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By late [[2552]], [[Admiral]] Patterson was commander of the {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} and [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']]. Patterson was a very straightforward admiral whose direct forward-assault style cost him his life in the middle of the [[Battle of Onyx]]. | By late [[2552]], [[Admiral]] Patterson was commander of the {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} and [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']]. Patterson was a very straightforward admiral whose direct forward-assault style cost him his life in the middle of the [[Battle of Onyx]]. | ||
At [[Onyx]], Patterson ordered his battlegroup to attack before receiving a full scan of the planet from the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}. Two [[Covenant Destroyer]]s were destroyed before twenty addition enemy warships revealed themselves from the other side of the planet. At the cost of four of his | At [[Onyx]], Patterson ordered his battlegroup to attack before receiving a full scan of the planet from the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}. Two [[Covenant Destroyer]]s were destroyed before twenty addition enemy warships revealed themselves from the other side of the planet. At the cost of four of his ships, Patterson was able to escape. | ||
He set up an ambush for the Covenant ships behind the planet's moon using [[HORNET Mine]]s, which succeeded in destroying almost all of the ships. Patterson again ordered a forward charge to wipe out the rest. Thirty-two more Covenant ships emerged from [[Slipspace]] around his ships in mid-charge, massacring them all and killing Patterson. | He set up an ambush for the Covenant ships behind the planet's moon using [[HORNET Mine]]s, which succeeded in destroying almost all of the ships. Patterson again ordered a forward charge to wipe out the rest. Thirty-two more Covenant ships emerged from [[Slipspace]] around his ships in mid-charge, massacring them all and killing Patterson. | ||