Editing Battle of Alpha Aurigae

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|prev=[[Second Battle of Harvest]], [[Battle of Netherop]]
|conc= [[Harvest Campaign]]
|next=[[Battle of XI Boötis A]]
|name=Battle of Alpha Aurigae
|image=[[File:HWG BattleOfAlphaAurigae.png|350px]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date=October 21, [[2526]]
|place=[[Origami Asteroid Field]], [[Alpha Aurigae system|Alpha Aurigae System]]
|result=Pyrrhic UNSC victory
|side1=UNSC
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|commanders1=[[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]
|commanders2=Unknown Covenant [[Fleet Master]]
|forces1=117<ref name="Cole">''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", p. 470</ref> UNSC Warships
|forces2=12 Warships
|casual1=37 Warships
|casual2=12 Warships
}}

The '''Battle of Alpha Aurigae''' was a major [[battle]] in the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The human fleet, consisting of 117 ships under the command of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]],<ref name="Cole"/> engaged twelve [[Covenant]] warships, destroying the enemy force but losing a total of thirty-seven ships in the process.<ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref> It was one of the rare naval victories for the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].

==Trivia==
The short story ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' clearly states that Cole had one hundred seventeen ships under his command, though ''Halo Wars: Genesis'' states he had 107. The number provided in the short story is an obvious reference to [[John-117]].

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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{{Human-Covenant War}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alpha Aurigae}}
[[Category:UNSC victories]]