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| {{Status|Canon}}
| | ==Summary== |
| {{Disambig header|the human colony world|other uses|Constantinople}}
| | The Battle of New Constantinople was a major engagement between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces. [[Admiral Whitcomb|Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in that battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions. Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenat destroyed the planet. |
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| |name=New Constantinople
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| |system=[[Thrace system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=51}}
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| '''New Constantinople''' is a [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] world in the [[Thrace system]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
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| ==History==
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| New Constantinople was colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2436]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | |
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| In early [[2537]],<ref name="enc36">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 36</ref> a [[Battle of New Constantinople|major battle]] between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] occurred in the planet's system. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in this engagement,<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 179</ref> as did the [[Spartan-III]]s from [[Alpha Company]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 81</ref><ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 87 (2011)</ref> Despite the success of the [[UNSC Navy]], the Covenant returned to New Constantinople in [[2539]] and [[Glassing|glassed]] the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| The planet is named after the capital city of the former Roman, and Byzantine Empires, [[Wikipedia:Constantinople|Constantinople]].
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources==
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| [[Category:Human colonies]]
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