Battle of Cimtar

The bulk of the Colonial military is lured into a trap by the promise of peace, only to find themselves and the in a fatal trap .
After 1000 yahrens of war, the humans of the vie for peace with Lord acting as diplomat. The peace is to become official at ,The signing never takes place. In the Re-imagined Series, a peace accord was signed at a place known as Cimtar, but this should not be confused with its Original Series counterpart. a moon believed to be neutral territory. Instead of peace, the Cylons launch their largest onslaught ever against the Colonials. The Cylons use a two-pronged attack, striking at both the peace delegation (including the ) as well as the Twelve Colonies.
Cylon fighter groups of (numbering a thousand total, along with support fuel tankers) hide near the Cimtar moon in wait for their chance at attacking the battlestar fleet. The are left free for bombardment of the Colonies.
Commander of battlestar receives reports that a patrol has discovered the massive, hidden Cylon Raider fleet near Cimtar. Adama warns President , President of the Colonies and commander of battlestar of an imminent attack, but Lord Baltar sways Adar from ordering a defensive posture for the battlestar fleet.
Adama readies Galactica's defenses against orders. The battlestar is able to defend herself when the Cylons arrive, but the other battlestars, following President Adar's pacifist lead, are not so fortunate and can launch only a fraction of its fighters in time.
The Cylon fighters use a variety of tactics, including kamikaze methods to destroy the battlestar fleet. The Cylons destroy battlestars (with President Adar aboard), , Pacifica, and Acropolis.If Vulpa is to be believed, battlestar is also destroyed at the Battle of Cimtar. However, this brings the count of battlestars to six, where only five are shown on-screen.
Leaving her pilots behind temporarily after getting reports of bombardment of the Colonies, Galactica heads towards Caprica in a vain effort to protect her homeworld. 
During Galactica's flight to the Colonies, the battlestar received reports as the Cylons cleared the jamming to allow their own targeting and communication equipment to function. In one broadcast, 31 cities were "known to be under heavy attack" on an unknown colonyAt ~00:28:39, a male reporter can be heard giving the following statement: 
: Reporter: ... 31 cities are known to be under heavy attack ...
 while another report mentioned a second wave coming in.At ~00:29:22, a female reporter gives the following:
: Woman: The central area is under attack. A second wave is coming in. We have no defenses!
Cylon basestars sneak by Colonial defenses, allowing an undefended attack on the Colonies. The home planets are bombed and the Cylons exterminate almost all of the human population of the Colonies. Caprica's destruction is assured through the efforts of Karibdis, one of Baltar's agents, who disables Caprica's defense systems and is held responsible for a million Caprican deaths .Karibdis's actions parallel the actions of Caprica-Six in disabling the defense systems of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol in the Miniseries in the Re-imagined Series continuity.
A handful of humans are tasked by Adama, now commanding the last surviving battlestar,Pegasus, believed destroyed in the Battle of Molecay, finds the Fleet in the two-part episode, "The Living Legend." to flee the Colonies in whatever spaceworthy ships they can find to create a that abandons Colonial space, initially for the nearby planet of Carillon where they obtain supplies for the long journey to Earth. Their exodus—via the dangerous but poorly defended Nova of Madagon rather than the logical waypoint of Borallus—takes the Cylons by surprise, who change their tactics to eliminate an now-elusive, moving target.
Lord Baltar is initially considered expendable by the Imperious Leader after the human's traitorous work and set up for public execution. However, the Leader's sucessor reconsiders Baltar's execution and provides him with the means to chase Galactica and her fleet to finish humanity once and for all.
== Notes ==
* The non-canonical publication, Encyclopedia Galactica, refers to this event as the "Final Destruction", which does have some merit. More precisely, the battle can also be refer to as the "Final Annihilation," since this can be derived from the order of the Imperious Leader.The Imperious Leader orders the the final strike against the Colonials in "Saga of a Star World":
: Imperious Leader: The final annihilation of the life form known as Man, let the attack begin.
: : By your command.
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