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| {{Conflict | | <div class="infobox"> |
| | name = Earth-Romulan War
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| | image = [[File:Earth-romulanwar1.png|350px|none]] | | {{#if: {{{image|}}}| |
| | date = July 24th 2155-November 9th 2160 | | {{!}} class="ibimage" colspan="2" style="border-top-right-radius: 13px; border-top-left-radius: 13px;" width="315px" {{!}} {{{image}}} |
| | location = [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] & [[Beta Quadrant|Beta]] Quadrants | | {{!}}- |
| | result = | | {{!}} class="ibname" colspan="2" {{!}} '''{{{name}}}'''| |
| * Victory for Earth and its allies
| | {{!}} class="ibname" colspan="2" style="border-top-right-radius: 13px; border-top-left-radius: 13px;" width="315px" {{!}} '''{{{name}}}''' |
| * Establishment of the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]]
| | }} |
| * Later formation of the [[United Federation of Planets]]
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| | belligerents left = | | | class="ibheader" colspan="2" | '''Biographical Information''' |
| {{belligerent|Seal_of_United_Earth_Commonwealth.png|[[United Earth Commonwealth]]}} | | |- |
| {{belligerent|Confederacy_of_Vulcan_IDIC_logo.png|[[Confederacy of Vulcan]]}} | | {{#if: {{{fullname|}}}| |
| {{belligerent|Andorian-Empire-emblem.png|[[Andorian Empire]]}} | | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Full Name |
| {{belligerent|Logo-tellarite.png|[[United Planets of Tellar]]}} | | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{fullname}}} |
| {{belligerent|Kreetassan-Emblem.png|[[Democratic Union of Kreetassa]]}} | | }} |
| | belligerents right = | | |- |
| {{belligerent|RomulanEmpire2150s.png|[[Romulan Star Empire]]}} | | {{#if: {{{placeoforigin|}}}| |
| | commanders left = | | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Place of Origin |
| {{belligerent|Seal_of_United_Earth_Commonwealth.png|[[President of the United Earth Commonwealth|President]] [[Lydia Littlejohn]]}} | | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{placeoforigin}}} |
| {{belligerent|Seal_of_United_Earth_Commonwealth.png|[[Prime Minister of the United Earth Commonwealth|Prime Minister]] [[Nathan Samuels]]}} | | }} |
| {{belligerent|NXicon.png|Fleet Admiral Moira Hathaway}} | | |- |
| {{belligerent|NXicon.png|Commodore Jonathan Archer}} | | {{#if: {{{species|}}}| |
| {{belligerent|NXicon.png|Commodore Erika Hernandez}} | | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Species |
| {{belligerent|NXicon.png|Fleet Captain Lloyd Burton}} | | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{species}}} |
| {{belligerent|NXicon.png|Captain Oliver Campbell}} | | }} |
| {{belligerent|Confederacy_of_Vulcan_IDIC_logo.png|First Minister T'Pau}} | | |- |
| {{belligerent|Confederacy_of_Vulcan_IDIC_logo.png|Foreign Minister Soval}} | | {{#if: {{{gender|}}}| |
| {{belligerent|Confederacy_of_Vulcan_IDIC_logo.png|Commander T'Plau}} | | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Gender |
| {{belligerent|Andorian-Empire-emblem.png|Chancellor Chamargerit zh’Thacker}} | | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{gender}}} |
| {{belligerent|Andorian-Empire-emblem.png|General Hravishran th'Zoarhi}} | | }} |
| {{belligerent|Andorian-Empire-emblem.png|Commander Ashanthi zh’Becthor}} | | |- |
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| | {{#if: {{{dateofbirth|}}}| |
| {{belligerent|RomulanEmpire2150s.png|Praetor D'deridex}} | | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Date of Birth |
| {{belligerent|RomulanEmpire2150s.png|Admiral Valdore}} | | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{dateofbirth}}} |
| {{belligerent|RomulanEmpire2150s.png|Admiral Kameetha}} | | }} |
| {{belligerent|RomulanEmpire2150s.png|Commander T’Voras}} | | |- |
| {{belligerent|RomulanEmpire2150s.png|Commander Sirrel}} | | {{#if: {{{dateofdeath|}}}| |
| | strength left = | | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Date of Death |
| | strength right = | | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{dateofdeath}}} |
| | casualties left = | | }} |
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| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Age |
| | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{age}}} |
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| | {{#if: {{{height|}}}{{{weight|}}}{{{hair|}}}{{{eyes|}}}| |
| | {{!}} class="ibheader" colspan="2" {{!}} '''Physical Description''' |
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| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Height |
| | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{height}}} |
