Fall of Washington D.C. 2174

The fall of Washington DC mostly and commonly known as The Massacre of DC was a major event in the Galactic War during the Seige of Earth in the Second Era, that was fought in North America in 2174. Washington DC was housed as a major fortress and Refugee center, that was guarded by strong shields in an attempt to prevent the Universal Generation from breaching and destroying the city.
These defenses were known to be up since the Fall of Earth in 2167, following the Evacuation of Earth at Arizona, and the planet falling under Universal Generation occupation, with only minumum cities left on the globe that were not yet attacked.
The Fall of DC was commenced when Carl Caterson went beserk and accidently shot one of the generators keeping the shields stablize in which later accidently left the city vulrable for UG Invasion.
The City was eventually overrun and destroyed, by Orbital Bombardement. Washington DC after it's Occupation many of the Civilans went into hiding while others continue to launch gurrilla attacks against the Universal Generation, that would last 5 years during the Occupation, until 2179. 
However a massacre, erupted in 2179, during the events of the Soran Massacre, which left millions of the Cities remaining inhabbitant's dead, Orla Mitsun had survied the Massacre, but her Fiance had not, she would later write a song, in dedication to both her Husband, and the fall of Washington, that would eventually be released in 2182.
==Trivia==
Category:Galactic War Era
Category:2174
Category:Battles of the Second Era of the Galactic War
Category:The Galactic War
Category:Events
Category:Universal Battles
Category:The Siege of Earth