2495

2495 was a year in the 2490s in the 25th century.

January
January
 * Lead by Colonel Robert Watts, Eridanus II is claimed by the Secessionist Union.

February
February 8
 * Jacob Keyes is born on Earth.

December
December 12
 * The insurrectionist philosopher, Yera Sabinus, writes "No prison can hold a free mind" on toilet paper with her blood while incarcerated at Colonial Administration Authority Detention Center 3063-OM-Y.

Unknown

 * The UNSC takes control of the station and adds fusion reactors and a Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine, turning the Hopeful into the largest mobile battlefield hospital in history.
 * The VK78 Commando is introduced into Colonial Military Administration service, to replace the aging HMG-38s.
 * The Sundered Legion start fueling a number of conflicts and discord throughout Meridian.

Circa 2495
These are events that are based around this year, and may not fall on this year specifically. After the Sundered Legion start fueling conflicts on Meridian Two years after 2493
 * The Siege of Athea begins between the United Nations Space Command and the Sundered Legion.
 * After only two years of service, the s, including the, are temporarily scrapped by the UNSC Navy.