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|name=Battle of Meridian | |name=Battle of Meridian | ||
|image=[[File:H2A Terminals - BattleofMeridian.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:H2A Terminals - BattleofMeridian.jpg|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2548]]–[[2551]]<ref name="universe"> | |date=[[2548]]–[[2551]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/meridian '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Meridian'']</ref><ref name="terminal">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 14]]''</ref> | ||
|place=[[Meridian]], [[Hestia system]] | |place=[[Meridian]], [[Hestia system]]<ref name="universe"/> | ||
|result= | |result=;Covenant victory | ||
*Meridian | *Meridian [[glassed]] | ||
*Covenant | *Covenant learn of the existence of the Ark and the Portal; unknowingly uncovering [[Earth]]'s location<ref name="terminal"/> | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant]] | |side2=[[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1=Captain [[Edmund Persie]]<ref name="evacuation intel">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level ''[[Evacuation]]'' - | |commanders1=Captain [[Edmund Persie]]<ref name="evacuation intel">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Evacuation]]'' - [[Mission Intel]]</ref> | ||
|commanders2=[[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] | |commanders2=[[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]<ref name="terminal"/> | ||
|forces1=*[[UNSC Air Force]]<ref name="universe"/> | |||
|forces1= | *[[UNSC Navy]]<ref name="evacuation intel"/> | ||
*Orbital defense grid<ref name="universe"/> | |||
*Orbital defense grid | |||
*At least one [[Mark IX Mantis ADS]]<ref name="h4evg111">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 111''</ref> | *At least one [[Mark IX Mantis ADS]]<ref name="h4evg111">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 111''</ref> | ||
*[[Spartan- | *[[Spartan-IIIs]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Breaking Strain]]", ''page 57''</ref> | ||
|forces2=*At least three {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s<ref name="terminal"/> | |||
**''[[Solemn Penance]]''<ref name="terminal"/> | |||
*18 [[Type-27 Mantis|Type-27 Mantis]]<ref name="h4evg111"/> | |||
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*At least | |||
*[[Type- | |||
*Heavy Covenant infantry | *Heavy Covenant infantry | ||
**[[Sangheili]] | **[[Sangheili]] | ||
**[[Kig-Yar]] | **[[Kig-Yar]] | ||
|casual1=Most vessels | |||
|casual2=*18 Type-27 Mantis<ref name="h4evg111"/> | |||
|casual1= | |||
|casual2=*18 Type-27 Mantis | |||
*Heavy infantry casualties | *Heavy infantry casualties | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Almost immediately after Meridian was recaptured by the UEG, the Covenant arrived. Captain Edmund Persie of the UNSC Sevenfold Gates fought to the last, but was forced to order what few ships remained to fall back to the edge of the Hestia system. Within five hours of Captain Persie's retreat, Meridian was glassed, and all life there was eradicated.|The History of Meridian, presented by the [[Free Frontier Education]] | {{Quote|Almost immediately after Meridian was recaptured by the UEG, the Covenant arrived. Captain Edmund Persie of the UNSC Sevenfold Gates fought to the last, but was forced to order what few ships remained to fall back to the edge of the Hestia system. Within five hours of Captain Persie's retreat, Meridian was glassed, and all life there was eradicated.|The History of Meridian, presented by the [[Free Frontier Education]]<ref name="evacuation intel"/>}} | ||
The '''Battle of Meridian''' | The '''Battle of Meridian'''<ref name="h4evg111"/> was an engagement of the [[Human-Covenant War]] between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Covenant]] at the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Meridian]] in the [[Hestia system]]. Beginning in [[2548]], the Battle of Meridian continued for three years as the Covenant attempted to diminish the UNSC's strong resistance on the world. Ultimately, Meridian was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant in [[2551]].<ref name="universe"/><ref name="terminal"/> | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
[[Meridian]] was a major [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] with a robust economy and a large [[United Nations Space Command]] presence, home to several major military contractors that provided the UNSC with equipment, including [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]]. Within the final years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], most of Meridian's population had believed they had somehow survived the [[Covenant]]'s | [[Meridian]] was a major [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] with a robust economy and a large [[United Nations Space Command]] presence, home to several major military contractors that provided the UNSC with equipment, including [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]]. Within the final years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], most of Meridian's population had believed they had somehow survived the [[Covenant]]'s onslaught throughout the Outer Colonies. However, the Covenant had discovered the world in [[2548]] and, realizing Meridian's value to the rest of the UNSC, sought to blockade Meridian.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
Meridian was discovered by the [[Covenant]] in [[2548]],<ref name="h5 glassed">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Glassed (level)|Glassed]]''</ref> and the [[moon]] quickly came under siege as the Covenant attempted to cut off supply lines from Meridian to other fronts in the war. However, the [[United Nations Space Command]] fiercely fought against the Covenant invaders, with Meridian's impressive [[UNSC Air Force]] garrisons and extensive orbital defense grid.<ref name="universe"/> The first prototype for the [[Mark IX Mantis ADS|HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX "Mantis" ADS]] engaged in an action known as the "Cherbourg Run", in which it successfully engaged eighteen heavily guarded [[Type-27 Mantis|Type-27 Anti Aircraft Cannons]], also known as "Mantis". The success of the prototype in the "Cherbourg Run" is one of the theories of why the walker was eventually called "Mantis".<ref name="h4evg111"/> Ultimately, the UNSC was able to defend Meridian against the Covenant for three years and was eventually able to repel the alien invaders in [[2551]].<ref name="universe"/><ref name="journal">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | |||
