Gorlan uprising

The Gorlan uprising was a revolt on the planet Gorlan by the inhabitants, who disliked the presence of the Terran Empire in their territory. The uprising killed many Terran soldiers, but the starship ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701) arrived at the planet in 2263 and their captain,James T. Kirk (mirror), (who had recently gained command of the vessel by assassinating captain Christopher Pike (mirror)), ordered an orbital bombardment on the planet, which killed almost every living thing on the planet's surface and turned the surface into rubble and glazed glass. Further bombardment from the imperial ship caused the planet to crack open like an eggshell and kill all who did not escape Gorlan. Only a few thousand escaped the planet and became space pirates, but the uprising had been suppressed.