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On October 7th, [[2525]], [[Fleet Command]] assembled [[Battlegroup 4]] to investigate, due to the fact that the Harvest situation was deemed to have become serious. The battle group consisted of the destroyer ''[[UNSC Heracles|Heracles]]'', commanded by Captain [[Veredi]], as well as the frigates ''[[UNSC Arabia|Arabia]]'' and ''[[UNSC Vostok|Vostok]]''. They entered the Harvest system only to find the planet's surface almost entirely melted down to [[Glassing|glass]]. While there, the battle group encountered the an unnamed [[Covenant Supercarrier]]. This vessel immediately fired on the inferior human vessels, and the ''Vostok'' and ''Arabia'' were lost with all hands. The ''Heracles'' managed to jump out of the system, but took several weeks to return to Reach due to damage sustained in the battle. Upon hearing Veredi's report and realizing the scale of the threat, the UNSC was placed on full alert and a fleet was assembled to meet the threat. <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref> | On October 7th, [[2525]], [[Fleet Command]] assembled [[Battlegroup 4]] to investigate, due to the fact that the Harvest situation was deemed to have become serious. The battle group consisted of the destroyer ''[[UNSC Heracles|Heracles]]'', commanded by Captain [[Veredi]], as well as the frigates ''[[UNSC Arabia|Arabia]]'' and ''[[UNSC Vostok|Vostok]]''. They entered the Harvest system only to find the planet's surface almost entirely melted down to [[Glassing|glass]]. While there, the battle group encountered the an unnamed [[Covenant Supercarrier]]. This vessel immediately fired on the inferior human vessels, and the ''Vostok'' and ''Arabia'' were lost with all hands. The ''Heracles'' managed to jump out of the system, but took several weeks to return to Reach due to damage sustained in the battle. Upon hearing Veredi's report and realizing the scale of the threat, the UNSC was placed on full alert and a fleet was assembled to meet the threat. <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref> | ||
[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] fought and barely won the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] in [[2526]]. The [[UNSC]] was able to retake the planet but with the loss of 2/3 of their fleet, even when they had outnumbered the single Covenant ship in Harvest orbit. <ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' timeline</ref> | [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] fought and barely won the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] in [[2526]]. The [[UNSC]] was able to retake the planet but with the loss of 2/3 of their fleet, even when they had outnumbered the single Covenant ship in Harvest orbit. <ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' timeline</ref> Not long after, the Covenant attacked again. The [[Harvest Campaign|battle for control of the planet]] lasted for five years until 2531, when Admiral Cole led a group of ships, including the [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'']] into the system and neutralized the Covenant force. They later discovered that the Covenant had established a presence on the planet's surface, and more shockingly, had uncovered the previously unknown [[Forerunner]] relic which lead the ''Spirit'' to [[Arcadia (Planet)|Arcadia]]. <ref>''[[Halo Wars]]''</ref> | ||
It is unknown if the UNSC still maintained control of Harvest with the war's conclusion in 2552, but Harvest likely lost whatever strategic value it held during the conflict by this point in time. | It is unknown if the UNSC still maintained control of Harvest with the war's conclusion in 2552, but Harvest likely lost whatever strategic value it held during the conflict by this point in time. | ||