Changes: Breen attack on Earth

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Breen attack on Earth

Date:

Location:

Result:

Severe damage to the San Francisco Bay area and Federation morale

Belligerents
United Federation of Planets	Breen Confederacy

Strength
Unknown	At least 8 ships

Casualties and losses
Military losses unknown, heavy civilian casualties	Almost all ships

The Breen attack on Earth was a surprise attack against Earth launched by the forces of the Breen Confederacy in late 2375. Although most of the attacking Breen warships were destroyed by Starfleet defenses, the raid caused massive damage to its intended target of Starfleet Headquarters, and the greater city of San Francisco including the Golden Gate Bridge.

The attack was a major blow to Federation morale and an equally major boost to the power of the Dominion. This bold military strike marked the Breen's entry into the Dominion War. Klingon General Martok remarked on the daring of the act, saying "even my people never attempted that." (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")

Several days later, Chief Miles O'Brien cited the attack as being responsible for Commander Hilliard's odd behavior towards Doctor Julian Bashir. (DS9: "When It Rains...")The damage caused by this attack was repaired by 2376. (VOY: "Pathfinder")

Background

This attack may be the first successful one to occur in nearly two centuries at that point. Dialogue in "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost" suggests that the last such occasion was during either the Xindi incident or the Earth-Romulan War.

The damage caused by the Breen attack was limited in comparison to the massive planetary damage depicted in previous examples of orbital bombardment, such as in "The Die is Cast". This suggests that perhaps Starfleet was able to stop the larger Breen warships from reaching Earth, or perhaps the attack force was solely composed of fighters or other small craft.

The non-canon short story "Eleven Hours Out" from the anthology Tales of the Dominion War tells of major involvement of Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise-E in stopping the raiding Breen ships. It also states that an orbital defense platform was taken over by an agent of the Dominion and used to destroy any incoming vessels. The non-canon Dominion War supplement for the Last Unicorn game goes further in-depth on the attack, stating that Beijing, Paris, and New York City were also attacked by Breen fighters, and a total of 22 million people were killed. Star Trek Online, however, claims that the attack only claimed 2,147 people.

Major battles of the Dominion War

2373: Second Battle of Deep Space 9 • Battle of Torros III

2374: Battle of the Tyra system • Operation Return • Battle of Betazed • Liberation of Benzar • First Battle of Chin'toka

2375: Destruction of Monac shipyard • Raid on Trelka V • Siege of AR-558 • Battle of Ricktor Prime • Invasion of Septimus III • Breen attack on Earth • Second Battle of Chin'toka • Battle of Rondac III • Attack on Avenal VII • Battle of Cardassia

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+{{sidebar military conflict
-[[Image:San Francisco attacked2.jpg|thumb|Starfleet Headquarters lies in ruins following the Breen attack.]]
+| conflict_name          = Breen attack on Earth
-The '''Raid on San Francisco''' was a surprise attack against [[Earth]] launched by the forces of the [[Breen Confederacy]] in late [[2375]].  Although most of the attacking [[Breen]] [[Breen warship|warship]]s were destroyed by [[Starfleet]] defenses, the raid caused massive damage to its intended target of [[Starfleet Headquarters]], the city of [[San Francisco]] and the [[Golden Gate Bridge]].
+| part_of                = The [[Dominion War]]
+| image                  = San Francisco attacked.jpg
+| image2                 = Breen over San Francisco.jpg
+| imagecap               = Starfleet Headquarters in ruins following the Breen attack
+| imagecap2              = Breen ships over San Francisco
+| date                   = [[2375]]
+| location               = [[Earth]]
+| result                 = Severe damage to the San Francisco Bay area and Federation morale
+<!-- combatant 1 -->
+| combatant1             = [[United Federation of Planets]]
+| strength1              = Unknown
+| losses1                = Military losses unknown, heavy civilian casualties
+<!-- combatant 2 -->
+| combatant2             = [[Breen Confederacy]]
+| strength2              = At least 8 ships
+| losses2                = Almost all ships
+}}
+The '''Breen attack on Earth''' was a surprise attack against [[Earth]] launched by the forces of the [[Breen Confederacy]] in late [[2375]].  Although most of the attacking [[Breen warship]]s were destroyed by [[Starfleet]] defenses, the raid caused massive damage to its intended target of [[Starfleet Headquarters]], and the greater city of [[San Francisco]] including the [[Golden Gate Bridge]].
-The attack was a major blow to [[Federation]] morale and an equally major boost to the power of the [[Dominion]].  This bold military stroke marked the Breen's entry into the [[Dominion War]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Changing Face of Evil]]")
+The attack was a major blow to [[Federation]] morale and an equally major boost to the power of the [[Dominion]].  This bold military strike marked the Breen's entry into the [[Dominion War]]. [[Klingon]] [[General]] [[Martok]] remarked on the daring of the act, saying "even my people never attempted that." ({{DS9|The Changing Face of Evil}})
-The damage caused by this attack was repaired by [[2376]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Pathfinder]]")
+Several days later, [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] cited the attack as being responsible for [[Commander]] [[Hilliard]]'s odd behavior towards [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]]. ({{DS9|When It Rains...}})The damage caused by this attack was repaired by [[2376]]. ({{VOY|Pathfinder}})
+==Background==
-:''It should be noted that, considering the massive [[planet|planetary]] damage done by the [[Romulan]]-[[Cardassian]] fleet at the [[Battle of the Omarion Nebula]] and the damage it was said that a [[Constitution class]] [[starship]] was capable of even in the [[23rd century]], it seems likely that the largest Breen warships were stopped by Starfleet before they reached Earth, or much more massive damage would probably have occurred.  The relatively limited damage shown suggests that smaller Breen [[attack fighter|fighters]] or [[atmosphere]]-capable spacecraft were the actual attackers of the city. It is also likely that, given Earth's vital importance to the Federation, the planet would have significant [[planetary defense system|orbital defences]].''
+This attack may be the first successful one to occur in nearly two centuries at that point.  Dialogue in {{e|Homefront}} and {{e|Paradise Lost}} suggests that the last such occasion was during either the [[Xindi incident]] or the [[Earth-Romulan War]].
+The damage caused by the Breen attack was limited in comparison to the massive planetary damage depicted in previous examples of [[orbital bombardment]], such as in {{e|The Die is Cast}}. This suggests that perhaps Starfleet was able to stop the larger Breen warships from reaching Earth, or perhaps the attack force was solely composed of [[fighter]]s or other small craft.
-It has been compared to the World War II DoLittle Raid on Toyko.
+The non-[[canon]] short story "Eleven Hours Out" from the anthology ''[[Tales of the Dominion War]]'' tells of major involvement of [[Jean-Luc Picard]] and the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} in stopping the raiding [[Breen]] ships. It also states that an orbital defense platform was taken over by an agent of the Dominion and used to destroy any incoming vessels. The non-canon Dominion War supplement for the Last Unicorn game goes further in-depth on the attack, stating that Beijing, Paris, and New York City were also attacked by Breen fighters, and a total of 22 million people were killed. [[Star Trek Online]], however, claims that the attack only claimed 2,147 people.
-{{Dominion War battles}}
+{{Dominion War battles}}
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-[[Category:Earth|San Francisco, Raid on]]
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+[[ja:サンフランシスコ襲撃]]
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+[[Category:Earth conflicts]]