Skirmish of the Ancient Ruins

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Skirmish of the Ancient Ruins
Conflict	Tau'ri-Wraith war
Date	2004
Place	Planet (Suspicion)
Combatants
Tau'ri
Wraith
Commanders
Major John Sheppard
Strength
Atlantis Reconnaissance 1 Stackhouse's Atlantis Reconnaissance Team
Several Wraith warriors
Casualties
Heavy

The Skirmish of the Ancient Ruins was an event that took place in 2004 during the Tau'ri-Wraith war.

Prelude

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Battle

Drawn in by the Wraith relay device in Teyla Emmagan's necklace, the Wraith attack Major John Sheppard and Sergeant Stackhouse's teams as they are exploring some ruins. The teams quickly take cover and take down two of the three attacking Wraith warriors while Sheppard calls for Teyla and Lieutenant Aiden Ford to come back over the radio. The teams apparently kill the third Wraith, but it rises again and stuns Sheppard. The surviving Wraith is killed and the teams retreat through the Stargate to Atlantis. Later, Teyla and Ford make it back to the Stargate. By then Ford has fallen and was knocked out and Teyla is forced to defend him from a further Wraith attack until Atlantis lets them through the Stargate.

Aftermath

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Appearances

• Stargate Atlantis
  • Season 1
    • "Suspicion"
    • "Letters from Pegasus" (Mentioned)