Manassas

Manassas was a city in the state of Alföld of the Ütközet province on the planet Reach. It was among the three largest cities on Reach, the other two being Ezhtergom and Quezon. Just outside the city were rugged mountains. One of Reach's spaceports, the Manassas Spaceport, was located in the city. Manassas was also home to one of Reach's nine space elevators.

Fall of Reach
The city was attacked by the Covenant during the final day of the Fall of Reach on August 30, 2552 when a massive contingent of Covenant forces led by the Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee and a combined fleet of 315 vessels arrived over Reach. The Covenant assault on the city was led by a flotilla of at least one and. ODST air assault troopers were deployed to harass Covenant forces in the mountains outside the city. One of the planet's civilian evacuation stations was located in Manassas, but it was apparently destroyed by the Covenant prior to the glassing of the entire globe.

Production notes

 * Manassas was named after the city of the same name located in the state of Virginia in the United States of America.
 * New Alexandria was known by the working title "Manassas" during the development of Halo: Reach. It was supposedly changed to New Alexandria because of the expected fan reaction to naming the city "Man-ass-as," according to concept artist Isaac Hannaford. However, Manassas would still become a city on Reach.
 * Developers used the Strahov tunnel ventilation towers located in Prague as a realistic model for Manassas Spaceport.

List of appearances

 * Remember Reach
 * Spaceport
 * New Life
 * Halo: Reach
 * Halo: Fall of Reach
 * Invasion
 * Halo: The Television Series
 * Solace