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| - The Invasion of Septimus III was a battle fought during the Dominion War. In 2375, the Klingon Empire launched an attack on the Septimus III, which also served as the headquarters of the Cardassian Union's Eleventh Order. The planet fell in a matter of days due to a lack of Dominion reinforcement. This event displayed that the Dominion was willing to sacrifice the Cardassians to win the war, coupled with their recent alliance with the Breen Confederacy fueled Legate Damar to actively plan to rebel against the Dominion. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows")
- In 2375, the Allies were progressively wearing down the Dominion, the war seeming to be near its end. With their lines barely holding, the Dominion left many Cardassian worlds open to attack, leaving them nearly defenseless against invasion. Septimus III was just one of these worlds.
- The Invasion of Septimus III was a battle fought during the Dominion War. In 2375, the Federation Alliance were progressively wearing down the Dominion, pushing deeper into Cardassian territory. With their forces stretched thin, the Dominion began withdrawing from many Cardassian worlds deemed non-strategic, leaving them nearly defenseless against invasion. Septimus III was one of these worlds.
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| - The Invasion of Septimus III was a battle fought during the Dominion War. In 2375, the Klingon Empire launched an attack on the Septimus III, which also served as the headquarters of the Cardassian Union's Eleventh Order. The planet fell in a matter of days due to a lack of Dominion reinforcement. This event displayed that the Dominion was willing to sacrifice the Cardassians to win the war, coupled with their recent alliance with the Breen Confederacy fueled Legate Damar to actively plan to rebel against the Dominion. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows")
- The Invasion of Septimus III was a battle fought during the Dominion War. In 2375, the Federation Alliance were progressively wearing down the Dominion, pushing deeper into Cardassian territory. With their forces stretched thin, the Dominion began withdrawing from many Cardassian worlds deemed non-strategic, leaving them nearly defenseless against invasion. Septimus III was one of these worlds. The Cardassian Eleventh Order's headquarters were located on this planet, though the Order was badly weakened from numerous battles throughout the Dominion War, and had been reduced to a reserve unit. General Martok claimed the Order consisted of "old men and walking wounded", and that the planet would fall with ease. Legate Damar realized the Eleventh Order's dire situation and pleaded with Weyoun to send reinforcements. Weyoun promised he would 'deal with it'. However, Weyoun's reassurance was without merit. Within a matter of days, Martok landed fifteen divisions on the planet and successfully conquered Septimus III. The entire Eleventh Order, consisting of 500,000 loyal Cardassian soldiers, was wiped out. When news of the massacre reached Dominion Headquarters on Cardassia Prime, Damar furiously confronted Weyoun, who justified the Dominion's inaction by claiming that doing so had forced the Klingons to commit valuable resources to conquer a "strategically worthless" planet. When Damar demanded to know how many more sacrifices the Cardassians would have to make, Weyoun coldly replied that the Dominion would make whatever sacrifices the Founders deemed necessary to win the war. Weyoun's betrayal, as well as the secret alliance made with the Breen fueled Damar's rage to the boiling point. Damar subsequently decided to rebel against the Dominion, thus leading to the Cardassian Rebellion. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows")
- In 2375, the Allies were progressively wearing down the Dominion, the war seeming to be near its end. With their lines barely holding, the Dominion left many Cardassian worlds open to attack, leaving them nearly defenseless against invasion. Septimus III was just one of these worlds. The Cardassian Eleventh Order's headquarters were located on this planet, though that Order was badly weakened from numerous battles throughout the Dominion War. General Martok claimed the Order consisted of "old men and walking wounded", and that the planet would fall with ease. Without reinforcements from the Jem'Hadar, his statement was not far from the truth. Legate Damar realized the Eleventh Order's dire need for reinforcements, and Weyoun promised he would 'deal with it'. However, Weyoun's reassurance was without merit. For within a matter of days, the Klingon Empire, under Martok's leadership, landed 15 divisions and successfully conquered Septimus III - the entire Eleventh Order, comprised of 500,000 loyal Cardassian soldiers, was left to be slaughtered. The Invasion of Septimus III was a pivotal event of the Dominion War. It revealed to Damar that the Dominion was not only willing to allow the Cardassian people to take the brunt of the allies' assaults, but that they would needlessly sacrifice as many Cardassians as they deemed necessary to win the war. Weyoun's betrayal, as well as the secret alliance made with the Breen fueled Damar's rage to the boiling point. It was after this that Damar decided to rebel against the oppressive Dominion, thus leading to the Cardassian Rebellion. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows")
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