   "no surrender, no retreat" is a key episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series babylon 5. the episode also gives its name to the entire fourth season of the series, thus emphasizing its importance. ==synopsis== "captain's personal log, september 2nd, 2261âenough is enough." captain john sheridan, the commander of the babylon 5 station, organizes an attack to liberate the proxima 3 colony from the forces of tyrannical earth alliance president william morgan clark. sheridan decides to take the offensive against president clark after learning of the murder of 10,000 civilians by clark's forces. before taking the offensive, sheridan gets support from the league of non-aligned worlds for his actions. in exchange for continued protection of their borders from raiders and pirates, they are asked to provide for the defense of babylon 5, to break contact with earth except for humanitarian reasons, and to otherwise remain neutral in the pending civil war. sheridan then takes a fleet of white star warships to the besieged proxima 3 colony. president clark has positioned six omega-class destroyers around the planet to prevent any colonists from leaving and to prevent any supplies from reaching the colony. as a result of the blockade the colonists are starving and on the verge of surrender. sheridan's plan is to surround the destroyers with superior firepower and then convince as many destroyers as possible to defect to his side. the earth fleet blockading proxima 3 is led by earthforce captain trevor hall. hall is loyal to president clark and his dictatorial regime and commands the earth alliance destroyer heracles;. sheridan sends the white stars at proxima 3 in three waves to confuse captain hall: the first wave, consisting of only 3 ships, exits hyperspace on the far side of the planet; this leads hall to order the destroyers pollux and nemesis to investigate. a second, larger wave of white stars exits hyperspace closer to the main destroyer force. the final wave of white stars, commanded by captain sheridan himself, exits the local jumpgate. sheridan
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