Second Battle of Equestria (2176)

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Conflict 	Universal Generation Conquest of Equestria and UEF Liberation of Equestria	 	 	
Campaign 	The Eagle Falls 	 	 	
Date 	January 3, 2176 	 	 	
Place 	Southwest of Canterlot, Equestria 	 	 	
Result 	
*Universal Generation victory
*Universal Generation strategic failure
*Universal Generation controls Equestria	 	 	
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{|width="300" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" 	Belligerents 	Belligerents	Belligerents
 New Lunar Republic Solar Empire 	
 United Earth Federation
 Terran Dominion
 Terran Confederacy
 Equestria 	Universal Generation	 	
Commanders 	Commanders 	Commanders 	 	
 Princess Celestia
 Princess Luna 	
 Expeditionary Admiral Grant Gerard DuGalle Calliope
 Admiral Vassily Aleksander Petrenko
 Admiral Jordan
 Admiral Gerard DuGalle
 Vice Admiral Alexei Stukov
 Captain Jonathan Bravo
 General Edmund Duke
 Lieutenant Samir Duran
 Young Admiral	
 Dictator Highland Roran    
 Dark Sparkle
 Shadow Dash
 Nightjack
 Continentals Soul Walkers	 	
Forces 	Forces 	Forces 	 	
 United Equestrian Armed Forces
:United Equestrian Marine Corps
:United Equestrian Navy remnants
:United Equestrian Royal Guards
:United Equestrian Defense Force
*Marines
*Firebats
*Reapers
*Marauders
*Specters
*Ghosts
*Medics
*Vulture-class hover bikes
*Crucio-class siege tanks
*Diamondback-class hover tanks
*Hellion-class armored cars
**Battle hellions
*Predator-class support droids
*Goliath-class combat walkers
*Thor-class heavy assault mechs
*Warhound-class heavy assault mechs
*Wraith II-type starfighters
*Banshee-class aircraft
*Viking-type combat fighters/walkers
*Friendship-class battlecruisers
**Iron Star
*Explorer-class science vessels
*Raven-class support drones
*Quantradyne APOD-33 dropships
*Valkyrie-type ships
**Valkyrie-type missile frigates
**Valkyrie-type gunships
*Hercules-class dropships	
 Allied Coalition forces
:Starbeam Wing
*Storm-class battlecruisers
**DSS Aleksander
**DSS Ramstein
**DSS Destroyer
*5 Valkyrie-type missile frigates
*9 Valkyrie-type gunships
*12 Wraith II-type starfighters	
 Universal Generation
:2 different FS7 forces
::Dark Sparkle's forces
::Dictator Horace Highland Roran's forces
*T-280 space construction vehicles
*Androids Grunts
*Star Clouds
*Stryker Class APC's
*Highland-class hover bikes
*Rudder-1-class Battle Tanks
*Star Smashers-class combat Shark Spider walkers
*Kaiser-class siege tanks
*Hail Arora-class/Star Arora-class battlecruisers
**UGN Highland Roran
*Helloria-type glass starfighters
*Queen-type glass ships
*Jade Transports/Dropships	 	
Casualties 	Casualties 	Casualties 	 	
Massive; all forces neutralized or surrendered; A great portion of the city destroyed as a result of the battle	None 	Not substantial 	 	
The Siege of Equestria was one of the most important battles between the Equestrians and the Universal Generation, which ended with the collapse of Equestria on the World of Harmony.
==History==
===Background===
:See also: Raid on Second Gunghollow
After losing a major battle against Universal Generation forces near Equestria's outskirts, the Equestrians and the United Equestria not only lost a significant portion of its military arsenal and equipment on the planet, but also the defenses of its capital city were exposed to further attack. 
Moreover, with United Equestrian outlying garrisons engaged in battles elsewhere and the bulk of the UED fleet present in the battle against the Universal Generation, the New Lunar Republic High Command was able to bring up any reinforcements in time for the upcoming assault on the castle. 
Still, Equestrian deployed defenses and strength in the capital was still substantial, and Universal Generation officials recommended its ground commanders to advance with caution.
===The Battle===
After Universal Generation forces had established a forward operating base on the outskirts of the city, the Dominion attempted a limited counterattack with whatever remaining resources it still possessed. However, while initially impressive in scope, the N:R strike was ultimately unable to prevent the arrival of even more Universal Generation reinforcements to the area. Universal Generation forces weathered the counterattack and made their advance to the capital city of Korhal.
However, although the Universal Generation forces were outnumbered, the skills and forces of Dark Sparkle did relatively easily overcome the most powerful NLR defenses. After a heated and intense battle, Universal Generation forces reached the Canterlot Castle perimeter and destroyed it. 
Desperate, They tried to flee in their flagship, the Iron Star, when he was intercepted by Roran's own flagship, the Highland Roran. They prepared to surrender in exchange for his life, but Highland affirmed he would arrest and publicly execute Mengsk and his ranking officers.
However, before the Universal Generation could proceed to the arrest, a small UEF fleet led by the rebel/loyalist battlecruiser DSS Aleksander, DSS Ramstein, and DSS Destroyer, appeared and intercepted the Universal Generation flotilla. Admiral Gerard DuGalle contacted Princess Celestia, who was shocked by this sudden turn of events. Mengsk assured Princess Luna that they still wants revenge against him, but at the moment, they was to be brought to some "old friends" of both of them. 
The UEF warped DuGalle, Mengsk and the others out of the reach of the Universal Generation, leaving the United Earth Directorate Expeditionary Fleet to go after the Universal Generation.
==Aftermath==
The successful assault on Canterlot resulted in the (at least temporarily) collapse of the Equestrian and the Armed Forces after a swift campaign, with the FS7 achieving a major tactical victory and establishing its base of operations on Equestria However, their escape meant that the FS7 failed in its primary strategic objective of capturing the Equestrian leaders, who was still free and thus still posed a threat to FS7 schemes.
Category:Events
Category:Universal Battles