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On October 7th, [[2525]], [[UNSC Fleet Command|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 ''[[CMA Heracles|Heracles]]'', commanded by Captain [[Maribeau Veredi|Veredi]], as well as the frigates ''[[CMA Arabia|Arabia]]'' and ''[[CMA 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 an unnamed [[Covenant battleship|Covenant Battleship]]. 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]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | On October 7th, [[2525]], [[UNSC Fleet Command|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 ''[[CMA Heracles|Heracles]]'', commanded by Captain [[Maribeau Veredi|Veredi]], as well as the frigates ''[[CMA Arabia|Arabia]]'' and ''[[CMA 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 an unnamed [[Covenant battleship|Covenant Battleship]]. 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]]''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] fought and barely won the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] in [[2526]]. The [[United Nations Space Command|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]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]''</ref> Harvest would continue to be contested in the following years, as 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]]. <ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level, ''[[Relic Interior]]''</ref> and later | [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] fought and barely won the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] in [[2526]]. The [[United Nations Space Command|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]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]''</ref> Harvest would continue to be contested in the following years, as 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]]. <ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level, ''[[Relic Interior]]''</ref> and later a [[Flood-controlled Shield World]] where they were able to stop a major Covenant plot. | ||
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. | ||