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-The '''Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris System''' was an engagement in the [[Theta Ursae Majoris System]] during the [[Insurrection]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 448''</ref> It was fought by the ''[[Bellicose]]'', a captured UNSC frigate fighting on the [[Insurrectionist]] side, and the first UNSC ship armed with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], the [[UNSC Gorgon (Destroyer)|UNSC ''Gorgon'']]. The ''Gorgon'' was commanded by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Cole]], an officer whom the UNSC Navy was actively promoting as a hero. The ''Bellicose'' was commanded by [[Lyrenne Castilla]], whose civilian identity was as yet unknown to the UNSC.
+The '''Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris System''' was an engagement in the [[Theta Ursae Majoris System]] during the [[Insurrection]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 448''</ref> It was fought by the ''[[Bellicose]]'', a captured UNSC frigate fighting on the [[Insurrectionist]] side, and the first UNSC ship armed with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], the [[UNSC Gorgon (destroyer)|UNSC ''Gorgon'']]. The ''Gorgon'' was commanded by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Cole]], an officer whom the UNSC Navy was actively promoting as a hero. The ''Bellicose'' was commanded by [[Lyrenne Castilla]], whose civilian identity was as yet unknown to the UNSC.
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 When they met for the third time on June 2, [[2501]] the ''Gorgon'' had engaged in two battles in the past seventy-two hours, and as such had severely depleted munitions and a weary crew.
-Upon encountering one another the two ships battled for 34.7 minutes, peppering one another with [[Archer Missile|Archer Missiles]], until the ''Gorgon'' slung around a planetoid to come around for a killing shot with its MAC, a weapon which no ship had yet evaded.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 449''</ref> As the ''Gorgon'' fired its last tungsten slug, the ''Bellicose'' fired the last of its missiles and detonated them prematurely, pushing the frigate out of the path of the slug.
+Upon encountering one another the two ships battled for 34.7 minutes, peppering one another with [[Archer missile]]s, until the ''Gorgon'' slung around a planetoid to come around for a killing shot with its MAC, a weapon which no ship had yet evaded.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 449''</ref> As the ''Gorgon'' fired its last tungsten slug, the ''Bellicose'' fired the last of its missiles and detonated them prematurely, pushing the frigate out of the path of the slug.
 Both vessels were left nearly or completely out of offensive ordnance. As the two ships drifted in space, their commanders engaged in a text message-only tête à tête. Castilla was aware of Cole's identity, but he was unaware of hers. With no hope of defeating each other, the two ships went their separate ways. Cole remained confident that the two ships would meet again.