Starfleet Records. Benjamin Sisko, Captain of DS9. The Beginning of the Dominion War. Klingon War. Stardate: 49011.4 (2372). An injured O'Brien restores the shields, and Dax announces the arrival of the Starfleet reinforcements, six ships led by the USS Venture. Accepting that continuing the battle will lead to heavy losses on both sides and leaving the Alpha Quadrant open to the Dominion, Gowron agrees to retreat and halt the invasion of Cardassian space. He parts with one final threat: "You ha