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At the [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]] in the [[Origami Asteroid Field]] in [[2526|October 2526]], a total of 117 UNSC naval vessels defeated the Covenant's twelve—at least three of which were {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s. However, thirty-seven UNSC ships were lost. The [[Battle of XI Boötis A]] in 2528 saw the loss of thirty ships out of the UNSC's seventy to the Covenant.<ref name="battles">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 470''</ref> The [[Battle of the Great Bear]] at the [[Groombridge 1830 system]] in [[2530]] saw eleven destroyers out of the fleet of seventeen destroyed by three enemy ships.{{Ref/Reuse|battles}} | At the [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]] in the [[Origami Asteroid Field]] in [[2526|October 2526]], a total of 117 UNSC naval vessels defeated the Covenant's twelve—at least three of which were {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s. However, thirty-seven UNSC ships were lost. The [[Battle of XI Boötis A]] in 2528 saw the loss of thirty ships out of the UNSC's seventy to the Covenant.<ref name="battles">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 470''</ref> The [[Battle of the Great Bear]] at the [[Groombridge 1830 system]] in [[2530]] saw eleven destroyers out of the fleet of seventeen destroyed by three enemy ships.{{Ref/Reuse|battles}} | ||
[[File:H2A - BattleofEarth.png|250px|thumb|The Home Fleet engaging Covenant vessels during the Battle for Earth.]] | [[File:H2A - BattleofEarth.png|250px|thumb|The Home Fleet engaging Covenant vessels during the [[Battle for Earth]].]] | ||
By [[2536]], the Covenant had begun to [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|encroach]] on humanity's [[Inner Colonies]]. To prevent the Covenant from discovering more [[human colonies]] or Sol itself, Admiral Preston Cole established the [[Cole Protocol]]. The protocol forbade retreating vessels from setting a direct slipspace course toward any colony and dictated the destruction of navigation data on Covenant-captured naval ships. Every shipboard commanding officer in the Navy was ordered to read the new protocol.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Some naval vessels, such as {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}, were ordered to patrol UNSC space to enforce the Cole Protocol.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 36''</ref> In [[2543]], the UNSC Navy scored one final offensive victory against the Covenant at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], though at the cost of the apparent death of Preston Cole.{{Ref/Reuse|evolutions cole}} Towards the end of the Covenant War, most remaining UNSC ground forces were consolidated on worlds in the Epsilon Eridani and [[Sol system]]s. As a result, the only representative that several surviving colonies had of UEG authority and defense were UNSC Navy ships. While the Navy attempted to provide aid to colonies cut off from direct military assistance, worlds with little strategic value or unstable local governments were sometimes abandoned to prevent risking the loss of irreplaceable Navy vessels and personnel.<ref name="fb9">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Cole Rulebook - page 9''</ref> | By [[2536]], the Covenant had begun to [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|encroach]] on humanity's [[Inner Colonies]]. To prevent the Covenant from discovering more [[human colonies]] or Sol itself, Admiral Preston Cole established the [[Cole Protocol]]. The protocol forbade retreating vessels from setting a direct slipspace course toward any colony and dictated the destruction of navigation data on Covenant-captured naval ships. Every shipboard commanding officer in the Navy was ordered to read the new protocol.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Some naval vessels, such as {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}, were ordered to patrol UNSC space to enforce the Cole Protocol.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 36''</ref> In [[2543]], the UNSC Navy scored one final offensive victory against the Covenant at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], though at the cost of the apparent death of Preston Cole.{{Ref/Reuse|evolutions cole}} Towards the end of the Covenant War, most remaining UNSC ground forces were consolidated on worlds in the Epsilon Eridani and [[Sol system]]s. As a result, the only representative that several surviving colonies had of UEG authority and defense were UNSC Navy ships. While the Navy attempted to provide aid to colonies cut off from direct military assistance, worlds with little strategic value or unstable local governments were sometimes abandoned to prevent risking the loss of irreplaceable Navy vessels and personnel.<ref name="fb9">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Cole Rulebook - page 9''</ref> | ||