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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Battle infobox
{{Battle infobox
|prev=[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
|prev=[[Fall of Reach]]
|conc=*[[Fall of Reach]]
|conc=[[Raid on Verge]]
*[[Raid on Verge]]
|next=[[Battle of Installation 04]]
*[[Battle of Installation 04]]
|name=Battle of Tribute
*[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]
*[[Battle for Earth]]
|next=*[[Battle of Installation 05]]
*[[Great Schism]]
**[[Fall of High Charity]]
|name=Battle for Tribute
|image=[[File:H4 - Battle of Tribute.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:H4 - Battle of Tribute.png|300px]]
|conflict=*[[Human-Covenant War]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Siege of the Inner Colonies]]
|date=Early [[2552#August|August]] to [[2552#November|November 2552]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Tribute'']</ref><ref group="note" name="a">The Covenant's first covert deployments on Reach occurred on the night of July 23, while their overt actions began around a week later. Thus, their invasion of Tribute must have occurred no earlier than late July. Since Spartan Team Black was deployed on two missions outside the Epsilon Eridani system between the invasion of Tribute and the Fall of Reach on August 30, it can be assumed that Tribute was invaded fairly early in the Epsilon Eridani campaign.</ref>
|date=Early [[2552#August|August]] to [[2552#November|November 2552]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute ''Halo Waypoint'': Tribute]</ref>{{Ref/Note|Id=a|The Covenant's first covert deployments on Reach occurred on the night of July 23, while their overt actions began around a week later. Thus, their invasion of Tribute must have occurred no earlier than late July. Since Spartan Team Black was deployed on two missions outside the Epsilon Eridani system between the invasion of Tribute and the Fall of Reach on August 30, it can be assumed that Tribute was invaded fairly early in the Epsilon Eridani campaign.}}
|place=[[Tribute]], [[Epsilon Eridani system]]
|place=[[Tribute]], [[Epsilon Eridani system]]
|result='''Pyrrhic Covenant victory'''{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|result='''Pyrrhic Covenant victory'''<ref name="universe"/>
*Tribute partially [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg2}}
*Tribute partially [[Glassing|glassed]]<ref name="universe"/><ref name="h4evg2"/>
|side1=*{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command]]
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=*{{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|commanders1=Unknown
|commanders1=Unknown
|commanders2=Unknown
|commanders2=Unknown
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**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
*[[UNSC Army]]
*[[UNSC Army]]
*[[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] fireteam<ref name="H4EVG">''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 222</ref>{{Ref/Note|Id=identity|Of the 28 active SPARTAN-IIs assigned to NAVSPECWAR, 25 were present on Reach between July 18 and August 30, 2552, in preparation for [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. They, like most of the planet's military garrison and civilian population, were kept unaware of the ongoing invasion of the Epsilon Eridani system. As related [[List of inconsistencies in the Halo series#Several sources|here]], the only teams that would have been available at the time were [[Gray Team|Gray]] (who had [[Gray Team#History|officially been out of contact]] for about a year) and [[Team Black|Black]] (who were concurrently deployed to Verge). In light of this account, it is likely that the SPARTAN-IIs who fought in Casbah were from Team Black, as their deployment to Verge was a direct response to the Covenant's blockade of Tribute.}}
*Unknown number of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]]<ref name="H4EVG">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 222''</ref><ref name="identity" group="note">Of the 28 active SPARTAN-IIs assigned to NAVSPECWAR, 25 were present on Reach between July 18 and August 30, 2552, in preparation for [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. They, like most of the planet's military garrison and civilian population, were kept unaware of the ongoing invasion of the Epsilon Eridani system. As related [[List of inconsistencies in the Halo series#Several sources|here]], the only teams that would have been available at the time were [[Gray Team|Gray]] (who had [[Gray Team#History|officially been out of contact]] for about a year) and [[Team Black|Black]] (who were concurrently deployed to Verge). In light of this account, it is likely that the SPARTAN-IIs who fought in Casbah were from Team Black, as their deployment to Verge was a direct response to the Covenant's blockade of Tribute.</ref>
*SPARTAN-III fireteam{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|landf}}
*SPARTAN-III fireteam<ref name="landf"/><ref name="H4EVG"/>
*9 [[S-930 Pegasus]]'{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}}
|forces2=*At least one {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}<ref>'''Halo 4''', multiplayer map ''Landfall'' - evacuation alert messages</ref><br>
|forces2=*At least one {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}<ref>''Halo 4'', multiplayer map, Landfall - evacuation alert messages</ref><br>
*At least two {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s<ref name="landf"/>
*At least two {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s{{Ref/Reuse|landf}}<ref name="CovEscape">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - [[Covenant Escape]]</ref>
*At least four {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}s<ref name="landf">'''Halo 4''', multiplayer map ''[[Landfall (level)|Landfall]]''</ref><br>
*At least four {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s<ref name="landf">''Halo 4'', multiplayer map, [[Landfall (level)|Landfall]]</ref>
*[[Jiralhanae]] [[pack]]s<ref name="universe"/>
*[[Jiralhanae]] [[pack]]s{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|casual1=*90% of evacuation fleet lost
|casual1=*90% of evacuation fleet lost
*Unknown Army and Marine/ODST losses
*Unknown Army and Marine/ODST losses
*Half of Tribute's population{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*Half of Tribute's population<ref name="universe"/>
*Unidentified SPARTAN fireteam
*SPARTAN fireteam
|casual2=*Heavy ground losses{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|casual2=*Heavy ground losses<ref name="universe"/>
*Most ships{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*Most ships<ref name="universe"/>
**''[[Supplication of Purity]]''{{Ref/Reuse|CovEscape}}
}}
}}


