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|name=Battle of Alpha Aurigae | |name=Battle of Alpha Aurigae | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Battle of Alpha Aurigae.jpg|350px|Battle of Alpha Aurigae]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=October 21, [[2526]] | |date=October 21, [[2526]] | ||
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|result=Pyrrhic UNSC victory | |result=Pyrrhic UNSC victory | ||
|side1=UNSC | |side1=UNSC | ||
|side2=[[Covenant]] | |side2=[[Covenant Empire]] | ||
|commanders1=[[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] | |commanders1=[[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] | ||
|commanders2=Unknown | |commanders2=Unknown | ||
|forces1=117<ref name="Cole">''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", | |forces1=117<ref name="Cole">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 470''</ref> UNSC Warships | ||
|forces2=12 Warships | |forces2=12 Warships | ||
|casual1=37 Warships | |casual1=37 Warships | ||
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The '''Battle of Alpha Aurigae''' was a major | 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,<ref name="Cole"/> engaged 12 [[Covenant Empire|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 UNSC. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although the short story ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' clearly states that [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] had one hundred seventeen ships under his command, ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' states he only had one hundred seven. The reason behind this ten-ship discrepancy is currently unknown. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
