Battle of Armstrong

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Battle of Armstrong Part of the Armstrong cluster campaign of the Eden Prime War
Date:	4 July 2183 CE
Location:	Grissom / Armstrong / Milky Way Galaxy
Outcome:	Decisive Alliance naval victory Geth heretic fleet routed and evicted Operation Window ends in failure for Saren's Alliance and is kicked out of the cluster Hackett fails to destroy geth fleet as he wanted Heretic Reserve Fleet spends rest of the war recovering
Belligerents Systems Alliance Saren's Alliance Geth Heretics Commanders Steven Hackett Unit Y5552 † Strength Systems Alliance Navy Fifth Fleet 385 ships Geth Heretic Navy Heretic Reserve Fleet 106 ships Casualties 3 ships destroyed, 16 damaged 21 ships destroyed, 6 crippled

The Battle of Armstrong was the final conclusive engagement of the Armstrong cluster campaign. After five successful strikes into the cluster by the Systems Alliance, the geth fleet attempted to quickly withdraw. Hackett, hoping to destroy the geth fleet and strike a major blow to Saren's Alliance, aimed his fleet directly into the incursion fleet's path, blocking their escape. By the time the geth managed to counterattack, they realized they were heavily outnumbered; turning around, they entered FTL and escaped the system; but not before they suffered substantive casualties. The battle was deemed a massive strategic success, and the largest blow dealt to Saren's Alliance since the war began.