Battle for Earth

Previous:	Fall of Reach (Siege of the Inner Colonies); Operation: FIRST STRIKE (John-117); Battle of October 10 (Sol system);
Concurrent:	Battle of Installation 05 Fall of High Charity; ; Onyx Conflict; Defense of Mars; Outbreak onboard Mona Lisa (isolated engagement); Battle of Luna;
Next:	Battle of Installation 00; Operation: SUNSPEAR (Post-War);
Battle for Earth
	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:	Human-Covenant War Siege of the Inner Colonies; ; Great Schism;
Date:	October 20, 2552 – c. December 3, 2552
Location:	Earth, Sol system
Outcome:	UEG/Fleet of Retribution victory Covenant invasion successfully repelled; most surviving forces flee to Installation 00; Earth brutally bombarded but full glassing averted; parts of Africa are, including in the excavation of the Excession; Catastrophic reduction of Earth's population and majority of cities destroyed; Local Flood infestation contained;
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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).