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| {{Affiliation infobox
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| |name=Eridanus Rebels
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| |type=
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| |founding=
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| |constitution=
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| |headofstate=[[United Rebel Front]]
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| |headofgov=
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| |commander=[[Colonel Robert Watts]]
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| |defacto=
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| |executive=
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| |legislative=
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| |judicial=
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| |capital=[[Eridanus Star System]]
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| |language=Unknown, probably [[English]]
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| |formed=Unknown, before [[2511]]
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| |established=
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| |fragmented=
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| |dissolved=Unknown
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| The '''Eridanus Rebels''' are an armed faction of [[humans]] who have rebelled against the [[UNSC]] and its government. There have always been wars and insurrection but the Eridanus Rebels were one of few organized revolutions to endure. The rebels are based out of the [[Eridanus Star System]].
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| The Eridanus Rebels utilized everything from upgraded [[Pelican]] dropships to [[Mako-class]] corvettes to [[Chiroptera-class]] prowlers as an improvised fleet. They had at least a hundred such vessels in their fleet at any one time. They also had a supply line consisting of [[Parabola-class]] and [[Laden-class]] freighters.
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| ==History==
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| Around [[2511]], the Eridanus rebels had overthrown the colonial government of [[Eridanus II]], and largely controlled all activities within the system. The UNSC responded harshly, seeking to put down the rebellion forcibly.
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| In [[2513]], a space battle occured between the Eridanus Rebels and the UNSC, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]. In the battle the UNSC was victorious, but four UNSC destroyers were destroyed in the battle. Unfortunately, elements of the rebellion escaped into the nearby [[Eridanus Asteroid Belt]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 75/76</ref>
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| In [[2525]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reported that it had uncovered a breach within FLEETCOM: there were several spies for the organization. They had also discovered that the rebels were led by a [[Colonel Robert Watts]] and that they had connections to the outside world and were being supplied by outside sources such as the cargo freighter ''Laden''.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], pages 76/77</ref> That year a group of Spartans underwent a covert operation and captured Watts from the very heart of the rebel operation, the rebel stronghold at [[Eridanus Secundus]].
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| In [[2552]] the [[Spartan]]s returned to the belt aboard the [[UNSC Gettysburg|''UNSC Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice'' hybrid]] vessel to make repairs. [[Governor Jacob Jiles]] was the leader of the rebels at that time. After a brief discourse with [[Admiral Whitcomb]], a [[Covenant]] cruiser appeared in the system, following the trail of the vessel. After a short fight, the Covenant ship was destroyed with severe damage done to the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice''. Several days later three dozen Covenant vessels appeared in the system, forcing the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice'' to retreat. The Covenant then eradicated the base. As far as anyone knows, the Eridanus Rebels were massacred in the process.
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| ==Related Links==
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| *[[Eridanus Secundus]]
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| *[[Bloody Elisa]]
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| ==Sources==
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| <references />
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| [[Category:Factions]]
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| [[Category:United Rebel Front]]
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