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|side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2 = [[Covenant Empire]] | |side2 = [[Covenant Empire]] | ||
|commanders1 =*[[ | |commanders1 =*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Lucius R. Jiron]] | ||
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | ||
|commanders2 =*[[ | |commanders2 =*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Luro 'Taralumee]] | ||
*[[Major Domo Sangheili|Major Domo]] [[Thel 'Lodamee]] | *[[Major Domo Sangheili|Major Domo]] [[Thel 'Lodamee]] | ||
|forces1 =*1 [[ONI PRO-49776 | |forces1 =*1 [[ONI PRO-49776]] | ||
** | **Five [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity]]s | ||
* | *Five [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] ([[Blue Team]]) | ||
**[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | **[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | ||
**[[Petty Officer First Class]] [[Frederic-104]] | **[[Petty Officer First Class]] [[Frederic-104]] | ||
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|forces2 =*[[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] | |forces2 =*[[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] | ||
**[[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s | **[[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s | ||
** | **One [[Assault Carrier]] | ||
***''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'' | ***''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'' | ||
**[[Seraph-class Starfighter]]s | **[[Seraph-class Starfighter]]s | ||
|casual1 = | |casual1 = | ||
*All Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activities | *All Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activities | ||
* | *Two SPARTAN-IIs | ||
**Solomon-069 | **Solomon-069 | ||
**Arthur-079 | **Arthur-079 | ||
|casual2 = | |casual2 = | ||
* | *One CCS-Class Battlecruiser | ||
*Several Seraph squadrons | *Several Seraph squadrons | ||
*Heavy Assault Carrier crew casualties | *Heavy Assault Carrier crew casualties | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of the | The '''Battle of the unnamed star system''' was a skirmish between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant Empire]] that occurred in [[2544]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''reissue Bonus Content''</ref> [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] commandos engaged the Covenant [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] and recovered Dr. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]] from captivity following the [[Battle of Miridem]].<ref name="FOR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' (2010), ''Bonus Content''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
During the Battle of Miridem, Catherine Halsey was captured by the Covenant while in [[Cryonics|cryogenic suspension]] by unknown means. The [[Cryo-chamber|cryo pod]] was taken aboard an [[Assault Carrier]]. The Covenant recognized the prisoner's value and placed decoys on escorting {{class|CCS|Battlecruiser}}s to hamper any UNSC rescue attempts. The Covenant fleet however, became trapped in a stellar magnetic field that prevented them from jumping to [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]]. | |||
The UNSC used this to their advantage, and organized an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]-led operation to rescue Halsey, who was an invaluable asset to the UNSC, and sent the ONI stealth vessel [[ONI PRO-49776|PRO-49776]], commanded by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Lucius R. Jiron]], to intercept the Covenant fleet. On board was a team of [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers consisting of [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Solomon-069]] and [[Arthur-079]]. The Spartans were each to utilize an [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity]], or "Booster Frame", to infiltrate the fleet and effect a rescue. Intelligence did not believe the Covenant were aware of Halsey's significance. Nonetheless, if the five Spartans failed the UNSC was prepared to liquidate the doctor by attacking the enemy fleet.<ref name="Pack">'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[The Package]]''</ref> | The UNSC used this to their advantage, and organized an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]-led operation to rescue Halsey, who was an invaluable asset to the UNSC, and sent the ONI stealth vessel [[ONI PRO-49776|PRO-49776]], commanded by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Lucius R. Jiron]], to intercept the Covenant fleet. On board was a team of [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers consisting of [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Solomon-069]] and [[Arthur-079]]. The Spartans were each to utilize an [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity]], or "Booster Frame", to infiltrate the fleet and effect a rescue. Intelligence did not believe the Covenant were aware of Halsey's significance. Nonetheless, if the five Spartans failed the UNSC was prepared to liquidate the doctor by attacking the enemy fleet.<ref name="Pack">'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[The Package]]''</ref> | ||