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|name=Battle of Leonis Minoris | |name=Battle of Leonis Minoris | ||
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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2537]] | |date=[[2537]] | ||
|place=[[Leonis Minoris | |place=[[Leonis Minoris|Leonis Minoris System]] | ||
|result=Pyrrhic | |result=UNSC Pyrrhic Victory | ||
*Two | *Two UNSC Colonies glassed | ||
|side1= | |side1=UNSC | ||
|side2= | |side2=Covenant Empire | ||
|commanders1=[[ | |commanders1=[[Preston Cole]] | ||
|commanders2=Unknown | |commanders2=Unknown | ||
|forces1=Unknown | |forces1=Unknown | ||
|forces2=Unknown | |forces2=Unknown | ||
|casual1=*10 | |casual1=*10 Vessels | ||
* | *Large Civilian Casualties | ||
|casual2= | |casual2=Total | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of Leonis Minoris''' was a [[battle]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[ | The '''Battle of Leonis Minoris''' was a [[battle]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - ''The Impossible Life and The Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 470</ref> | ||
== | ==Battle== | ||
In [[2537]], the [[Covenant]] discovered the [[human]] presence in the [[Leonis Minoris | In [[2537]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] discovered the [[Human|human]] presence in the [[Leonis Minoris|Leonis Minoris System]], and proceeded to wipe out two of the three colonies there. The [[UNSC]] rushed to the system's defense with a large force of starships, and won the battle, but at a cost: ten ships were lost in battle against the technologically-superior Covenant, and Admiral Cole was forced to allow the Covenant to destroy two colonies in order to protect the third one. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Although the [[UNSC Navy]] considered the loss of ten vessels to be relatively minor, the Covenant succeeded in eradicating two of the three colonies in the system, and the loss weighed heavily on Cole's conscience. | Although the [[UNSC Navy]] considered the loss of ten vessels to be relatively minor, the Covenant succeeded in eradicating two of the three colonies in the system, and the loss weighed heavily on Cole's conscience. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
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