The '''Battle for Tribute''' was an [[battle|engagement]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]] that took place on and around the [[planet]] [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]], between the [[Covenant]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/NoteReuse|a}}<ref name="HOD">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - [[Hall of History]] - MA5D assault rifle exhibit</ref> The battle proved to be long-lasting, and only ended with the beginning of the [[Great Schism]] in [[2552#November|November of 2552]], when the [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] forces around Tribute turned on each other.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
The '''Battle of Tribute''' was an engagement of the [[Human-Covenant War]] that took place on and around the planet [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]], between the [[Covenant]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref group="note" name="a"/> The battle proved to be long-lasting, and only ended with the beginning of the [[Great Schism]] in [[2552#November|November of 2552]], when the [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] forces around Tribute turned on each other.<ref name="universe"/>


==Battle==
==The battle==
After the [[Covenant]] began their [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]] on [[2552#July|July 24, 2552]], they also attacked the other colonies in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], including Tribute. Despite the brave efforts of the [[United Nations Space Command]] forces protecting the planet, the Covenant soon gained the upper hand in the battle. Eventually, the Covenant began to target population and industrial centers for [[Orbital bombardment|orbital plasma bombardment]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[Corporal]] [[Taylor Miles]] was present during the evacuation of the colony, and witnessed the near total destruction of the UNSC Navy escort fleet in orbit as they protected civilian refugees where the fleet suffered ninety percent losses.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', Dutch's biography</ref> [[UNSC Army|Army]] forces also participated in the battle.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/c0dfea7c-87fa-4224-82ff-c44d93b73f03/dmr ''Halo Waypoint'': DMR]</ref><ref>''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 20</ref>  
After the [[Covenant]] began their [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]] on [[2552#July|July 24, 2552]], they also attacked the other colonies in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], including Tribute. Despite the brave efforts of the [[United Nations Space Command]] forces protecting the planet, the Covenant soon gained the upper hand in the battle. Eventually, the Covenant began to target population and industrial centers for [[Orbital bombardment|orbital plasma bombardment]].<ref name="universe"/> [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[Corporal]] [[Taylor Miles]] was present during the evacuation of the colony, and witnessed the near total destruction of the UNSC Navy escort fleet in orbit as they protected civilian refugees where the fleet suffered ninety percent losses.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Dutch's biography''</ref> [[UNSC Army|Army]] forces also participated in the battle.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/detail/c0dfea7c-87fa-4224-82ff-c44d93b73f03/dmr '''Halo Waypoint''': ''DMR'']</ref><ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 20''</ref>


