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Battle for Earth

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This article is about the major battle at the end of the Human-Covenant War. For smaller conflicts during the post-war era, see Battle of Earth (disambiguation).

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Battle for Earth
A multimedia collage of the Battle for Earth. Images used starting from top left going clockwise: File:H2A - BattleofEarth.png, File:Orphic Spear 1.png, File:Time to Believe.jpg, File:Cleveland in 2552.PNG (edited to remove text), File:Battle of Sector Six 09.png, File:Voi 7.jpg.
Clockwise from top left: The Fleet of Sacred Consecration above the European Union; Alpha-Five dropping into Mombasa; John-117 supposedly at the Second Battle of New Mombasa; a Ket-pattern battlecruiser over Cleveland; a Phantom reinforcing the Covenant in Sector Six; John-117 and Thel 'Vadam watch as Indulgence of Conviction crash lands into Voi.

Conflict:

Date:

October 20, 2552[1][2] – c. December 3, 2552[Note 1][2]

Location:

Earth, Sol system

Outcome:

UEG/Fleet of Retribution victory

  • Covenant invasion successfully repelled; most surviving forces flee to Installation 00
  • Earth brutally bombarded[3] but full glassing averted; parts of Africa are, including in the excavation of the Excession
  • Catastrophic reduction of Earth's population[4] and majority of cities destroyed[5]
  • Local Flood infestation contained[6]
Details
Belligerents

Post-Great Schism:

  • Flood (briefly on November 17)
Commanders

Post-Great Schism:

Pre-Mombasa:

Post-Mombasa:

Gravemind

Strength

See here for details on participating forces