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===The Cole Campaigns and the Cole Protocol=== | ===The Cole Campaigns and the Cole Protocol=== | ||
{{Quote|Cole won every major engagement he committed his forces to against the Covenant. On only two occasions did he encounter an enemy fleet he considered too large to take, and then he would return in both cases with reinforcements.|Codename: SURGEON's report, ''Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.''<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 471''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Cole won every major engagement he committed his forces to against the Covenant. On only two occasions did he encounter an enemy fleet he considered too large to take, and then he would return in both cases with reinforcements.|Codename: SURGEON's report, ''Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.''<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 471''</ref>}} | ||
[[File:ColesInterrogationAtGreatBear.png|thumb|250px|left|Cole interrogates a Sangheili survivor of the Battle of the Great Bear.]] | [[File:HGenesis-ColesInterrogationAtGreatBear.png|thumb|250px|left|Cole interrogates a Sangheili survivor of the Battle of the Great Bear.]] | ||
Due to the impossibility of keeping the war a secret indefinitely, ONI's Section II publicly unveiled the conflict. Cole was then given command of the majority of the fleet.<ref name="Genesis"/> He continued the fight throughout the Outer Colonies for five more years, participating in a series of battles later known as the "Cole Campaigns".<ref name="he458"/> At the [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]] in the [[Origami Asteroid Field]] in [[2526#October|October 2526]], Cole had a total of one hundred and seventeen UNSC ships and defeated a [[Covenant fleet]] of twelve ships—at least three of which were {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s. However, thirty-seven UNSC ships were lost by the battle's end. The [[Battle of XI Boötis A]] in [[2528]] saw seventy UNSC ships engage eight Covenant warships in the [[XI Boötis A system]]. While Cole was victorious, the UNSC lost thirty ships.<ref name="Genesis"/><ref name="battles"/> | Due to the impossibility of keeping the war a secret indefinitely, ONI's Section II publicly unveiled the conflict. Cole was then given command of the majority of the fleet.<ref name="Genesis"/> He continued the fight throughout the Outer Colonies for five more years, participating in a series of battles later known as the "Cole Campaigns".<ref name="he458"/> At the [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]] in the [[Origami Asteroid Field]] in [[2526#October|October 2526]], Cole had a total of one hundred and seventeen UNSC ships and defeated a [[Covenant fleet]] of twelve ships—at least three of which were {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s. However, thirty-seven UNSC ships were lost by the battle's end. The [[Battle of XI Boötis A]] in [[2528]] saw seventy UNSC ships engage eight Covenant warships in the [[XI Boötis A system]]. While Cole was victorious, the UNSC lost thirty ships.<ref name="Genesis"/><ref name="battles"/> | ||