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[[Image:FuzzBeta.jpg|link=Battle of Beta|250px|left]] The <b>[[Battle of Beta]]</b> was a [[:Category:Battles|major flashpoint]] in the [[Second Galactic Civil War|ongoing Galactic Civil War]] in which [[Emperor]] [[Greyson Uebles|Uebles']] [[Galactic Empire]] grappled with [[Eldrik Kuraine|King Kuraine's]] [[Falleen Federation]] for control of the [[The galaxy|Beta system]]. Prior to the battle, Kuraine had enticed [[Moff|Imperial Moff]] Vir Calder to defect to his Falleen kingdom and to abscond with the [[Imperial Star Destroyer]] ''[[Shadowstone]]''. This theft provoked the [[Imperial High Command]] to mobilize their forces and to invade the Beta system with a colossal force commanded by [[Grand Admiral]] [[Black Lodge]]. Shortly before their invasion, the Empire was contacted by Prince [[Tholin Dur'aak]], [[Falleen|a Falleen noble]], who offered to betray Kuraine. Thus, with Dur'aak's assistance, Kuraine and his consort were slain by [[Order of the Sith|Sith Lords]] &mdash; notably [[Adric Simms]] and [[Thraken Solo]] &mdash; while aboard the ''Shadowstone'''s bridge. With Kuraine assassinated, the Empire moved to secure the Beta system. Ultimately, Lord Admiral [[Bisz Aldaris]] of the [[Falleen Federation|Falleen Navy]] could not stem the tide of invading Imperial vessels and undertook a strategic withdrawal from the system. After the battle, the Empire systematically exterminated all life-forms on the planets Ul Yanin and Ulrike which resulted in casualties ranging from 103 million to 1.5 billion sentients. Overall, the demise of the Falleen monarch, the destruction of the ''[[Libra]]'' battle station, and the genocide of Falleen colonists made this event a defining moment in the early years of the galactic civil war. ([[Battle of Beta|Full article...]])
The <b>[[Battle of Beta]]</b> was a [[:Category:Battles|major flashpoint]] in the ongoing [[Galactic Civil War]] in which [[Emperor]] [[Greyson Uebles|Uebles']] [[Galactic Empire]] grappled with King [[Eldrik Kuraine|Kuraine's]] [[Falleen Federation]] for control of the [[The galaxy|Beta system]]. Occurring between [[Year 4|Year 4 Day 338]] and [[Year 5|Year 5 Day 8]], the engagement was one of the largest invasions in the recorded annals of warfare with a number of famous military leaders involved in the fray. Circa [[Year 4]], Kuraine enticed Vir Calder, a dissatisfied Imperial Moff, to defect to the Falleen kingdom and to abscond with the [[Imperial Star Destroyer]] ''[[Shadowstone]]''. This incident provoked the Imperial High Command to mobilize their forces and to invade the Beta system with a colossal strike-force commanded by [[Grand Admiral]] [[Black Lodge]]. Prior to this invasion, they were contacted by Prince [[Tholin Dur'aak]], a disgruntled Fallen noble, who offered to betray Kuraine. Thus, shortly before the battle occurred, Kuraine and his consort were slain by [[Order of the Sith|Sith assassins]] &mdash; notably [[Adric Simms]] and [[Thraken Solo]] &mdash; while aboard the ''Shadowstone'''s bridge due to clandestine assistance from Dur'aak. With Kuraine assassinated, the Empire moved to secure the Beta system. Ultimately, Lord Admiral [[Bisz Aldaris]] of the [[Falleen Federation|Falleen Navy]] could not stem the tide of invading Imperial vessels and undertook a strategic withdrawal from the system. In the battle's aftermath, in which the Empire conducted a systematic extermination of life-forms on the Falleen planets Ul Yanin and Ulrike, resulted in disputed casualties ranging from 103 million to 1.5 billion sentient beings. Overall, the demise of the Falleen monarch, the Imperial conquest of the Beta system, the fiery destruction of the prized ''Libra'' battle station, and the genocide of defenseless Falleen colonists made the conflict a defining moment in the early years of the galactic civil war. ([[Battle of Beta|Full article...]])
 
  
 
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The Battle of Beta was a major flashpoint in the ongoing Galactic Civil War in which Emperor Uebles' Galactic Empire grappled with King Kuraine's Falleen Federation for control of the Beta system. Prior to the battle, Kuraine had enticed Imperial Moff Vir Calder to defect to his Falleen kingdom and to abscond with the Imperial Star Destroyer Shadowstone. This theft provoked the Imperial High Command to mobilize their forces and to invade the Beta system with a colossal force commanded by Grand Admiral Black Lodge. Shortly before their invasion, the Empire was contacted by Prince Tholin Dur'aak, a Falleen noble, who offered to betray Kuraine. Thus, with Dur'aak's assistance, Kuraine and his consort were slain by Sith Lords — notably Adric Simms and Thraken Solo — while aboard the Shadowstone's bridge. With Kuraine assassinated, the Empire moved to secure the Beta system. Ultimately, Lord Admiral Bisz Aldaris of the Falleen Navy could not stem the tide of invading Imperial vessels and undertook a strategic withdrawal from the system. After the battle, the Empire systematically exterminated all life-forms on the planets Ul Yanin and Ulrike which resulted in casualties ranging from 103 million to 1.5 billion sentients. Overall, the demise of the Falleen monarch, the destruction of the Libra battle station, and the genocide of Falleen colonists made this event a defining moment in the early years of the galactic civil war. (Full article...)


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