Drakh attack on Earth

Drakh attack of Earth
Conflict	Drakh War
Date	January 2267
Place	Earth orbit
Result	Shadow planetkiller destroyed, Drakh infect Earth.
Combatants
Interstellar Alliance
Drakh
Commanders
John Sheridan Leonard Anderson
Unknown
Strength
Two Victory class destroyers, Earth destroyers and other alliance ships
Shadow planetkiller, many auxiliary vessels
Casualties
IAS Victory, over 240 Earth destroyers with at least 6,000-7,000 KIA
Shadow planetkiller, Most Drakh vehicles destroyed

The Drakh attack of Earth began the war with the Drakh.

Interstellar Alliance president John Sheridan takes command of the IAS Excalibur and IAS Victory and leads the EarthForce and ISA fleets to victory.

The Victory was destroyed in the battle, but the Excalibur survived.

Despite defeating the Drakh Sheridan's fleet was unable to prevent the Drakh from releasing the Drakh plague into Earth's atmosphere, infecting everyone on the planet. Within five years the plague will destroy all life on the planet.

References

A Call to Arms
War Zone