First Battle of Harvest

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First Battle of Harvest
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War
Date:	February 3, 2525 – October 7, 2525
Location:	Harvest, Epsilon Indi system
Outcome:	Covenant victory Outbreak of the Human-Covenant War Harvest partially glassed Harvest evacuated of military personnel and civilians
Details Belligerents UEG UNSC CMA Covenant Commanders LCDR Jilan al-Cygni CAPT Ponder† CAPT Maribeau Veredi (later) Maccabeus† Tartarus Strength UNSC 3 Marines 72 Colonial Militia M12 Warthogs JOTUNs Utgard Constabulary UNSC Navy 1 sloop UNSC Walk of Shame CMA 1 scout ship CMA Argo 2 UNSC frigates CMA Arabia CMA Vostok 1 UNSC destroyer CMA Heracles 60+ Unggoy Yanme'e 1 Huragok 10 Jiralhanae 4 Barukaza Workshop Choppers Dextro Xur-pattern Spirits Rapid Conversion 1 super-destroyer Casualties Harvest militia suffers over 50% casualties Captain Ponder Private Osmo Wick Habel Jepsen Vallen CMA Argo, CMA Arabia, CMA Vostok destroyed UNSC Heracles heavily damaged 23,000 civilian casualties Rapid Conversion severely crippled One Type-25 Spirit 3 Type-25 Choppers A few Jiralhanae, one Huragok, many Unggoy, and many Yanme'e Maccabeus Dadab Licinus Vorenus Ritul Calid Strab Yull Lighter Than Some

"Your destruction is the will of the gods, and we are their instrument."

— Covenant transmission from the Prophet of Regret to the UNSC during the Battle of Harvest

The First Battle of Harvest was the first major engagement between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant, taking place on Harvest in the Epsilon Indi system. It marked the beginning of the Human-Covenant War.