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 Authority service, to replace the aging HMG-38 heavy machine guns.
 * The Sundered Legion start fueling a number of conflicts and discord throughout Meridian.

Circa 2495
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.