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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Human-Covenant War. It was later bolstered by the Didact's Prometheans and fought against the United Nations Space Command during the post-war era

Halo Wars, with poly and texture information. A render of the Covenant minibase with no attached buildings. A shielded Covenant citadel. A Covenant citadel

During the final days of the Human-Covenant War, the Sangheili under 'Vadam and 'Vadum's command fought alongside humans in battle. Thus, the UNSC and

turrets. Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, the Sangheili commander in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, Gek 'Lhar, commanded a war-freighter during his time spent

with the onset of the Human-Covenant War in 2525 and lasted until the Covenant's defeat at the Ark in late 2552. Originally, the war had been started by

stretching back to prior to nuclear wars in 2492. During the Human-Covenant War and the Great Schism, Jiralhanae War Chieftains were commonly deployed during

Forerunner-Precursor war (c. 10,000,000 BCE) Human-Forerunner wars (c. 107,445 BCE–106,445 BCE) Forerunner-Flood war (c. 97,745 BCE–97,445 BCE) War of Wills (2200

embraced the Covenant religion, grafting its tenets to their own belief system. Main article: Human-Covenant War When the Prophets declared war on a previously

by Marvel Comics. Consisting of four issues, Covenant chronicles the early days of the Human-Covenant War. The series mostly follows the plot of the novel

years prior to Halo: Combat Evolved, during the Covenant assault on the Outer Colonies in the Human-Covenant War. The game was developed by Ensemble Studios

them. During the Human-Covenant War, some members of the Covenant studied and learned one or more human languages in order to interpret human communications

structure that can be built on a Covenant Citadel. It primarily serves as the Covenant counterpart to the Field Armory and War Council structures used by the

surviving Covenant forces aboard the keyship - who no one had expected to still be alive. Despite using their old Covenant-era equipment, the Covenant troops

United Nations Space Command and the Covenant on the human colony world of Arcadia during the Human-Covenant War in 2531. Shortly after one of the last

Battle of Asmara was an engagement on the human colony of Asmara early in the Human-Covenant War. It ended in a Covenant victory and the glassing of the planet

the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War, amassing a mercenary army known as the Banished, who have now attacked the Ark and massacred the humans under

the Human-Covenant War. The Rasus-pattern interdictor is approximately two kilometers long and one kilometer wide. It is larger than many Covenant warships

Concord was an engagement of the Human-Covenant War in 2551 between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant on the human colony planet of Concord. On

Battle of Bliss was a battle fought in orbit above the human colony of Bliss during the Human-Covenant War. On February 13, 2526, ONI prowler Accra was conducting

In late 2552 during the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC defended Mars from attack by Covenant forces. On October 13, 2552, gravitic and radiation anomalies

Sangheili-Jiralhanae war was a series of scattered conflicts between the Sangheili and the various Jiralhanae factions after the events of the Human-Covenant War and acted

genocide. During the Human-Covenant War, a number of war crimes were committed, particularly by the Covenant who sought the genocide of the human race. After an

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Battle of Leonis Minoris was a battle of the Human-Covenant War. In 2537, the Covenant discovered the human presence in the Leonis Minoris system, and proceeded

the Human-Covenant War. Upon arrival the lone Covenant ship inflicted heavy damage on the Battle Group which was unable to penetrate the Covenant ship's

Summits were used by the imperial Covenant during their planetary warfare campaigns during the Human-Covenant War. These included deployments on Arcadia

utilized by both the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in the Human-Covenant War. It is the result of long-term in-the-field interviews between

engagement in the Human-Covenant War. It was fought in the city of Mount Haven on an unknown human colony world between the UNSC and the Covenant in August 2552

In 2552, during the Human-Covenant War, a battle took place at Luna. In October 2552, the Prophet of Regret discovered Earth with his fleet. With the discovery

prisoners of war in their conflict against the Covenant, often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and

In 2549, during the Human-Covenant War, a battle took place at Mesa. Mesa would be attacked by the Fleet of Particular Justice. The planet would be glassed

engagement on the human colony of Ariel during the Human-Covenant War. It was fought between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant. At some point

the Halos. The Arbiter then personally executes Truth, ending the Human-Covenant war at last. Moments later, however, the Gravemind and the Flood turn

was a major engagement of the Human-Covenant War between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant on the human colony of Paris IV, taking place

Nations Space Command and the Covenant Fleet of Inexorable Obedience in 2526 during the Human-Covenant War at the human Outer Colony of Biko. It occurred

Covenant cruisers are a classification of Covenant starships that span numerous sizes, shapes, and functions. They are ubiquitous and possess weapon capabilities

Intelligence to launch a retaliatory strike against the Covenant in 2552 in the final stages of the Human-Covenant War. In 2552, the United Nations Space Command suffered

into the Human-Covenant War, disorder and rebellion were commonplace. The majority of the Outer Colonies were glassed by the Covenant during the war. For a

field to protect its occupants. Jul 'Mdama's new Covenant, active following the end of the Human-Covenant War, makes use of at least three different varieties

military alliance existed between the human and San'Shyuum species before and during the time of the human-Forerunner wars. The alliance ended once the Forerunners

Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science. Before the end of the Human-Covenant War, War Games were mostly live training in locations such as the Military

carried out on the human Inner Colony of Imber when it came under attack by the Covenant in 2551, near the end of the Human-Covenant War. Objectives included

between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War on the human colony world of New Harmony. It took place in the

In 2530, during the Human-Covenant War, there was an engagement between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant Empire at Eridanus II. During

The Fall of Madrigal was an engagement of the Human-Covenant War in December 2528 on the human Outer Colony of Madrigal in 23 Librae system. The battle

During the Human-Covenant War, Zanars proved themselves surprisingly effective against the UNSC Navy early in the war, leading to some Covenant commanders

Battle for Alluvion was an engagement of the Human-Covenant War between the United Nations Space Command and Covenant on the planet Alluvion in the Bhaakto system

destroyed after the fall of High Charity in 2552. Sometime after the Human-Covenant War, a Sangheili Shipmaster seeking asylum provided useful intel to the

Command and the Covenant, taking place on Harvest in the Epsilon Indi system. It marked the beginning of the Human-Covenant War. Covenant culture and society

The Battle of Beta Eridani was an engagement in the Human-Covenant War between the Covenant and the United Nations Space Command in the Beta Eridani system

Battle of Gamma Pavonis VII was a battle that took place during the Human-Covenant War. It was centered around Gamma Pavonis VII. Under the command of a

after the culmination of the Human-Covenant War, several remnants of the former Covenant resumed the use of glassing against human colonies. The colony world

battles of the Human-Covenant War, and the first engagement that saw the large-scale deployment of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers against Covenant ground forces

early in the Human-Covenant War between forces of the United Nations Space Command and several Insurrectionist factions, and later the Covenant. It took place

Spirit of Fire, the Covenant, the Flood, and Forerunner forces on the Forerunner shield world known as the Trove during the Human-Covenant War from February

the prehistoric human military, accompanied by human soldiers. Ancient human ships above Charum Hakkor in Halo Mythos. An ancient human cruiser found by

Sol System. The Human-Covenant War finally came to an end after the UNSC and the Sangheili Fleet of Retribution eliminated the Covenant leadership and destroyed

Prophet of Regret The Covenant religion, based upon the worship of the ancient race of beings known as the Forerunners. The Covenant commonly referred to

Operation against the Covenant early in the Human-Covenant War aimed at buying humanity time to develop effective countermeasures against Covenant technology. It

World War I was a Human conflict. World War I was the first human conflict in which flamethrowers were used. Trench warfare was common during the war. By

setback at the dawn of the Human-Covenant War. Influence over these worlds was greatly reduced by the Covenant during the war, with only Earth and a few

death of Raia. Spoilers end here. A Thursday War is a colloquial name given in the Royal Navy for weekly war-fighting and damage control exercises that are

article: Human-Covenant War Following the beginning of the Human-Covenant War in 2525, Operation: TREBUCHET was promptly abandoned due to the Covenant threat

enormously decisive commitment to the Human-Covenant War. Main article: Human-Covenant War Prior to the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC Navy had a large fleet

engagement in the Human-Covenant War. It was fought on the human colony world of New Jerusalem in Cygnus system between the UNSC and the Covenant in July or August

to its local Fleet Security roles throughout the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War. Fleet Security was one of the major divisions of the Special Warfare

system between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant, during the Human-Covenant War in early 2537. Danforth Whitcomb distinguished himself in

of Sargasso was an engagement of the Human-Covenant War between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant on the planet Sargasso in 2546. During

Sangheili as Rakoi, is a planet and former human Outer Colony in a Joint-Occupation Zone. Following the Human-Covenant War, the planet was settled as a Sangheili

Battle of XI Boötis A was a major battle in the early years of the Human-Covenant War. The UNSC fleet, consisting of seventy ships, engaged eight enemy

the human Outer Colony of Arcadia in the Procyon system, on September 9, 2549 during the Human-Covenant War. Although Arcadia survived the Covenant's first

breeding proved to be a pivotal asset to the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War, as they were able to overwhelm human forces with their sheer numbers, and

years of the Human-Covenant War. The human fleet, consisting of 117 ships under the command of Admiral Preston Cole, engaged twelve Covenant warships, destroying

III was an engagement of the Human-Covenant War between Covenant and United Nations Space Command forces fought on the human colony world Draco III in 2545

engagement during the Human-Covenant War, occurring between United Nations Space Command and Covenant forces during May 2545 on the human Inner Colony planet

alliance, the Covenant, the Flood, and Forerunner Sentinels on December 11, 2552. It was the final overarching battle of the Human-Covenant War and was the

were bypassed by the Covenant fleet attacking Reach, and a number of Inner Colonies survived the war. Main article: Post-Covenant War conflicts This section

and ignored Tribute's humans. As the Covenant civil war resulted in the destruction of most Covenant ships over the planet, human survivors could only look

outside support as the Human-Covenant War began. A handful of insurgents remained active on Tribute throughout the Human-Covenant War, apparently convinced

remained nearly a total mystery to humanity throughout the Human-Covenant War. Following the end of the war in 2552, the United Nations Space Command and Office