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-==Summary==
+{{Status|Canon}}
-The Battle of New Constantinople was a major engagement between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces. [[Admiral Whitcomb|Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in that battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions. Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenant destroyed the planet.
+{{Disambig header|the battle in the Human-Covenant War|other uses|Constantinople}}
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+|name=Battle of New Constantinople
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+|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]<ref name="Onyx">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 81</ref>
+|date=Early [[2537]],<ref name="enc36">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 36 (2011)</ref> before [[2537#July|July 27]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
+|place=[[New Constantinople]], [[Thrace system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc36}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=51}}
+|result=[[UNSC]] victory<ref name="enc87">''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', p. 87 (2011)</ref>
+|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
+|side2=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
+|commanders1=[[Danforth Whitcomb]]<ref name="fs">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 179</ref>
+|commanders2=Unknown
+|forces1=[[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
+|forces2=Unknown
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+|casual2=}}
+The '''Battle of New Constantinople''' was an engagement on [[New Constantinople]] in the [[Thrace system]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]], during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in early [[2537]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc36}} [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battles for New Constantinople.{{Ref/Reuse|fs}}
-[[Category: UNSC]]
+The [[SPARTAN-III program]]'s [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] highly distinguished themselves for their actions at New Constantinople,{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc87}} undertaking '''Operation: IRON GREAVE'''.<ref>''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 84</ref> The actions of [[Hazel-A302]] during this battle caught the eyes of Whitcomb's advisors.<ref name="canon fodder">[[Halo Waypoint]]: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries ''Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries'']</ref> Despite the successes of the UNSC Navy and Spartan-IIIs, the Covenant returned in [[2539]] and glassed New Constantinople.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
-[[Category:Planets]]
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
+*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+{{Human-Covenant War}}
+[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|New Constantinople]]