The battle apparently lasted for some time, as the Covenant continued to blockade the planet. [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Team Black]] was sent to [[Verge]] to destroy a [[beacon]] supplying the Covenant ships with [[helium]] used as fuel in their reactors. Team Black succeeded in their mission, presumably hindering the Covenant assault.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', [[Blunt Instruments]]</ref> As the battle continued, [[Jiralhanae]] forces began to land in force. Although, much to their surprise, stiff UNSC and [[civilian]] resistance left the [[pack]]s bloodier than their [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftains]] had anticipated. However, with the Covenant having uncontested control of most of the skies and space at Tribute, the UNSC could do little to save the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
The battle apparently lasted for some time, as the Covenant continued to blockade the planet. [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Team Black]] was sent to [[Verge]] to destroy a [[beacon]] supplying the Covenant ships with [[helium]] used as fuel in their reactors. Team Black succeeded in their mission, presumably hindering the Covenant assault.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', ''[[Blunt Instruments]]''</ref> As the battle continued, [[Jiralhanae]] forces began to land in force. Although, much to their surprise, stiff UNSC and [[civilian]] resistance left the [[pack]]s bloodier than their [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftains]] had anticipated. However, with the Covenant having uncontested control of most of the skies and space at Tribute, the UNSC could do little to save the colony.<ref name="universe"/>
 
===The battle at Jaeraub===
The city of [[Jaeraub]] came under attack during the battle. The western front would take the brunt of the Covenant assault. A platoon of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]] were deployed to counter the force. In the end, they delayed the Covenant long enough to evacuate the city's civilians.{{Ref/Reuse|HOD}}


===Battle of Casbah===
===Battle of Casbah===
The Battle of Casbah saw numerous conflicts between Covenant and UNSC forces in [[Casbah City]], the capital of Tribute. During one of the final engagements in the city,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} a [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan III]] [[fireteam]] engaged the massive Covenant assault force in the capital, as did a team of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan IIs]].{{Ref/NoteReuse|identity}} One of these [[Spartan]] teams stayed behind, holding off a large Covenant force so a small number of remaining civilians could escape the colony; they were ultimately killed, though their mission was successful.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130427135823/http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/02/20/The-Halo-Bulletin-22013.aspx ''Halo Waypoint'': The Halo Bulletin 2.20.13]</ref>
The Battle of Casbah saw numerous conflicts between Covenant and UNSC forces in [[Casbah City]], the capital of Tribute. During one of the final engagements in the city,<ref name="universe"/> a [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan III]] [[fireteam]] engaged the massive Covenant assault force in the capital, as did a team of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan IIs]].<ref name="identity" group="note"/> One of these [[Spartan]] teams stayed behind, holding off a large Covenant force so a small number of remaining civilians could escape the colony; they were ultimately killed, though their mission was successful.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/02/20/The-Halo-Bulletin-22013.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 2.20.13'']</ref><ref name="H4EVG"/>


===Final days of battle===
===Final days of battle===
Ironically, Tribute's survival is credited to the interference from the Covenant's [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophets of Truth]] and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], who both began to consolidate their loyal forces once [[Installation 04]] was discovered on [[2552|September 19, 2552]]. The remaining Covenant ships in Tribute's orbit targeted human forces when they could, but they did so with little interest. Otherwise, most Covenant forces on the planet simply waited for new orders and began moving orbital ship wreckage in preparation for a renewed campaign of [[glassing]] the defenseless Tribute.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
Ironically, Tribute's survival is credited to the interference from the Covenant's [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophets of Truth]] and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], who both began to consolidate their loyal forces once [[Installation 04]] was discovered on [[2552|September 19, 2552]]. The remaining Covenant ships in Tribute's orbit targeted human forces when they could, but they did so with little interest. Otherwise, most Covenant forces on the planet simply waited for new orders and began moving orbital ship wreckage in preparation for a renewed campaign of [[glassing]] the defenseless Tribute.<ref name="universe"/>


While the [[Covenant fleet]] in orbit managed to somewhat glass the planet, the battle became interrupted when the [[Great Schism]] began on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]. The [[Sangheili]] and Jiralhanae forces on the planet turned on each other 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 on in confusion.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} At some point during the battle, the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Supplication of Purity]]'' would be destroyed, crash-landing on Tribute mostly intact.{{Ref/Reuse|CovEscape}}
While the [[Covenant fleet]] in orbit managed to somewhat glass the planet, the battle became interrupted when the [[Great Schism]] began on [[2552#November|November 2, 2552]]. The [[Sangheili]] and Jiralhanae forces on the planet turned on each other 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 on in confusion.<ref name="universe"/>


