Previous: Second Battle of Harvest Concurrent: Harvest Campaign Next: Battle of XI Boötis A Battle of Alpha Aurigae Conflict: Human-Covenant war Date: October 21, 2526 Place: Origami Asteroid Field, Alpha Aurigae System Outcome: Pyrrhic UNSC victory Belligerents UNSC Covenant Empire Commanders Admiral Preston Cole Unknown Strength 117[1] UNSC Warships 12 Warships Casualties 37 Warships 12 Warships

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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,^[1] engaged 12 Covenant warships, destroying the enemy force but losing a total of thirty-seven ships in the process.^[2] It was one of the rare naval "victories" for the UNSC.

TriviaEdit

• Although the short story The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole clearly states that 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.

SourcesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 470
2. ↑ Halo Wars: Genesis