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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Planet infobox
{{Planet infobox
|name=New Jerusalem
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|colonized=[[2441]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=51}}
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'''New Jerusalem''', formally designated as '''Cygnus III''', was the third planet in the [[Cygnus system]] and a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]].{{Ref/Reuse|escalated}} A major world of the [[Unified Earth Government]],<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 301'' (2011)</ref> New Jerusalem was one of the two [[human colonies]] in the Cygnus system,<ref name="ch69">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 69''</ref> the other being [[Cygnus]]. The planet's capital city is also named [[New Jerusalem (city)|New Jerusalem]].{{Ref/Reuse|escalated}}
'''New Jerusalem''', formally designated as '''Cygnus III''', was one of the two [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] worlds in the [[Cygnus system]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 69''</ref> the other being [[Cygnus]]. The planet's capital city is also named [[New Jerusalem (city)|New Jerusalem]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly'']</ref>


==History==
==History==  
An [[Outer Colony]] with citizens that were united by shared creed and ethnicity, neither New Jerusalem nor [[Cygnus]] saw conflict resulting from the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="ch61">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 61''</ref> Around [[2524]], [[refugee]]s fleeing from the ongoing civil conflict on [[Eridanus II]] sought asylum on New Jerusalem.<ref>''[[Hunt the Truth]]''</ref>
Around [[2524]] and later, refugees during [[Eridanus II]]'s [[Insurrection]] fled to the colony.<ref name="htt"/>


Towards the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the colony was discovered and attacked by the [[Covenant]] before or during [[2552|July]] or [[2552|August 2552]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 153''</ref> New Jerusalem was defended by the [[UNSC Army]] and the [[26th Marine Expeditionary Force]], who suffered "near annihilation" in the resulting [[Battle of New Jerusalem]]. [[Jonathan Doherty]] was part of the 26th MEF and fought in the battle.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - The Rookie'']</ref>
The colony was discovered and attacked by the [[Covenant]] before or during [[2552|July]] or [[2552|August 2552]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 153''</ref> and was defended by the [[UNSC Army]] and the [[26th Marine Expeditionary Force]], who suffered "near annihilation" in the [[Battle of New Jerusalem]]. [[The Rookie]] was part of the 26th MEF and fought in the battle.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo 3: ODST Field Guide - The Rookie'']</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
New Jerusalem is named after the city of [[Wikipedia:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] located on [[Earth]] in the Middle East.
New Jerusalem is named after the city of [[Wikipedia:Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] in Israel and Palestinian territories, located on [[Earth]] in the Middle East.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Fm}}  
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Fm}}  
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'' {{Mo}}  
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:Planets]]
[[Category:Human colonies]]
[[Category:Human colonies]]

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