Battle of Milliar

The Battle of Milliar was an attack by the Universal Generation on the UER colony world of Milliar in the year 2161, during the Galactic War.
==Background==
The location of Milliar was obtained by the deployment of a small Universal Generation reconnaissance force that was ent out after the destruction of Manoara. 
Upon returning with the information to the UGN Ilkidus, the Kaiser was ordered to take command of Galactic Conquests and destroy Milliar, in hopes of sparking a good message to the Human race revealing that the war is right on the doorstep with the Solar System. 
==Engagement==
During the engagement, Human resistance was light, with only a few small military vessels in orbit. These were overwhelmed and destroyed with ease, as the three Hail Arora's Jupiter II, Tartarus and Dagger descended towards the planets surface, while the rest of Galactic Conquests, began to deploy landers for the ground attack. 
Ground forces were deployed to the surface, before being withdrawn after two days to clear the way for the orbital bombardment to follow. 
After the intense slaughter of most of the military units on the planet, the surviving humans attempted to evacuate, only to be shot down by the UGN's Tartarus and Dagger, whom at the time were patrolling the skies. Declaring a victory against Milliar the Kaiser then ordered an orbital bombardment, leading to the Tartarus Dagger, and Jupiter II completely destroying the surface of Milliar. The battle was an overwhelming Covenant victory with Kholo being glassed, killing a large number of civilians and UNSC personnel trapped on the planet.
==Aftermath==
A RAA-class mining vessel, the MSC Shooting Star, sustained major damage in the Battle of Milliar which condemned the ship to become pulled slowly by the gravitational forces of a nearby gas giant.
The Battle of Milliar would be avenged 20 years later in 2181 when the Kaiser that commanded the Invasion perished during the Battle of Sharkora, along with the UGNs Tartarus, Jupiter II and Dagger getting destroyed during the Second Battle of New Gunghollow 25 years later in 2206.
==Trivia==
Category:The Galactic War
Category:Battles of the Second Era of the Galactic War
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