Fall of Reach

This article is about the battle. For other uses, see Fall of Reach (disambiguation).

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Fall of Reach
Clockwise from top left: The Devoted Sentries and NOBLE Team battle one another at Visegrád Relay; dozens of UNSC deployments across the Viery Territory; UNSC Army personnel in M12 Warthogs engage Is'belox-pattern Banshees; Jun-A266 and Emile-A239 at SWORD Base during Operation: WHITE GLOVE; Sgt. Avery Johnson fighting a Kig-Yar on Gamma Station; the UNSC Pillar of Autumn escaping Reach.
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War Siege of the Inner Colonies
Date:	July 23, 2552 – August 30, 2552 See below
Location:	Reach, Epsilon Eridani system
Outcome:	Covenant victory Reach glassed All major military sites and population centers destroyed
Details Belligerents UNSC Navy Marine Corps Army Air Force Reach militia Covenant Ministry of Fervent Intercession Ministry of Resolution Commanders ADM Roland Freemont† VADM Michael Stanforth† VADM Danforth Whitcomb COL Urban Holland CAPT Jacob Keyes Supreme Commander Rho 'Barutamee† Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee Field Marshal Orsu Lar 'Ahtalee† Shipmaster Kantar 'Utaralee Strength See here for details on participating forces 385,421,100 available military manpower Epsilon Eridani Fleet 152 warships (August 30) 1 supercarrier Several heavy cruisers 2+ light cruisers 95+ frigates and destroyers Numerous corvettes 18 refit and repair stations 20 orbital defense platforms 58,485 land assets 26 Spartan-IIs Numerous Spartan-IIIs Multiple ODSTs 11,050 air assets See here for details on participating forces Fleet of Valiant Prudence 1 Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier 3+ Varric-pattern heavy cruisers 11+ Ket-pattern battlecruisers 29+ Ceudar-pattern heavy corvettes Ministry of Resolution's fleet A large number of ships At least 3 CAS-class assault carriers At least 10 Ket-pattern battlecruisers At least 4 Ceudar-pattern heavy corvettes Around 315 ships (August 30) Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose Fleet of Particular Justice Fleet of Holy Respite Fleet of Righteous Vigilance Numerous ground forces Casualties Catastrophic 650,000,000 - 1,000,000,000+ casualties Over 130 ships 20 orbital defense platforms All refit and repair stations Majority of ground forces Eight Spartan-IIs and at least seventeen Spartan-IIIs Massive Heavy terrestrial and exoatmospheric losses Over 145 ships Majority of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence