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In [[2531]], Cole, who was a [[Vice Admiral]] at the time, led a task force to retake the [[Harvest]] System during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]], after the {{UNSCShip|Heracles}} returned to [[Reach]], badly damaged from first contact with the [[Covenant]] <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 98</ref>. | In [[2531]], Cole, who was a [[Vice Admiral]] at the time, led a task force to retake the [[Harvest]] System during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]], after the {{UNSCShip|Heracles}} returned to [[Reach]], badly damaged from first contact with the [[Covenant]] <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 98</ref>. | ||
During the ensuing battle, he lost two thirds of his fleet and only achieved "victory" through a last minute tactical inspiration. Though Cole was able to achieve a psychological victory over the [[Covenant]], the [[Epsilon Indi]] system was lost nonetheless. The decisive advantage of the superior Covenant technology and tactics convinced him to issue the [[Cole Protocol]]. | During the ensuing battle, he lost two thirds of his fleet and only achieved "victory" through a last minute tactical inspiration, and even then he outnumbered the Covenant forces three-to-one. Though Cole was able to achieve a psychological victory over the [[Covenant]], the [[Epsilon Indi]] system was lost nonetheless. The decisive advantage of the superior Covenant technology and tactics convinced him to issue the [[Cole Protocol]]. | ||
===The Cole Protocol=== | ===The Cole Protocol=== | ||