Meridian was discovered by the [[Covenant]] in [[2548]],<ref name="h5 glassed">''' | |||
The first prototype for the [[Mark IX Mantis ADS|HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX "Mantis" ADS]] engaged in an action known as the "Cherbourg Run", in which it successfully engaged eighteen heavily guarded [[ | |||
Ultimately, the UNSC was able to defend Meridian against the Covenant for three years and was eventually able to repel the alien invaders in [[2551]]. | |||
Shortly after the [[Unified Earth Government]] had taken full control of the world, the Covenant returned to Meridian in the same year and the Battle of Meridian continued.<ref name="evacuation intel"/> The Covenant's sheer power eventually destroyed most of the world's resistance,<ref name="universe"/> though Captain [[Edmund Persie]] of {{UNSCShip|Sevenfold Gates}} continued to fight against the Covenant as the battle neared its end. Eventually, Persie and the remaining vessels in Meridian's defense [[fleet]] were forced to retreat to the edge of the [[Hestia system]]. Five hours after the Navy's retreat, Meridian had been [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref name="evacuation intel"/><ref name="journal"/> | |||
Shortly after the [[Unified Earth Government]] had taken full control of the world, the Covenant returned to Meridian in the same year and the Battle of Meridian continued. | |||
At least three {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s glassed the moon, including the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]'s ''[[Solemn Penance]]''. Following the battle, a [[Covenant Special Operations]] team was dispatched by the Prophet of Regret to the moon's surface to search for Forerunner artifacts. The team retrieved a [[Luminary]] and delivered it to Regret aboard his [[flagship]]. | At least three {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s glassed the moon, including the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]]'s ''[[Solemn Penance]]''. Following the battle, a [[Covenant Special Operations]] team was dispatched by the Prophet of Regret to the moon's surface to search for Forerunner artifacts. The team retrieved a [[Luminary]] and delivered it to Regret aboard his [[flagship]].<ref name="terminal"/> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Some time later in [[2552]], the High Prophet of Regret's [[Steward]]s successfully decrypted the Luminary, which revealed the existence of the [[Installation 00|final home of the Forerunners]], as well as a [[Portal at Voi|portal that led to it]]. The Luminary also revealed the location of this portal, "[[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]". Regret assembled the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] and ordered the fleet to head for the world at once. Unbeknownst to Regret, Erde-Tyrene was the Forerunner name for Earth—the homeworld of [[human]]ity. | Some time later in [[2552]], the High Prophet of Regret's [[Steward]]s successfully decrypted the Luminary, which revealed the existence of the [[Installation 00|final home of the Forerunners]], as well as a [[Portal at Voi|portal that led to it]]. The Luminary also revealed the location of this portal, "[[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]". Regret assembled the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] and ordered the fleet to head for the world at once. Unbeknownst to Regret, Erde-Tyrene was the Forerunner name for Earth—the homeworld of [[human]]ity.<ref name="terminal"/> | ||
Meridian was not completely lost; although the UNSC did not return to the world for the rest of the Human-Covenant War, | Meridian was not completely lost; although the UNSC did not return to the world for the rest of the Human-Covenant War,<ref name="h5 glassed"/> Meridian's glassing had been rushed and incomplete. While many human settlements were destroyed and the moon's oceans had evaporated, Meridian's atmosphere remained largely intact to allow resettlement,<ref name="ms intel">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''Meridian Station'' - Mission Intel</ref> though it was now polluted with the after-effects of the glassing including tiny glass particles in the air that rendered parts of the world unbreathable without air filters.<ref name="unconfirmed intel">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Unconfirmed]]'' - Mission Intel</ref> Nonetheless, Meridian was resettled by the [[Liang Dortmund Corporation]], who sought to make the world completely habitable again. The corporation brought former Meridian residents as well as opportunists seeking profit to the world to aid in "deglassing" Meridian's surface and restoring the world to its former state.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
[[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] had numerous facilities on Meridian that were abandoned during the battle, and later destroyed when the world was glassed.<ref name="interactive">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'' (defunct)]</ref> As a result, companies such as [[Acheron Security]] and [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] took over production of many of CDS' products.<ref>''' | [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] had numerous facilities on Meridian that were abandoned during the battle, and later destroyed when the world was glassed.<ref name="interactive">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'' (defunct)]</ref> As a result, companies such as [[Acheron Security]] and [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] took over production of many of CDS' products.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 110''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Fm}} | **''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Fractures]]'' | *''[[Halo Fractures]]'' | ||
**''[[What Remains]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[What Remains]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Breaking Strain]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Breaking Strain]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Meridian]] | [[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Meridian]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant | [[Category:Covenant Victories|Meridian]] |