Battle of Pellia

The Battle of Pelia (also known as The Battle of Pellia Prime) was a short but brutal skirmish between the forces of the United Federation of Planets and the Pellian Consortium in 2389. The incident began when the USS New Orleans accidentally crossed into Pellian territory due to an error with the ship's navigational computer. A treaty of non-aggression had been in place for over three decades before the incident, which explicitly stated that any incursion into their space would be considered an act of war. The Pellians fired on the New Orleans, severely crippling it and wiping out the main bridge crew. Mirra Boleros managed to send out a distress call as the ship spiralled out of control, attracting the attention of the starships Hunt, Verona and Illustrious.