Fall of Reach/Silver

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Fall of Reach
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War
Date:	c. April 6-7, 2553
Location:	Reach, Epsilon Eridani system
Outcome:	Covenant victory Reach is glassed and abandoned by the UNSC.; Successful evacuation of some civilians; Capture of Cortana by Covenant; Recovery of Eridanus II Forerunner Keystone by Covenant;
Details
Belligerents
UNSC	Covenant
Commanders
ADM Jacob Keyes†; MCPO John-117;	Makee; Arbiter Var 'Gatanai;
Strength
Silver Team; UNSC Marine Corps; At least 1 Scorpion tank;	Covenant fleet; Hundreds of Sangheili; Hundreds of Kig-Yar; At least one Jiralhanae; Numerous Wraiths;
Casualties
Heavy Danilo; Louis-036; Jacob Keyes; Vannak-134; John-117 (WIA); Riz-028 (WIA); ;	Heavy;

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

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"I bring you blessings, people of Reach. Know that I've come without mercy. Without pity. Know that I am the instrument of your extinction. I bring this planet forth as a burnt offering. Upon this altar, I place the head of the Demon. May his blood mark the way to the Sacred Ring and consecrate the Great Journey of my people. Know that I am Var 'Gatanai. Know that I am... Death."

— Translation by Corporal Talia Perez of Var's prayer.^[3]

The Fall of Reach was a major Covenant invasion of the United Nations Space Command stronghold planet Reach after the Covenant attacked with the intention of wiping the planet out and the greater UNSC abandoned Reach to its fate in order to preserve its vital military assets.

Background[edit]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

Main article: Human-Covenant War/Silver

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