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| | {{#if: {{{weight|}}}| |
| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Weight |
| | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{weight}}} |
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| | {{#if: {{{hair|}}}| |
| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Hair |
| | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{hair}}} |
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| | {{#if: {{{eyes|}}}| |
| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Eyes |
| | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{eyes}}} |
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| | {{#if: {{{affiliation|}}}{{{rank|}}}{{{posting|}}}{{{position|}}}| |
| | {{!}} class="ibheader" colspan="2" {{!}} '''Career Information''' |
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| | {{#if: {{{affiliation|}}}| |
| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Affiliation |
| | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} |
| | {{{affiliation}}} |
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| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Rank |
| | {{!}} class="ibright" {{!}} {{{rank}}} |
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| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Posting |
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| | {{!}} class="ibleft" {{!}} Position |
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| | {{{position}}} |
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| | {{#if: {{{templatemode|}}}|<!-- do nothing -->|<!--else-->[[Category:Character]]{{DEFAULTSORT:{{{name}}}}} |
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| | </includeonly><noinclude> |
| | ==Character== |
| | All fields, if not assigned values, will not render in the infobox. Physical Description and Career Information headers will not render without at least one of the appropriate fields having information. |
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| | Fullname exists to allow for a character to have an excessively long name in full with a more short handed version displayed in the title of the infobox. |
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| | {{Character |
| | | image = |
| | | name = First and last name ideally |
| | | fullname = Go buck crazy, show all those middle names and lordly titles |
| | | placeoforigin = |
| | | species = |
| | | gender = |
| | | dateofbirth = |
| | | dateofdeath = |
| | | age = |
| | | height = |
| | | weight = |
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| | | affiliation = Government or organisation they work for or are part of. Link if you can for beautiful cross-linking. |
| | | rank = Where to they stand in their group |
| | | posting = Where are they currently working ie Peace Moon, Starbase Kickass, Subspace Radar Station Alaska |
| | | position = What are they doing there ie Commanding Officer, Lord High Inquisitor, Tea-lady |
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| | {{clear}} |
| | ==Example== |
| | {{Character |
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| | | name = Old Lady Higgins |
| | | fullname = Old Lady Gertrude Higgins |
| | | placeoforigin = Starbase Kickass |
| | | species = Old Lady |
| | | gender = Female |
| | | dateofbirth = Big Bang |
| | | dateofdeath = |
| | | age = Eternal |
| | | height = 1.65m |
| | | weight = Don't you date ask |
| | | hair = Grey |
| | | eyes = Hazel |
| | | affiliation = She's a strong independent woman |
| | | rank = Grandma to all |
| | | posting = Starbase Kickass' only knitting shop |
| | | position = Not too old to give you a good smacking sonny |
| | templatemode = nocats | | | templatemode = nocats |
| }} | | }} |
| The '''Earth-Romulan War''' was one of the most devastating interstellar conflicts that took place during the mid-22nd century. The war itself was incited by the [[Romulan Star Empire]]'s covert expansionism and an aggressive foreign policy. Neither side ever spoke face-to-face with a few audio exchanges taking place during the war. The war ended with victory for Earth and its allies signing a peace treaty with the Romulans. | | The following code generates the infobox to the right. |
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| ==Prelude to War==
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| ===First Contact=== | | | name = Old Lady Higgins |
| The Romulans had shown their aggressive tendencies towards Earth when [[ma:Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] accidentally entered one of their star systems in early 2152. After ''Enterprise'' was heavily damaged by a mine, the Romulans revealed their presence and demanded the Earth ship leave the system at once.
| | | fullname = Old Lady Gertrude Wilhemina Higgins |
| | | | placeoforigin = Starbase Kickass |
| ===The Babel Crisis===
| | | species = Old Lady |
| Two years later and ''Enterprise'' found itself once again engaged in with the Romulans. While escorting Tellarite diplomats to [[Babel]] through Andorian space, the ship responded to the distress call of the [[ma:Kumari|IGS ''Kumari'']] and found the ship destroyed, it's crew all in escape pods. Further investigation by the Human vessel determined that the Romulans were attempting to destabilise the peace in the region by igniting a war between the Andorian Empire and the United Planets of Tellar. Thanks to the intervention of Captain Jonathan Archer, the opposite happened and an alliance between Tellar, Andoria, Earth and Vulcan was established to remove the Romulan threat. After discovering that the ships they were using were drones and being controlled by [[MA:Telepresence_unit|telepresence]] technology, they were able to combat the threat.
| | | gender = Female |
| | | | dateofbirth = Big Bang |
| ===Formation of the Coalition of Planets===
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| Realising that many of them had encountered a common threat and the need to for further stability was required for the region, many worlds banded together to discuss finalising an alliance that would not just be military based but would allow further exchanges in ideas and the development of strong trading ties. Where officials from Earth, Vulcan, Andoria and Tellar were certain they wanted to go ahead with the coalition, others like the Rigellians, Denobulans and Coridanites needed more assurances. As such it was agreed by the former worlds that this needed to be taken seriously, so as Earth was one of the most neutral parties they led the diplomatic missions to all three home worlds of the latter states. Once again the need for the alliance was reenforced as the task forces that were sent to each world were attacked by mercenaries who were hired by an unknown benefactor at the time (it was later discovered to be the Romulans). That said the diplomatic efforts of these crews were ruined when Coridan was attacked by a singular ship after it rammed into the world at high warp igniting the mass amount of dilithium crystals that the planet had. This assault left half a billion Coridanites dead and the planet in ecological ruin. Diplomatic overtures and relief efforts were made to the Coridan government, as were similar offers made to the Denobulan and Rigel governments but all three states felt that joining the alliance at that time would be fateful for them. Instead the treaty was signed by the United Earth Commonwealth, the Confederacy of Vulcan, the Andorian Empire and the United Planets of Tellar. This treaty solidified peace in the region and was one of the crowning achievements for Earth to bring the Vulcans, Andorians and Tellarites to the table to agree to ever-lasting peace especially as there had always been constant tension, friction and conflict among these nation states. The Romulan attempt of prevent the alliance was stopped and the worst fears had come to light.
| | | age = Eternal |
| | | | height = 1.65m |
| ===The Docana Invasion===
| | | weight = Don't you date ask |
| The alliance in its early days saw action quite quickly when the Andorian colony on Docana was invaded by a joint Malurian-Nassican armada. [[Challenger (NX-03)|''Challenger'' (NX-03)]] led the task force sent to deal with the incursion later discovered that it was in fact the Romulans who had hired mercenaries from criminal organisations from the Malurian and Nausicaan societies. At the time the allies, realising that they were not ready for a war with the Star Empire, agreed to keep the Romulan involvement in the Docana occupation quiet from public knowledge. However it did force the coalition to begin preparation for war, the conflict seemed inevitable.
| | | hair = Grey |
| | | | eyes = Hazel |
| ===The Kobayashi Maru Incident===
| | | affiliation = She's a strong independent woman |
| By 2155 it was soon discovered that the Romulans were using their telepresence units again, but for other purposes. Instead of controlling their own fleet, they were using a trojan like computer virus that used telepresence technology to take control of alien ships. Several ships from the coalition were attacked, along with those that were their trading partners. The Romulans focussed their attacks on civilian trading ships, as these were easier targets, and were able to take over Klingon ships. One notable event was when ''Enterprise'' was forced to abandon the ECS ''Kobayashi Maru'' when it was attacked by Klingons ships (that were under Romulan telepresence control). If the ''Enterprise'' hadn't departed the Romulans would have gained controlled of it and more than likely used it against the coalition. This no-win scenario was one of many that would test many commanders in the coalition.
