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===The Human-Covenant War===

[[2525]] marked an important turning point in [[human]] history. It would mark the beginning of the great [[Spartan Laser|technological]] [[pulse laser|advancement]], and the unification of a divided and fractured [[Human|human race]], and the [[Halo: Contact Harvest|first contact]] of humanity and an extraterrestrial intelligence, the [[Covenant]]. It would also see a majority of the [[UNSC]]'s 800 colony worlds destroyed, and billions of colonists and military personnel slaughtered by orbital plasma bombardment and planetary invasion. Thus began the [[Human-Covenant War]] with the [[Battle of Harvest]].

[[2525]] marked an important turning point in [[human]] history. It would mark the beginning of the great [[Spartan Laser|technological]] [[pulse laser|advancement]], and the unification of a divided and fractured [[Human|human race]], and the [[Halo: Contact Harvest|first contact]] of humanity and an extraterrestrial intelligence, the [[Covenant]]. It would also see a majority of the UNSC's 800 colony worlds destroyed, and billions of colonists and military personnel slaughtered by orbital plasma bombardment and planetary invasion. Thus began the [[Human-Covenant War]] with the [[Battle of Harvest]].

Stemming from the chance encounter of humanity and [[Covenant]] forces at [[Harvest]], first contact was [[Minor Transgression|less than peaceful]]. A less aggressive meeting between representatives of the two factions met on the fields of [[Harvest]], but peaceful meeting soon turned into a blood bath, with [[the Covenant]] claiming the planet for the numerous "[[Reclaimers|Forerunner relics]]" present, slaughtering most of the colony's population. <ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>

On October 7, a scout ship, ''[[Argo]]'', was sent to investigate the cessation of communications between [[Harvest]] and the rest of the [[UNSC]]. The scout ship was also lost. It discovered that everything on the planet had been completely incinerated, and the surface had been melted down to glass. In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying all the ships except one. Intercepted communications identify the enemy as [[The Covenant]], a caste-driven, theological organization made up of several alien species. The message ''"Your destruction is the will of the gods... and we are their instrument"'' was broadcast in perfect [[English]]. <ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96-98</ref>

On October 7, a scout ship, ''[[Argo]]'', was sent to investigate the cessation of communications between [[Harvest]] and the rest of the UNSC. The scout ship was also lost. It discovered that everything on the planet had been completely incinerated, and the surface had been melted down to glass. In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying all the ships except one. Intercepted communications identify the enemy as [[The Covenant]], a caste-driven, theological organization made up of several alien species. The message ''"Your destruction is the will of the gods... and we are their instrument"'' was broadcast in perfect [[English]]. <ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96-98</ref>

Since the later [[Battle of Harvest]] in [[2531]] where a huge human fleet led by [[Admiral Cole]] barely won against a smaller covenant fleet in a symbolic "victory" for humanity, the humans' grip on their territories declined significantly in the course of their struggle. Of the more than 800 [[colony worlds]], the Covenant had managed to capture and glass nearly every, if not all [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colonies]] and a majority of the [[Inner Colonies]]. The [[UNSC Navy]], [[Marine Corps]], [[Army]] and [[Militia]]s, outnumbered and out-gunned, have managed to slow down the Covenants inexorably progress through former human space, but the situation is drastic. In desperation, [[HIGHCOM]] orders a high-risk Op, sending the [[Spartan-II]] super soldiers, the best soldiers ever fielded by humanity, to insert into Covenant space, capture a high-ranking [[Prophet]], and return to UNSC space in an attempt to ransom for a truce. Before the operation begins, the Covenant find and destroy the planet that would have served as its launching pad, [[Reach]], killing most of the Spartans and a large portion of the UNSCDF, inadvertently stopping the operation and rendering most of the Spartans KIA.

