The Battle of Kellar Prime occurred when the USS Remington entered the system to transport Tevok, the leader of the Kellarian Revolution, to the planet in the hopes that he could start a revolution overthrowing The 17. The Remington, accompanied by the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the USS Phoenix, initially attempted to negotiate with Tobak, the commander of the Kellarian System Defense Forces, but when Captain Boswell mentioned that he knew of the existence of The 17, the Kellarian vessels opened fire. Initially, Remington was able to destroy one ship, but came under fire from five more. The Theodore Roosevelt and Phoenix managed to draw the fire away from the Remington, which moved within transporter range and beamed Tevok down to the planet. Remington was soon pursued by two more cruisers