| | | rank = Grandma to all |
| | | | posting = Starbase Kickass' only knitting shop |
| ===The Deltan-Carreon Conflict===
| | | position = Not too old to give you a good smacking sonny |
| Wanting to prevent the Coalition from expanding further, the Romulans diverted some of their resources in escalating a conflict between the [[Deltan Union]] and the [[Imperial Realms of Carrea]]. Stuck in the centre of the fight, the starship ''Challenger'' had to fight its way out of the region. The conflict resulted in Earth unable to formalise any treaty with the Deltans, but more tragically it caused significant loss of life between the Deltans and Carreons.
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| ==Declaration of War==
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| Further attacks against various worlds, ships and stations by the Romulans was enough for the coalition to declare war. The Coalition declared war on July 24th 2155 and fierce fighting took place. The Vulcan, Andorian and Tellarite fleets were brutally being destroyed by the Romulans through the use of their telepresence capturing technology. Coalition scientists and engineers determined that the more advanced designs, compared to Earth ships, were more susceptible to the computer virus that allowed the Romulans to take control. All three governments withdraw a majority of their forces from the frontlines and it was down to Earth and its Starfleet to defend the Coalition.
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| ==The War==
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| ===2155-2156=== | |
| For most of 2155 the attacks by the Romulans were quick hit and runs against the Coalition. A majority of them gave the Romulans a victory.
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| One of the first attacks against an Earth world was against the colony on [[Gault]]. The Romulans attempted to destroy the farming colony but were unsuccessful thanks to the arrival of a task group led by [[Discovery (NX-04)|''Discovery'' NX-04]]. Eventually it was decided that the colony should be evacuated due to its lack of technology to fully defend itself without Starfleet support. The Gault colonists were taken to Alpha Centauri.
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| Around the same time, the Vulcan colony on Merak was attacked. Merak II was home to one of the biggest starship construction facilities in the Vulcan Confederacy (it almost rivalled the shipyards in orbit of Vulcan). The Romulans had somehow avoided detection, had circumvented pass the outer worlds in the Merak system and launched an assault against the Vulcan fleet and some of the dry-docks. Their attack hadn’t lasted long, but it resulted in heavy casualties for the Vulcan people after the Romulans had launched kamikaze attacks after they inflicted high damage. The first ship to arrive was the [[Atlantis (NX-05|''Atlantis'' NX-05]]. After this attack, the Coalition were able to meet the Romulans in a number of decisive battles.
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| ====Significant Battles====
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| =====The First Battle of Deneva=====
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| On October 23rd 2155, a Starfleet task group of eight ships engaged fifteen Romulan ships. The Romulans attempted to use their drone ships again, this time en-masse. Starfleet were able to defend themselves and the colony against the attack and thanks to an ingenious idea, the crew of ''Discovery'' were able to trick the last two drone ships in following them into the nearby region known as the [[MA:The Barrens|Barrens]]. The subspace node was effective in block the Romulans long range communications in controlling their ships. From inside the Barrens, the ''Discovery'' was able to capture one ship and with the assistance of ''Challenger''.
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| =====The Battle of the Bassen Rift=====
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| Thanks to the capturing of the Romulan drone, the crews of ''Challenger'' and ''Discovery'' launched a covert attack after discovering the home base of the Romulan drone ship. They also discovered that the Romulans were using an artificial [[MA:ingularity#Microsingularities|micro-singularity]] to amplify their telepresence signals from the [[MA:Bassen_Rift|Bassen Rift]]. The attack was successfully carried out, it resulted in the destruction of the Romulan base, its support craft but ''Challenger'' lost a few of its crew.
