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instrument." — The Covenant's declaration of war. The Human-Covenant War, also known as the Covenant War, the Great War, and the War of Annihilation by

write today. You will be remembered." — The Human-Covenant war or Covenant War was a conflict between the Covenant and the United Nations Space Command. Several

Didact, see Post-Covenant War conflicts. "Ten thousand years ago, humans had fought a war against Forerunners — and lost. The centers of human civilization

of the Human-Covenant War in 2552, a number of smaller conflicts and tensions arose: this cold time period was referred to as the post-Covenant War era,

casualties. Main article: Post-Covenant War conflicts Following the final battle of the war on December 11, 2552, the Human-Covenant War ended in a victory for

of the events slightly before, during, and slightly after the Human-Covenant War. The war began in early 2525, with the First Battle of Harvest, though

encounter of the Human-Covenant War, the Covenant learned of the humans' computer systems and of their language from salvaging human-computer and network

over Reach. Main article: Human-Covenant War The first contact between Covenant species and humans took place when a Covenant starship, Minor Transgression

the beginning of a 28-year war with the Covenant. During the war, hundreds of human colonies were destroyed and billions of human civilians and military personnel

Clarity. Covenant forces have long made use of various carrier classes within their fleets. For a number of years leading up to the Human-Covenant War, several

article: Merg Vol's Covenant Led by Zealot Merg Vol, the faction initiated one of the first post-Covenant War conflicts, attacking the human research world

at the end of the Human-Covenant War, most of these scattered assets fell under the control of the various Covenant remnants. Despite the seemingly monolithic

This article details John-117's actions during the Human-Covenant War, up until the end of 2544. Main article: Battle of Chi Ceti IV John-117: "Spartans

usage towards the end of the Human-Covenant War. Jiralhanae officers sometimes carried their own combat knives. The Covenant military also boasted an impressive

Main article: Post-Covenant War conflicts With the Covenant war over, and the Schism breaking into a multitude of conflicts, Covenant ships began finding

BCE. Main article: Human-Covenant War Between 2542 and 2552, the Honor Guard were charged with defending a Lesser Prophet on a Covenant-controlled planet

elude any local defensive measures. During the Human-Covenant War, corvettes were utilized by the Covenant in front-line combat roles as well as long-range

post-war era. For the original theocratic empire, see Covenant. This Covenant faction was one of the several splinter groups of the former Covenant who

interdictor. CPV-class destroyers were seen in various battles early in the Human-Covenant War, while a slightly smaller RPV-class destroyer was present during the

the Covenant Schism, was a major civil war between the forces loyal to the Covenant (led by the San'Shyuum and the Jiralhanae) against the Covenant separatists