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By October of [[2552]], the [[Covenant]] have haphazardly discovered the position of the human home world, [[Earth]], and sent a preliminary task force there, believing it to be the location of the [[Installation 00|Ark]], an ancient [[Forerunner]] relic buried in the sands of Africa . They encountered staunch resistance, and are initially fended off. Further complications arise from the political and religious crisis that emerges in the wake of a UNSC operation to assassinate a [[Prophet of Regret|Prophet]], and the secession of the [[Elite]]s from the hegemony, leading to the [[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]], further throwing the Covenant into chaos. nevertheless, by November, what is left of the [[Covenant Loyalists]] have subjugated large parts of [[Earth]], devastating much of the planet. Only its retreat through a Forerunner portal in Africa, and the arrival of the Sangheili Fleet, stop the utter destruction of the UNSC and Earth itself.

The [[UNSC]] and [[Elite]] forces launch a joint operation to destroy the [[Covenant Loyalists]] once and for all at the [[Installation 00|Ark]] stopping the installation from firing [[The Halo Array]], killing the Covenants last remaining [[Prophet of Truth|leader figure]], the Prophet of Truth, and destroying the bulk of the Loyalists remaining forces. On March 3, [[2553]], the [[Human-Covenant War]] officially ends in a victory for the [[UNSC]] and the [[Elites|Covenant Separatists]], but at a high price: most Outer Colonies and a chunk of the Inner Colonies were glassed. It is presumed that untold billions of humans have been killed from [[2525]]-[[2553]].

The UNSC and [[Elite]] forces launch a joint operation to destroy the [[Covenant Loyalists]] once and for all at the [[Installation 00|Ark]] stopping the installation from firing [[The Halo Array]], killing the Covenants last remaining [[Prophet of Truth|leader figure]], the Prophet of Truth, and destroying the bulk of the Loyalists remaining forces. On March 3, [[2553]], the [[Human-Covenant War]] officially ends in a victory for the UNSC and the [[Elites|Covenant Separatists]], but at a high price: most Outer Colonies and a chunk of the Inner Colonies were glassed. It is presumed that untold billions of humans have been killed from [[2525]]-[[2553]].

==Organization==

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 ===The Human-Covenant War===
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-[[2525]] marked an important turning point in [[human]] history. It would mark the beginning of the great [[Spartan Laser|technological]] [[pulse laser|advancement]], and the unification of a divided and fractured [[Human|human race]], and the [[Halo: Contact Harvest|first contact]] of humanity and an extraterrestrial intelligence, the [[Covenant]]. It would also see a majority of the [[UNSC]]'s 800 colony worlds destroyed, and billions of colonists and military personnel slaughtered by orbital plasma bombardment and planetary invasion. Thus began the [[Human-Covenant War]] with the [[Battle of Harvest]].
+[[2525]] marked an important turning point in [[human]] history. It would mark the beginning of the great [[Spartan Laser|technological]] [[pulse laser|advancement]], and the unification of a divided and fractured [[Human|human race]], and the [[Halo: Contact Harvest|first contact]] of humanity and an extraterrestrial intelligence, the [[Covenant]]. It would also see a majority of the UNSC's 800 colony worlds destroyed, and billions of colonists and military personnel slaughtered by orbital plasma bombardment and planetary invasion. Thus began the [[Human-Covenant War]] with the [[Battle of Harvest]].
 Stemming from the chance encounter of humanity and [[Covenant]] forces at [[Harvest]], first contact was [[Minor Transgression|less than peaceful]]. A less aggressive meeting between representatives of the two factions met on the fields of [[Harvest]], but peaceful meeting soon turned into a blood bath, with [[the Covenant]] claiming the planet for the numerous "[[Reclaimers|Forerunner relics]]" present, slaughtering most of the colony's population. <ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]</ref>
-On October 7, a scout ship, ''[[Argo]]'', was sent to investigate the cessation of communications between [[Harvest]] and the rest of the [[UNSC]]. The scout ship was also lost. It discovered that everything on the planet had been completely incinerated, and the surface had been melted down to glass. In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying all the ships except one. Intercepted communications identify the enemy as [[The Covenant]], a caste-driven, theological organization made up of several alien species. The message ''"Your destruction is the will of the gods... and we are their instrument"'' was broadcast in perfect [[English]]. <ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96-98</ref>
+On October 7, a scout ship, ''[[Argo]]'', was sent to investigate the cessation of communications between [[Harvest]] and the rest of the UNSC. The scout ship was also lost. It discovered that everything on the planet had been completely incinerated, and the surface had been melted down to glass. In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying all the ships except one. Intercepted communications identify the enemy as [[The Covenant]], a caste-driven, theological organization made up of several alien species. The message ''"Your destruction is the will of the gods... and we are their instrument"'' was broadcast in perfect [[English]]. <ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96-98</ref>
 Since the later [[Battle of Harvest]] in [[2531]] where a huge human fleet led by [[Admiral Cole]] barely won against a smaller covenant fleet in a symbolic "victory" for humanity, the humans' grip on their territories declined significantly in the course of their struggle. Of the more than 800 [[colony worlds]], the Covenant had managed to capture and glass nearly every, if not all [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colonies]] and a majority of the [[Inner Colonies]]. The [[UNSC Navy]], [[Marine Corps]], [[Army]] and [[Militia]]s, outnumbered and out-gunned, have managed to slow down the Covenants inexorably progress through former human space, but the situation is drastic. In desperation, [[HIGHCOM]] orders a high-risk Op, sending the [[Spartan-II]] super soldiers, the best soldiers ever fielded by humanity, to insert into Covenant space, capture a high-ranking [[Prophet]], and return to UNSC space in an attempt to ransom for a truce. Before the operation begins, the Covenant find and destroy the planet that would have served as its launching pad, [[Reach]], killing most of the Spartans and a large portion of the UNSCDF, inadvertently stopping the operation and rendering most of the Spartans KIA.
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 By October of [[2552]], the [[Covenant]] have haphazardly discovered the position of the human home world, [[Earth]], and sent a preliminary task force there, believing it to be the location of the [[Installation 00|Ark]], an ancient [[Forerunner]] relic buried in the sands of Africa . They encountered staunch resistance, and are initially fended off. Further complications arise from the political and religious crisis that emerges in the wake of a UNSC operation to assassinate a [[Prophet of Regret|Prophet]], and the secession of the [[Elite]]s from the hegemony, leading to the [[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]], further throwing the Covenant into chaos. nevertheless, by November, what is left of the [[Covenant Loyalists]] have subjugated large parts of [[Earth]], devastating much of the planet. Only its retreat through a Forerunner portal in Africa, and the arrival of the Sangheili Fleet, stop the utter destruction of the UNSC and Earth itself.
-The [[UNSC]] and [[Elite]] forces launch a joint operation to destroy the [[Covenant Loyalists]] once and for all at the [[Installation 00|Ark]] stopping the installation from firing [[The Halo Array]], killing the Covenants last remaining [[Prophet of Truth|leader figure]], the Prophet of Truth, and destroying the bulk of the Loyalists remaining forces. On March 3, [[2553]], the [[Human-Covenant War]] officially ends in a victory for the [[UNSC]] and the [[Elites|Covenant Separatists]], but at a high price: most Outer Colonies and a chunk of the Inner Colonies were glassed. It is presumed that untold billions of humans have been killed from  [[2525]]-[[2553]].
+The UNSC and [[Elite]] forces launch a joint operation to destroy the [[Covenant Loyalists]] once and for all at the [[Installation 00|Ark]] stopping the installation from firing [[The Halo Array]], killing the Covenants last remaining [[Prophet of Truth|leader figure]], the Prophet of Truth, and destroying the bulk of the Loyalists remaining forces. On March 3, [[2553]], the [[Human-Covenant War]] officially ends in a victory for the UNSC and the [[Elites|Covenant Separatists]], but at a high price: most Outer Colonies and a chunk of the Inner Colonies were glassed. It is presumed that untold billions of humans have been killed from  [[2525]]-[[2553]].
 ==Organization==