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'''Operation: TREBUCHET''' was the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s military response to the numerous civilian uprisings in the [[Outer Colonies]] known as the [[Insurrection]]. Spanning over ten years and encompassing at least two star systems, Operation: TREBUCHET involved numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] units and many vessels from the [[UNSC Navy]]. It is one of the largest and farthest reaching operations known to have been conducted by the UNSC in its long history.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 11</ref>

'''Operation: TREBUCHET''' was the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s military response to the numerous civilian uprisings in the [[Outer Colonies]] known as the [[Insurrection]]. Spanning over ten years and encompassing at least two star systems, Operation: TREBUCHET involved numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] units and many vessels from the [[UNSC Navy]]. It is one of the largest and farthest reaching operations known to have been conducted by the UNSC in its long history.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 11''</ref>

==Overview==

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==Timeline==

===2494===

Insurrectionist forces take control of Eridanus II, establishing their own [[Wikipedia:secession|secessionist]] government in the wake of the [[Wikipedia:coup d'état|''coup d'état'']].<ref name=TFOR>Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 17-18</ref>

Insurrectionist forces take control of Eridanus II, establishing their own [[Wikipedia:secession|secessionist]] government in the wake of the [[Wikipedia:coup d'état|''coup d'état'']].<ref name=TFOR>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 17-18''</ref>

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Fighting breaks out in the [[Eridanus Star System]] first, particularly at Eridanus II and the space around it, as rebels supporting the system's breakaway from the UNSC build a small navy of civilian craft and attempt to take over the system. The disorganized [[Eridanus Rebels]] are eventually brought together by [[Colonel Robert Watts]].

The UNSC responds harshly, sending a [[Fleet]] of [[UNSC Destroyer|Destroyers]] and [[Carrier]]s to the system to combat the rebel fleet. The resulting battle pitted the UNSC against at least one hundred smaller rebel craft.<ref name=TFOR2>Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 75-77</ref> The [[UNSC]] forces defeated their rebel counterparts with little difficulty. During the battle, the rebels were routed and the remnants of their fleet fled into the asteroid belt to [[Eridanus Secundus]]. They would eventually establish a fully functional asteroid base and began conducting raids again by [[2525]]. <ref name=TFOR2/>

The UNSC responds harshly, sending a [[Fleet]] of [[UNSC Destroyer|Destroyers]] and [[Carrier]]s to the system to combat the rebel fleet. The resulting battle pitted the UNSC against at least one hundred smaller rebel craft.<ref name=TFOR2>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 75-77''</ref> The [[UNSC]] forces defeated their rebel counterparts with little difficulty. During the battle, the rebels were routed and the remnants of their fleet fled into the asteroid belt to [[Eridanus Secundus]]. They would eventually establish a fully functional asteroid base and began conducting raids again by [[2525]]. <ref name=TFOR2/>

A ground campaign begins on [[Eridanus II]], as units from the [[9th Marine Expeditionary Force]] are sent to the planet in force, hoping to capture leaders of the movement and pacify the population. One of these units, the first Battalion of the [[21st Marine Division]] commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], was involved in a disastrous mission to try and capture a rebel leader - the second in command - in [[Elysium City]], which ended in the leader's family being killed and Ponder wounded and demoted.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 112</ref>

A ground campaign begins on [[Eridanus II]], as units from the [[9th Marine Expeditionary Force]] are sent to the planet in force, hoping to capture leaders of the movement and pacify the population. One of these units, the first Battalion of the [[21st Marine Division]] commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], was involved in a disastrous mission to try and capture a rebel leader - the second in command - in [[Elysium City]], which ended in the leader's family being killed and Ponder wounded and demoted.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 112''</ref>

===2524===

Fighting continues, now in Epsilon Eridani. By this point, the war has taken over a million lives, the majority of which being civilians. A Marine Battalion is posted at the colony world of [[Tribute]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Aboim]] and supported by the corvette {{UNSCship|Bum Rush}} and air support from [[Hornets]]. The battalion attempts to put a stop to rebel bomb makers. Two special warfare [[squad]]s, led by [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], are involved in disastrous operation in June. Byrne's team is killed during a hostage situation at a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant near [[Casbah]] city. Thirty-Eight civilians, three Marines, and two rebels are killed in the bombing. Byrne and Johnson are pulled from the system, and later sent to [[Harvest]].<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', pages 9-20</ref>

Fighting continues, now in Epsilon Eridani. By this point, the war has taken over a million lives, the majority of which being civilians. A Marine Battalion is posted at the colony world of [[Tribute]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Aboim]] and supported by the corvette {{UNSCship|Bum Rush}} and air support from [[Hornets]]. The battalion attempts to put a stop to rebel bomb makers. Two special warfare [[squad]]s, led by [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], are involved in disastrous operation in June. Byrne's team is killed during a hostage situation at a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant near [[Casbah]] city. Thirty-Eight civilians, three Marines, and two rebels are killed in the bombing. Byrne and Johnson are pulled from the system, and later sent to [[Harvest]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 9-20''</ref>

In the meantime, the Insurrectionists resort to bolder, more deadly tactics, such as the bombing of a civilian liner in orbit over [[Reach]].

