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===Later career and apparent death=== | ===Later career and apparent death=== | ||
It is possible that at some point after 2531, Admiral Cole was demoted or that his rank expired from full admiral to vice admiral.<ref group="note">''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' makes no mention of Cole's promotion to full admiral and constantly refers to him as a vice admiral, even as late as the Battle of Psi Serpentis. This is likely an oversight within the short story, as ''Halo Wars: Genesis'', the pre-release ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' timeline, and the ''Halo Wars'' | It is possible that at some point after 2531, Admiral Cole was demoted or that his rank expired from full admiral to vice admiral.<ref group="note">''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'' makes no mention of Cole's promotion to full admiral and constantly refers to him as a vice admiral, even as late as the Battle of Psi Serpentis. This is likely an oversight within the short story, as ''Halo Wars: Genesis'', the pre-release ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' timeline, and the in-game and online ''Halo Wars'' timelines explicitly mention his promotion to full admiral after the Second Battle of Harvest, and his memorial plaque refers to him as a full admiral. This may suggest that his rank expired or that he was demoted and that he was posthumuously promoted back to full admiral. In the [[ONI Directorate Memorandum Interrogation Findings]], Cole identifies himself as a fleet admiral, though he has not been referred to as such in other media.</ref> | ||
The biggest and most crucial battle in Cole's career was the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]<ref name="Psi Serpentis">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 476-482</ref>, in which Cole led a fleet of one hundred-sixty-two warships against two Covenant fleets totaling over three hundred ships. The engagement began when Cole's fleet, [[UNSC Battle Group India|Battle Group India]], exited Slipspace on the far side of the gas giant [[Viperidae]]. The Covenant fleet which had assembled there moved to engage the human ships, but Battle Group India split into two parts and attacked the Covenant from both sides of the planet. After tricking the Covenant into splitting their own forces, Cole's fleet quickly regrouped on one side of Viperidae and opened fire at one group of ships. With two thirds of the Covenant group decimated, the alien fleet regrouped and attacked Cole's fleet.<ref name="Psi Serpentis"/> | The biggest and most crucial battle in Cole's career was the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]<ref name="Psi Serpentis">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 476-482</ref>, in which Cole led a fleet of one hundred-sixty-two warships against two Covenant fleets totaling over three hundred ships. The engagement began when Cole's fleet, [[UNSC Battle Group India|Battle Group India]], exited Slipspace on the far side of the gas giant [[Viperidae]]. The Covenant fleet which had assembled there moved to engage the human ships, but Battle Group India split into two parts and attacked the Covenant from both sides of the planet. After tricking the Covenant into splitting their own forces, Cole's fleet quickly regrouped on one side of Viperidae and opened fire at one group of ships. With two thirds of the Covenant group decimated, the alien fleet regrouped and attacked Cole's fleet.<ref name="Psi Serpentis"/> | ||
