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The last year of the war saw humanity's largest defeat since the war's beginning, but also saw several of their greatest victories, coupled with the destruction of the Covenant as a galactic power. On [[Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant were [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|defeated]]. On the ground, the SPARTAN-IIs secured a Forerunner [[Sigma Octanus IV Artifact|artifact]] covered in symbols that the Covenant tried to transport out of [[Cote d'Azur]]. However, in space, the Covenant placed a [[Spy Probe]] on the [[UNSC Iroquois|UNSC ''Iroquois'']], which led the Covenant to the UNSC's stronghold and main headquarters, [[Reach]]. | The last year of the war saw humanity's largest defeat since the war's beginning, but also saw several of their greatest victories, coupled with the destruction of the Covenant as a galactic power. On [[Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant were [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|defeated]]. On the ground, the SPARTAN-IIs secured a Forerunner [[Sigma Octanus IV Artifact|artifact]] covered in symbols that the Covenant tried to transport out of [[Cote d'Azur]]. However, in space, the Covenant placed a [[Spy Probe]] on the [[UNSC Iroquois|UNSC ''Iroquois'']], which led the Covenant to the UNSC's stronghold and main headquarters, [[Reach]]. | ||
The [[ | The [[Fall of Reach]] that followed had staggering losses for both sides, but ended in a Pyrrhic Covenant victory. The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' was among the surviving UNSC ships which fled the battle, and made a somewhat blind jump, as described by Cortana saying that she realized that the symbols on the retrieved artifact from Sigma Octanus IV were in fact very old star charts and were coordinates to the Forerunner ring world of [[Halo]], being chased by a dozen Covenant warships. | ||
===The Tide Turns (2552-2553)=== | ===The Tide Turns (2552-2553)=== | ||
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*[[ | *[[Fall of Reach]]. 314 Covenant ships destroy over 130 UNSC ships and 20 [[ODP]]s for the loss of at least two-thirds of their fleet. It is a major Covenant victory: Reach is the last major stronghold before [[Sol]]. The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn]]'' escapes. | ||
*[[Battle of Tribute]] | *[[Battle of Tribute]] | ||