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|result = Victory by [[Imperial Dalek]]s, who left [[Earth]] but destroyed themselves with the [[Hand of Omega]] | |result = Victory by [[Imperial Dalek]]s, who left [[Earth]] but destroyed themselves with the [[Hand of Omega]] | ||
|combatants = <ul><li>[[Imperial Dalek]]s</li><li>[[Renegade Dalek]]s</li><li>[[Intrusion Countermeasures Group]] ([[Human]])</ul> | |combatants = <ul><li>[[Imperial Dalek]]s</li><li>[[Renegade Dalek]]s</li><li>[[Intrusion Countermeasures Group]] ([[Human]])</ul> | ||
|commanders = <ul><li>[[Davros]] | |commanders = <ul><li>[[Davros]] </li><li>[[Dalek Supreme]]</li><li>Group Captain [[Gilmore]]</li></ul> | ||
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A Renegade Dalek faction (from approximately the [[30th century]], according to a statement made by [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]) and a Imperial Dalek faction arrived in Shoreditch in 1963 from the future. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') Before [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] of the Doctor had even left [[Earth]] with [[Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]], at least one Renegade Dalek had come to London to seek out the Hand of Omega. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Time & Time Again]]'') | A Renegade Dalek faction (from approximately the [[30th century]], according to a statement made by [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]) and a Imperial Dalek faction arrived in Shoreditch in 1963 from the future. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') Before [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] of the Doctor had even left [[Earth]] with [[Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]], at least one Renegade Dalek had come to London to seek out the Hand of Omega. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Time & Time Again]]'') | ||
The Doctor left Earth and, in his seventh incarnation, returned. The Imperials had set up a [[transmat]] concealed in the basement of [[Coal Hill School]] to transport themselves there and made a slave of the [[Headmaster]]. The Renegades had meanwhile employed the use of [[Ratcliffe]] and linked a | The Doctor left Earth and, in his seventh incarnation, returned. The Imperials had set up a [[transmat]] concealed in the basement of [[Coal Hill School]] to transport themselves there and made a slave of the [[Headmaster]]. The Renegades had meanwhile employed the use of [[Ratcliffe]] and linked a schoolgirl to their battle computer, so that her young imagination could serve as a generator of ingenious stratagems to defeat the Imperials. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
===The course of the conflict=== | ===The course of the conflict=== | ||
A [[Human]] military force, the [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group]], led by Group Captain [[Gilmore]], with Dr. [[Rachel Jensen]] and her | A [[Human]] military force, the [[Intrusion Countermeasures Group]], led by Group Captain [[Gilmore]], with Dr. [[Rachel Jensen]] and her assistant [[Allison]] as their scientific advisors. The troops had a brief battle with a Renegade Dalek at [[Totter's Yard]]. For the most part, however, the group ensured the evacuation of the area in order to minimize Human casualties and allow the Doctor to put his plans into motion. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Aided by the [[Special Weapons Dalek]], the Imperials won their battle on the streets of Shoreditch. An Imperial shuttlecraft landed in the | Aided by the [[Special Weapons Dalek]], the Imperials won their battle on the streets of Shoreditch. An Imperial shuttlecraft landed in the school yard of Coal Hill School. The Imperials won the Hand of Omega which the Doctor had planned all along. [[Davros]] (as 'Emperor' of the Imperials) plotted to make the sun of the Dalek [[planet|homeworld]] [[Skaro]] go [[supernova]], giving the Daleks the power of unlimited [[time travel]]. In the Imperials' time zone, he did so. This action, however, destroy both the planet and the Imperial fleet. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]]'') | ||
It was not, however, Skaro, but another planet, [[Antalin]], that was actually destroyed. ([[EDA]]: ''[[War of the Daleks]]'') | It was not, however, Skaro, but another planet, [[Antalin]], that was actually destroyed. ([[EDA]]: ''[[War of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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'''''The Shoreditch Incident''''' was also the title of a book on the incident written by ex-UNIT officer [[Hamlet Macbeth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'') | '''''The Shoreditch Incident''''' was also the title of a book on the incident written by ex-UNIT officer [[Hamlet Macbeth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'') | ||
:''This event almost certainly contributed to the existence of [[UNIT]], though it would take more events of this kind before its actual | :''This event almost certainly contributed to the existence of [[UNIT]], though it would take more events of this kind before its actual creation.'' | ||
[[Category:Earth-based conflicts]] | [[Category:Earth-based conflicts]] | ||
[[Category:London history]] | [[Category:London history]] | ||
[[Category:Dalek conflicts]] | [[Category:Dalek conflicts]] | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 4 September 2007
The Shoreditch Incident was an event in which Imperial and Renegade Dalek factions battled in the eponymous area of London in 1963, which was evacuated to prevent civilian casualties. At that time, the Daleks were engaged in the Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War, each side attempting to procure the Hand of Omega.
The course of the conflicts
Preparations by both sides
A Renegade Dalek faction (from approximately the 30th century, according to a statement made by the Doctor) and a Imperial Dalek faction arrived in Shoreditch in 1963 from the future. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks) Before first incarnation of the Doctor had even left Earth with Susan, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, at least one Renegade Dalek had come to London to seek out the Hand of Omega. (DWM: Time & Time Again)
The Doctor left Earth and, in his seventh incarnation, returned. The Imperials had set up a transmat concealed in the basement of Coal Hill School to transport themselves there and made a slave of the Headmaster. The Renegades had meanwhile employed the use of Ratcliffe and linked a schoolgirl to their battle computer, so that her young imagination could serve as a generator of ingenious stratagems to defeat the Imperials. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks)
The course of the conflict
A Human military force, the Intrusion Countermeasures Group, led by Group Captain Gilmore, with Dr. Rachel Jensen and her assistant Allison as their scientific advisors. The troops had a brief battle with a Renegade Dalek at Totter's Yard. For the most part, however, the group ensured the evacuation of the area in order to minimize Human casualties and allow the Doctor to put his plans into motion. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks)
Aided by the Special Weapons Dalek, the Imperials won their battle on the streets of Shoreditch. An Imperial shuttlecraft landed in the school yard of Coal Hill School. The Imperials won the Hand of Omega which the Doctor had planned all along. Davros (as 'Emperor' of the Imperials) plotted to make the sun of the Dalek homeworld Skaro go supernova, giving the Daleks the power of unlimited time travel. In the Imperials' time zone, he did so. This action, however, destroy both the planet and the Imperial fleet. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks])
It was not, however, Skaro, but another planet, Antalin, that was actually destroyed. (EDA: War of the Daleks)
On Earth Doctor convinced the last remaining Renegade, the Supreme Dalek into self-destructing. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks) The young girl linked to his mind, however, remained mentally broken for the rest of her life. (DWM: In the Care of the Community)
Human reaction
From the viewpoint of many key scientific and military authorities in Great Britain, the conflict constituted undeniable evidence that aliens did exist. The conflict was later named "the Shoreditch Incident" by these authorities. (MA: Who Killed Kennedy)
- At least one organization, the Torchwood Institute, however, almost certainly already have had proof of extraterrestrial life.
The Shoreditch Incident was also the title of a book on the incident written by ex-UNIT officer Hamlet Macbeth. (NA: The Left-Handed Hummingbird, Return of the Living Dad)
- This event almost certainly contributed to the existence of UNIT, though it would take more events of this kind before its actual creation.
