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|commanders1 = [[Colonel]] [[Acono Menteith]]† | |commanders1 = [[Colonel]] [[Acono Menteith]]† | ||
|commanders2 = ''unknown'' | |commanders2 = ''unknown'' | ||
|forces1 = [[53rd Armored Division]] | |forces1 = [[UNSC Army]] | ||
|forces2 = Covenant Navy<br/> | *[[53rd Armored Division]] | ||
Covenant Army | |forces2 = [[Covenant Navy]]<br/> | ||
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|casual1 = *Total destruction | |casual1 = *Total destruction | ||
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==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
In May 2545, a [[Covenant]] armada invaded Actium. By May 10, [[Colonel]] [[Acono Menteith]], whom had assumed command of the UNSC's [[53rd Armored Division]], gave a rousing speech to the roughly twelve-thousand surviving UNSC soldiers. Later that month, he led the remnants of the division deep into Covenant-held territory in order to destroy three of the largest Covenant staging areas on record; the 53rd did so with the aid of a pair of [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s, though they suffered heavy attrition. | In May 2545, a [[Covenant]] armada invaded Actium. By May 10, [[Colonel]] [[Acono Menteith]], whom had assumed command of the [[UNSC Army]]'s [[53rd Armored Division]], gave a rousing speech to the roughly twelve-thousand surviving UNSC soldiers. Later that month, he led the remnants of the division deep into Covenant-held territory in order to destroy three of the largest Covenant staging areas on record; the 53rd did so with the aid of a pair of [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s, though they suffered heavy attrition. | ||
Within the month, the 53rd Armored Division was annihilated. Actium fell to the Covenant and was presumably [[Glassing|glassed]]. Colonel Menteith's speech became legendary throughout the colonies as a symbol of [[human]] resistance against the Covenant.<ref name="Waypoint"/> | Within the month, the 53rd Armored Division was annihilated. Actium fell to the Covenant and was presumably [[Glassing|glassed]]. Colonel Menteith's speech became legendary throughout the colonies as a symbol of [[human]] resistance against the Covenant.<ref name="Waypoint"/> | ||
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- "Let no one here question our place in human history. That we are here right now is not coincidence or accident. It is our fate. And this war, our birthright — our legacy. Our generation was born to fight the Covenant, and you, my fellow soldiers - were born for this very day. Today the enemy will hear the roar of humanity. And they will fear us."
- — Colonel Acono Mentieth's address to the 53rd Armored Division
The Battle of Actium was a military engagement that occured between United Nations Space Command and Covenant forces during May 2545 on the colony world Actium.[1]
The battle
In May 2545, a Covenant armada invaded Actium. By May 10, Colonel Acono Menteith, whom had assumed command of the UNSC Army's 53rd Armored Division, gave a rousing speech to the roughly twelve-thousand surviving UNSC soldiers. Later that month, he led the remnants of the division deep into Covenant-held territory in order to destroy three of the largest Covenant staging areas on record; the 53rd did so with the aid of a pair of HAVOK tactical nuclear weapons, though they suffered heavy attrition.
Within the month, the 53rd Armored Division was annihilated. Actium fell to the Covenant and was presumably glassed. Colonel Menteith's speech became legendary throughout the colonies as a symbol of human resistance against the Covenant.[1]
List of appearances
- Halo Legends
- Origins (Possible appearance)
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