===2525===

The last known operations involved the [[SPARTAN-II]] soldiers in [[2525]]. A team of five SPARTAN-IIs were dispatched and to infiltrate the rebel base at Eridanus Secundus and capture Watts, the rebel leader. They succeeded in doing so, crippling but not destroying the rebel infrastructure in the Eridanus system.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 83</ref> Shortly afterward, the Spartans were sent to halt a rebellion on [[Jericho VII]].

The last known operations involved the [[SPARTAN-II]] soldiers in [[2525]]. A team of five SPARTAN-IIs were dispatched and to infiltrate the rebel base at Eridanus Secundus and capture Watts, the rebel leader. They succeeded in doing so, crippling but not destroying the rebel infrastructure in the Eridanus system.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 83''</ref> Shortly afterward, the Spartans were sent to halt a rebellion on [[Jericho VII]].

The operation was abruptly concluded with the start of the Human-Covenant War after the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Though the [[Insurrection]] continued for a long time, the rebel threat in the system was rapidly decreased when the genocidal Covenant destroyed the systems, [[glassing]] planets and killing every human they encountered. In the meantime, many of the rebels, seeing that the UNSC offered the only real protection against the overwhelming Covenant force, ceased to resist, and either submitted to the UNSC's control or hid themselves away from both UNSC and Covenant attack.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref> Some groups of rebels survived free of UNSC control for as long as [[2552]]. The majority simply continued their daily lives without interfering with the UNSC. Others even decided to offer dealings with the UNSC. However, it transpired that some were traps.

The operation was abruptly concluded with the start of the Human-Covenant War after the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Though the [[Insurrection]] continued for a long time, the rebel threat in the system was rapidly decreased when the genocidal Covenant destroyed the systems, [[glassing]] planets and killing every human they encountered. In the meantime, many of the rebels, seeing that the UNSC offered the only real protection against the overwhelming Covenant force, ceased to resist, and either submitted to the UNSC's control or hid themselves away from both UNSC and Covenant attack.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> Some groups of rebels survived free of UNSC control for as long as [[2552]]. The majority simply continued their daily lives without interfering with the UNSC. Others even decided to offer dealings with the UNSC. However, it transpired that some were traps.

