Battle of Boralis (First Strike)

The Battle of Braxis, also known as the Second Battle of Braxis, was perhaps the first major encounter between the United Earth Directorate and the Terran Dominion, occurring in the Braxis capital, Boralis.

History
Gerard DuGalle, Admiral of the United Earth Directorate's Expeditionary Force, ordered his Captain, freshly revived by cryostims, to establish a ground base on Braxis, an ice planet fortified by the Terran Dominion. The Captain was directly supervised by Vice Admiral Stukov, who told him that DuGalle was "actually quite personable".

The ground forces were supposed to attack Boralis, the capital city. Unfortunately, the newly-arrived troops had no access to Vespene gas and the path to Boralis was barred by large numbers of spider mines.

The UED troops made contact with unknown Terran forces on Braxis. Their leader, Lieutenant Samir Duran, of the Confederate Resistance Forces, offered an alliance with the UED. Vice Admiral Stukov was skeptical, as Duran could have no idea who the UED was. Duran explained that he was an enemy of the Terran Dominion, and any enemy of the Dominion was a friend of his. Stukov declared the Confederate Resistance Forces the first colonial conscripts of the UED.

Duran offered Vespene gas to the UED, as well as guidance to a less-guarded pathway to Boralis. The Boralis Command Center was destroyed.