Earth-Minbari war
The Earth-Minbari War is a fictional war that takes place in the science fiction series Babylon 5. The war which ended with Earth on the brink of destruction.
The war was provoked by an Earth Alliance force led by Captain Michael Jankowski aboard the EAS (Earth Alliance Ship) Prometheus to investigate the Minbari. During the expedition, the Prometheus and her escorts encountered a Minbari crusier carrying the Grey Council. The Minbari upon seeing the Earth vessels opened their gunports as a sign of respect and strength. Captain Jankowski misinterpreted the gesture as a sign of hostility and opened fire on the Minbari vessel killing Dukhat, the leader of the Grey Council. The Minbari then proceded to wage a war to destroy all humans.
Earth ships found themselves outgunned by the Minbari and unable to target the Minbari ships and thus, the war went badly for the humans. Upon reaching Earth during the Battle of the Line, the Minbari decided to cease-fire after finding that dead Minbari were being reborn as humans, sparing Earth from annihilation.
Referenced By
Babylon 5 | Earth Alliance
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