Fall of Tarsonis

The Fall of Tarsonis was a major battle ending the Rebel Yell conflict.

The Sons of Korhal, having acquired the psi emitter secret weapon, made a push against the Terran Confederacy. General Edmund Duke planned to assault one of Tarsonis' three orbiting staging points, creating enough of a ruckus to push a small force through to the surface.

A force led by Arcturus Mengsk, Sarah Kerrigan and Jim Raynor descended to the surface, destroying war factories operated by Nova Squadron, Delta Squadron and Omega Squadron. They received reinforcements from General Duke, whose own forces also set up psi emitters.

The Zerg descended upon Tarsonis, laying waste to the Confederate military. The Protoss Expeditionary Force, led by Tassadar, followed them, intending to destroy the Zerg.

Mengsk didn't intend to allow the Confederates to escape. He ordered Sarah Kerrigan, over strenuous objections from her and Raynor, to defend the Zerg from the Protoss, thereby allowing the Zerg to finish off the Confederacy. Kerrigan defeated the Protoss, only to be abandoned by Mengsk.

Zerg forces attacked the remnants of the Confederacy and the Protoss before leaving Tarsonis, with their prize in hand.