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-'''Operation: TREBUCHET''' was the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s military response to the numerous civilian uprisings in the [[Outer Colonies]] known as the [[Insurrection]]. Spanning over ten years and encompassing at least two star systems, Operation: TREBUCHET involved numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] units and many vessels from the [[UNSC Navy]]. It is one of the largest and farthest reaching operations known to have been conducted by the UNSC in its long history.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 11</ref>
+'''Operation: TREBUCHET''' was the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s military response to the numerous civilian uprisings in the [[Outer Colonies]] known as the [[Insurrection]]. Spanning over ten years and encompassing at least two star systems, Operation: TREBUCHET involved numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] units and many vessels from the [[UNSC Navy]]. It is one of the largest and farthest reaching operations known to have been conducted by the UNSC in its long history.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 11''</ref>
 ==Overview==
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 ==Timeline==
 ===2494===
-Insurrectionist forces take control of Eridanus II, establishing their own [[Wikipedia:secession|secessionist]] government in the wake of the [[Wikipedia:coup d'état|''coup d'état'']].<ref name=TFOR>Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 17-18</ref>
+Insurrectionist forces take control of Eridanus II, establishing their own [[Wikipedia:secession|secessionist]] government in the wake of the [[Wikipedia:coup d'état|''coup d'état'']].<ref name=TFOR>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 17-18''</ref>
 === 2496 ===
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 Fighting breaks out in the [[Eridanus Star System]] first, particularly at Eridanus II and the space around it, as rebels supporting the system's breakaway from the UNSC build a small navy of civilian craft and attempt to take over the system. The disorganized [[Eridanus Rebels]] are eventually brought together by [[Colonel Robert Watts]].
-The UNSC responds harshly, sending a [[Fleet]] of [[UNSC Destroyer|Destroyers]] and [[Carrier]]s to the system to combat the rebel fleet. The resulting battle pitted the UNSC against at least one hundred smaller rebel craft.<ref name=TFOR2>Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 75-77</ref> The [[UNSC]] forces defeated their rebel counterparts with little difficulty. During the battle, the rebels were routed and the remnants of their fleet fled into the asteroid belt to [[Eridanus Secundus]]. They would eventually establish a fully functional asteroid base and began conducting raids again by [[2525]]. <ref name=TFOR2/>
+The UNSC responds harshly, sending a [[Fleet]] of [[UNSC Destroyer|Destroyers]] and [[Carrier]]s to the system to combat the rebel fleet. The resulting battle pitted the UNSC against at least one hundred smaller rebel craft.<ref name=TFOR2>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 75-77''</ref> The [[UNSC]] forces defeated their rebel counterparts with little difficulty. During the battle, the rebels were routed and the remnants of their fleet fled into the asteroid belt to [[Eridanus Secundus]]. They would eventually establish a fully functional asteroid base and began conducting raids again by [[2525]]. <ref name=TFOR2/>
-A ground campaign begins on [[Eridanus II]], as units from the [[9th Marine Expeditionary Force]] are sent to the planet in force, hoping to capture leaders of the movement and pacify the population. One of these units, the first Battalion of the [[21st Marine Division]] commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], was involved in a disastrous mission to try and capture a rebel leader - the second in command - in [[Elysium City]], which ended in the leader's family being killed and Ponder wounded and demoted.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 112</ref>
+A ground campaign begins on [[Eridanus II]], as units from the [[9th Marine Expeditionary Force]] are sent to the planet in force, hoping to capture leaders of the movement and pacify the population. One of these units, the first Battalion of the [[21st Marine Division]] commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], was involved in a disastrous mission to try and capture a rebel leader - the second in command - in [[Elysium City]], which ended in the leader's family being killed and Ponder wounded and demoted.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 112''</ref>
 ===2524===
-Fighting continues, now in Epsilon Eridani. By this point, the war has taken over a million lives, the majority of which being civilians. A Marine Battalion is posted at the colony world of [[Tribute]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Aboim]] and supported by the corvette {{UNSCship|Bum Rush}} and air support from [[Hornets]]. The battalion attempts to put a stop to rebel bomb makers. Two special warfare [[squad]]s, led by [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], are involved in disastrous operation in June. Byrne's team is killed during a hostage situation at a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant near [[Casbah]] city. Thirty-Eight civilians, three Marines, and two rebels are killed in the bombing. Byrne and Johnson are pulled from the system, and later sent to [[Harvest]].<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', pages 9-20</ref>
+Fighting continues, now in Epsilon Eridani. By this point, the war has taken over a million lives, the majority of which being civilians. A Marine Battalion is posted at the colony world of [[Tribute]], commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Aboim]] and supported by the corvette {{UNSCship|Bum Rush}} and air support from [[Hornets]]. The battalion attempts to put a stop to rebel bomb makers. Two special warfare [[squad]]s, led by [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], are involved in disastrous operation in June. Byrne's team is killed during a hostage situation at a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant near [[Casbah]] city. Thirty-Eight civilians, three Marines, and two rebels are killed in the bombing. Byrne and Johnson are pulled from the system, and later sent to [[Harvest]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 9-20''</ref>
 In the meantime, the Insurrectionists resort to bolder, more deadly tactics, such as the bombing of a civilian liner in orbit over [[Reach]].
 ===2525===
-The last known operations involved the [[SPARTAN-II]] soldiers in [[2525]]. A team of five SPARTAN-IIs were dispatched and to infiltrate the rebel base at Eridanus Secundus and capture Watts, the rebel leader. They succeeded in doing so, crippling but not destroying the rebel infrastructure in the Eridanus system.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 83</ref> Shortly afterward, the Spartans were sent to halt a rebellion on [[Jericho VII]].
+The last known operations involved the [[SPARTAN-II]] soldiers in [[2525]]. A team of five SPARTAN-IIs were dispatched and to infiltrate the rebel base at Eridanus Secundus and capture Watts, the rebel leader. They succeeded in doing so, crippling but not destroying the rebel infrastructure in the Eridanus system.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 83''</ref> Shortly afterward, the Spartans were sent to halt a rebellion on [[Jericho VII]].
-The operation was abruptly concluded with the start of the Human-Covenant War after the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Though the [[Insurrection]] continued for a long time, the rebel threat in the system was rapidly decreased when the genocidal Covenant destroyed the systems, [[glassing]] planets and killing every human they encountered. In the meantime, many of the rebels, seeing that the UNSC offered the only real protection against the overwhelming Covenant force, ceased to resist, and either submitted to the UNSC's control or hid themselves away from both UNSC and Covenant attack.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref> Some groups of rebels survived free of UNSC control for as long as [[2552]]. The majority simply continued their daily lives without interfering with the UNSC. Others even decided to offer dealings with the UNSC. However, it transpired that some were traps.
+The operation was abruptly concluded with the start of the Human-Covenant War after the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Though the [[Insurrection]] continued for a long time, the rebel threat in the system was rapidly decreased when the genocidal Covenant destroyed the systems, [[glassing]] planets and killing every human they encountered. In the meantime, many of the rebels, seeing that the UNSC offered the only real protection against the overwhelming Covenant force, ceased to resist, and either submitted to the UNSC's control or hid themselves away from both UNSC and Covenant attack.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> Some groups of rebels survived free of UNSC control for as long as [[2552]]. The majority simply continued their daily lives without interfering with the UNSC. Others even decided to offer dealings with the UNSC. However, it transpired that some were traps.
 ===2552===