, it appeared Ord Terath's defence fleet was already exhausted, as the only active capital ship, a CY-330a cruiser was being repaired at the orbiting drydock. Shortly after their arrival, several squadrons of starfighters were deployed to combat the Confederation task force, which then in turn also deployed their starfighters.

While the starfighter battle raged on, the several Imperial capital ships approached the drydock and the. Several transports were deployed and sent planetside and quickly deployed forces to take the planet.

After the dropships were deployed, several squadrons of CY-70 bombers were deployed to raid the transports, successfully, albeit not all were destroyed. In the meantime, the one capital ship was brought back online and also joined the battle.

Once redeployed, the fighters soon destroyed the Federation's bombers, but not after the bombers had disabled and destroyed a CY-370 cruiser. Soon, the last Federation starfighters would be destroyed, and the Federation's forces planetside were also outnumbered against the Confederation.

After several hours, the planet surrendered to the Confederation, and the remaining Federation forces were allowed to withdraw from the planet.

Aftermath
For the Federation of Free Planets, the loss of Ord Terath was a blow, as it was the last remaining stronghold in the northern quadrant. For the Confederation this meant one enemy less to focus on, now shifting the focus to fight Dark Reach.