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{{ | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{ | {{Battle infobox | ||
|prev=[[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]] | |prev=[[Battle of Alpha Aurigae]] | ||
|conc= | |conc=[[Harvest Campaign]] | ||
|next=[[Battle of | |next=[[Battle of Hat Yai]] | ||
|name= | |name=Battle of XI Boötis A | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:HWG BattleOfXiBootis.png|400px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=February 13, [[2528]] | |date=February 13, [[2528]] | ||
|place=[[XI Boötis A System]] | |place=[[XI Boötis A system|XI Boötis A System]] | ||
|result=UNSC victory | |result=Pyrrhic UNSC victory | ||
|side1=UNSC | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
|side2=Covenant | |side2=[[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1=Admiral [[Preston Cole]] | |commanders1=[[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] | ||
|commanders2=Unknown | |commanders2=Unknown Covenant [[Fleet Master]] | ||
|forces1=70 UNSC Warships | |forces1=70 UNSC Warships | ||
|forces2=8 Warships | |forces2=8 Warships | ||
|casual1=30 destroyed | |casual1=30 destroyed | ||
|casual2= | |casual2=8 Warships | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of XI Boötis A''' was a major battle in the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The | The '''Battle of XI Boötis A''' was a major [[battle]] in the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The UNSC fleet, consisting of seventy ships, engaged eight enemy warships, destroying the enemy force but losing a total of thirty ships in the process.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> Although the UNSC lost nearly half their ships, it is still considered one of the few human naval victories of the war. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | |||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|XI Bootis A]] | |||
[[Category:UNSC victories|XI Bootis A]] | |||