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath and legacy==
Tribute's fall was considered one of the defining tragedies of the [[Human-Covenant War]], as it had huge economic ramifications on [[Earth]] and the surviving colonies in the post-war period.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Tribute was [[glassing|partially glassed]] in the conclusion of the battle,<ref name="h4evg2">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 177</ref> although it would be restored to a habitable state in the postwar years as the survivors rallied to the planet's eventual reclamation and rebuilding.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', [[Tug o' War]] (2010)</ref> Many of Tribute's major cities were heavily damaged and few industrial sites were left unscathed. Over half of Tribute's population was killed during the battle, but Earth was unable to provide any immediate assistance with the colonies of the [[Sol system]] in ruins after the Covenant's invasion. However, enough infrastructure remained intact on the planet to allow Tribute's survivors to begin rebuilding the planet's ecology and once powerful economy.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Though the UEG and UNSC still had to deal with [[Covenant remnants]] that remained in the system following the war. Following the battle, prototypes of the [[Visor color|Rex VISR]] were tested by [[UNSC Marine Corps]] units to track down [[Jiralhanae]] holdouts on the planet. At some point between [[2555]] and [[2558]], UNSC [[Central Command]] Region One entered [[Operation: SENTRY|negotiations]] with [[Covenant fleet]] remnants, with [[Olympia Vale]] serving as an advisor.<ref name="H5GLtd">''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'', Spartan Locke's Classified Orders</ref>
Tribute's fall was considered one of the defining tragedies of the [[Human-Covenant War]], as it had huge economic ramifications on [[Earth]] and the surviving colonies in the post-war period.<ref name="universe"/> Tribute was [[glassing|partially glassed]] in the conclusion of the battle,<ref name="h4evg2">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 177''</ref> although it would be restored to a habitable state in the postwar years as the survivors rallied to the planet's eventual reclamation and rebuilding.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''[[Tug o' War]]'' (2010)</ref> Many of Tribute's major cities were heavily damaged and few industrial sites were left unscathed. Over half of Tribute's population was killed during the battle, but Earth was unable to provide any immediate assistance with the colonies of the [[Sol system]] in ruins after the Covenant's invasion. However, enough infrastructure remained intact on the planet to allow Tribute's survivors to begin rebuilding the planet's ecology and once powerful economy.<ref name="universe"/> Though the UEG and UNSC still had to deal with [[Covenant remnants]] that remained in the system following the war. Following the battle, prototypes of the [[Visor color|Rex VISR]] were tested by [[UNSC Marine Corps]] units to track down [[Jiralhanae]] holdouts on the planet. At some point between [[2555]] and [[2558]], UNSC [[Central Command]] Region One entered [[Operation: SENTRY|negotiations]] with [[Covenant fleet]] remnants, with [[Olympia Vale]] serving as an advisor.<ref name="H5GLtd">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]''', ''Spartan Locke's Classified Orders''</ref>


During the battle, the [[freighter]] ''[[Floral Express]]'' fled the planet while carrying colonial refugees. Presumably following a random [[slipspace]] trajectory per the [[Cole Protocol]], the ship arrived near [[Installation 03]] in the [[Khaphrae system]] on [[2552#October|October 8, 2552]].<ref name="11h">''[[Eleventh Hour reports]] - #5''</ref> This would lead the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to uncover the [[Composer]] after the war, which would be secured on nearby [[Ivanoff Station]].
During the battle, the [[freighter]] ''[[Floral Express]]'' fled the planet while carrying colonial refugees. Presumably following a random [[slipspace]] trajectory per the [[Cole Protocol]], the ship arrived near [[Installation 03]] in the [[Khaphrae system]] on [[2552#October|October 8, 2552]].<ref name="11h">''[[Eleventh Hour reports]] - #5''</ref> This would lead the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to uncover the [[Composer]] after the war, which would be secured on nearby [[Ivanoff Station]].


Following the Covenant war, the [[MA5D assault rifle]] used by [[Vanus Hamaad]] at Jaeraub was displayed at [[Outpost Discovery]].{{Ref/Reuse|HOD}} The wreckage of the ''Supplication of Purity'' would also be recovered from Tribute and later used as part of an exhibit at Outpost Discovery.{{Ref/Reuse|CovEscape}}
In 2558, {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] complement used a simulation of the Casbah theater for their War Games training to honor the sacrifice of the SPARTAN-IIIs who died there.<ref name="landf"/>
 
In 2558, {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] complement used a simulation of the Casbah theater for their War Games training to honor the sacrifice of the SPARTAN-IIIs who died there.{{Ref/Reuse|landf}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
**''[[Covenant Escape]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Hall of History]]'' {{Mo}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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