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| =====The Battle of Rator=====
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| =====The Battle of Krios=====
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| =====The Battle of Sol=====
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| On December 31st 2155, the Romulans launched an unprovoked and daring attack against Starfleet at the heart of the Commonwealth in the Sol system. A fleet of Romulan ships broke passed the outer defence detection grid and made its way across the system. In orbit of Mars, as well as in orbit of Earth, Starfleet prepared its fleet and the two sides met in a deadly and fierce battle. However the Romulans had not been properly prepared for Earth's government to use its defence systems. As a result the Romulan force was made to retreat after taking heavy losses, nevertheless the Romulans were able to give Earth and its forces a bloody nose. A number of nuclear warheads were fired against Earth and a number of Starfleet ships and civilian vessels were lost during the fight.
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| =====The Second Battle of Deneva===== | |
| At the start of 2156, ''Endeavour'' led Earth's forces in defending Deneva colony from its second attack. The battle was fierce and resulted in an Earth victory, but again a number of lives, ships and resources were lost. The colony was heavily damaged and discussions about abandoning it were discussed shortly thereafter.
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| =====The Battle of Kreetassa=====
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| On 20th February 2156, the starship ''Endeavour'' intercepted a distress call from the Kreetassan homeworld. When they arrived they discovered the Romulans had attempted to wipe out the Kreetassan military, however their assault failed due to the fact that Kreetassan technology, like Earth technology, was almost immune to the tele-capturing devices. Endeavour would go on to help the Kreetassans and this act would go on to begin diplomatic overtures which resulted in the Kreetassans joining the war effort as an ally of Earth.
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| =====The Battle of Berengaria===== | |
| Annoyed and frustrated with their defeat with the Kreetassans, the Romulans next target was to take out Earth's beachhead on Berengaria VII and remove Starbase One. The attack took place on 29th February 2156. Once again the Romulans inflicted heavy damage to Earth's forces. Not only did they land troops on the planet but attempted to capture the starbase too. With thanks to their new allies, the Kreetassans, Earth was able to take back the damaged Starbase One but the Earth forces ended up loosing their battle on Berengaria VII. The Romulans ended up detonating a nuclear warhead, killing a majority of Earth's forces who were sent down to liberate the miners. The entire mining community were wiped out with their captors too.
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| =====The Battle of Devron===== | |
| 5th April 2156, the starship ''Endeavour'' led a combined Starfleet-Kreetassan task force to attack a Romulan repair outpost in the Devron system. The allies suffered the loss of many brave men and women while the Romulans lost their base and several ships too. The Romulans had been wiped away from the map for good from the Devron system. After spending almost three days in the system, Starfleet forces felt they had done all they could to secure it and prevent the Romulans from ever using it again. The fleet had planted a range of mines in the asteroid field along with a basic detection grid. If the Romulans did return then Starbase One would know and the Romulans would encounter a few surprises.
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| =====The Battle of Nelvana=====
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| In May 2156, Starfleet forces, led by the ''Endeavour'' tricked the Romulans in thinking that Starfleet had established a beachhead on the third planet by placing a probe on the planet's surface. The probe emitted false readings, appearing to send signals from a concealed base. The Romulans sent eight ships into the system to remove the apparent forward base. Not expecting to find a hidden Starfleet task force waiting for them, the Romulans were outgunned two-to-one and were completely obliterated.
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| =====The Battle of Altair=====
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| On June 21st 2156, a month after the Battle of Nelvana, the Earth colony on Altair VI was successfully defended. The Romulans, thinking they could have a go at taking the planet, had not expected to find a joint Earth-Andorian-Tellarite task force waiting for them at Altair. As such, after loosing ships at Nelvana and now, once again out-gunned, found themselves having to be quite ruthless to damage their enemies. Once again ''Endeavour'' led the combined coalition forces to victory, however the battle resulted in a majority of the Andorian and Tellarite forces being lost. This high cost resulted in both sides withdrawing from supporting the defence of other worlds that were not part of their own states.
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| ===2157-2158===
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| ===2159-2160===
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