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*[[Covenant separatists]] | *[[Covenant separatists]] | ||
**[[Fleet of Retribution]] {{C|from [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] onwards}} | **[[Fleet of Retribution]] {{C|from [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] onwards}} | ||
|side2 = [[ | |side2 = {{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1 = | |commanders1 = | ||
*[[Secretary of Defense]] [[Paul Huphy Russel]] | *[[Secretary of Defense]] [[Paul Huphy Russel]] | ||
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*[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] {{C|post-Great Schism}} | *[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] {{C|post-Great Schism}} | ||
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] {{C|post-Great Schism}} | *[[Shipmaster]] / [[Fleetmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] {{C|post-Great Schism}} | ||
|side3 = [[Flood]] {{C|Briefly}} | |side3 = [[Flood]] {{C|Briefly}} | ||
|commanders2 = | |commanders2 = | ||
*The [[Hierarch|High Prophet]] of [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] {{C|pre-Great Schism}} | *The [[Hierarch|High Prophet]] of [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] {{C|pre-Great Schism}} | ||
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Rhul 'Salmutee]] | |||
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*The [[Hierarch|High Prophet]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] | *The [[Hierarch|High Prophet]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] | ||
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*Chieftain [[Hekabe]]<ref name="HLC5">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #5]]</ref> | *Chieftain [[Hekabe]]<ref name="HLC5">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #5]]</ref> | ||
*Shipmaster [[Lepidus]] | *Shipmaster [[Lepidus]] | ||
|commanders3 = [[Gravemind]] | |||
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*[[UNSC Air Force]] | *[[UNSC Air Force]] | ||
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***''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' {{C|pre-Great Schism}} | ***''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' {{C|pre-Great Schism}} | ||
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* | *[[Truth's fleet|Multiple Jiralhanae-led fleets]] | ||
**Hundreds of Covenant vessels{{fact}} | **Hundreds of Covenant vessels{{fact}} | ||
***[[ | ***''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'' | ||
*** | ***Remaining ships of the [[High Charity defense fleet]]<ref name="H3CN"/> | ||
*** | ****[[Forerunner Dreadnought]] | ||
****''[[Gathering of Praise]]''<ref name="HLC5"/> | ****''[[Gathering of Praise]]''<ref name="HLC5"/> | ||
****''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'' | ****''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'' | ||
****''[[Twilight Compunction]]''<ref name="HLC5"/> | |||
* | ***[[Fleet of Furious Redemption]] | ||
***''[[Twilight Compunction]]''<ref name="HLC5"/> | ****''[[Triumphant Declaration]]''<ref name="up1">''Halo: Uprising'', Issue 1</ref> | ||
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**[[Fleet of Furious Redemption]] | |||
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*''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'' | *''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'' | ||
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Very heavy losses | Very heavy losses | ||
*Majority of the Fleet of Sacred Consecration | *Majority of the Fleet of Sacred Consecration | ||
*Majority of Truth's | *Majority of Truth's Jiralhanae fleets | ||
|casual3 = Completely sterilized | |casual3 = Completely sterilized | ||
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Though the invasion took place on a global scale, the most significant conflicts occurred in the [[East African Protectorate]] in the form of three battles fought within and between the cities of [[Mombasa]] and [[Voi]], collectively referred to as the [[First Battle of Mombasa|first]], [[Second Battle of Mombasa|second]], and [[Battle of Voi|third]] battles of Mombasa.<ref name="HSA">''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', co-op introductory cutscene</ref> The conflict began when the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]], arrived on October 20 with intentions of traveling through the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] that a [[luminary]] in its possession pointed to. This move was made without the consent of the other two [[Hierarchs]] and in ignorance regarding the status of this planet as humanity's homeworld. Faced with the full might of the UNSC Home Fleet, it was not long before Regret's flagship fled to [[Installation 05]]. Soon after this, the Prophet of Truth initiated his plans to replace [[Sangheili]] with [[Jiralhanae]] and assume control over the entirety of the hierarchal triumvirate. A second [[Truth's Fleet|fleet]], led by Jiralhanae, appeared in the system and quickly assumed control of all local Covenant forces by [[Great Schism|killing all Sangheili]]. | Though the invasion took place on a global scale, the most significant conflicts occurred in the [[East African Protectorate]] in the form of three battles fought within and between the cities of [[Mombasa]] and [[Voi]], collectively referred to as the [[First Battle of Mombasa|first]], [[Second Battle of Mombasa|second]], and [[Battle of Voi|third]] battles of Mombasa.<ref name="HSA">''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', co-op introductory cutscene</ref> The conflict began when the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]], arrived on October 20 with intentions of traveling through the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] that a [[luminary]] in its possession pointed to. This move was made without the consent of the other two [[Hierarchs]] and in ignorance regarding the status of this planet as humanity's homeworld. Faced with the full might of the UNSC Home Fleet, it was not long before Regret's flagship fled to [[Installation 05]]. Soon after this, the Prophet of Truth initiated his plans to replace [[Sangheili]] with [[Jiralhanae]] and assume control over the entirety of the hierarchal triumvirate. A second [[Truth's Fleet|fleet]], led by Jiralhanae, appeared in the system and quickly assumed control of all local Covenant forces by [[Great Schism|killing all Sangheili]]. | ||
At this point, the fight for Earth began in earnest. Smaller battles were waged all across the world, from the UEG capital of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], to [[Cleveland]], [[URNA]], to [[Havana]], Cuba, and to [[Mount Erebus]], [[Antarctica]] and multiple other locations. By November 17, most of the Home Fleet had been obliterated. It was on this date that the Prophet of Truth himself, aboard the Forerunner Dreadnought and with [[John-117|Spartan-117]] in tow, arrived and headed straight for the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]], by then fully excavated. Upon interfacing with the [[keyship]], the portal was activated and a large contingent of the Covenant fleet departed through the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] with the intention of activating the [[Halo Array]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Almost immediately after this, the [[Flood]] arrived aboard a [[Indulgence of Conviction|captured]] {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, which crashed down in the town of [[Voi]]. The [[Fleet of Retribution]], allied with the UNSC against Truth, was permitted to [[glass]] a large portion of [[Africa]] to prevent the parasite's spread. With the threat from the Flood dealt with and the bulk of Covenant forces gone, | At this point, the fight for Earth began in earnest. Smaller battles were waged all across the world, from the UEG capital of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], to [[Cleveland]], [[URNA]], to [[Havana]], Cuba, and to [[Mount Erebus]], [[Antarctica]] and multiple other locations. By November 17, most of the Home Fleet had been obliterated. It was on this date that the Prophet of Truth himself, aboard the Forerunner Dreadnought and with [[John-117|Spartan-117]] in tow, arrived and headed straight for the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]], by then fully excavated. Upon interfacing with the [[keyship]], the portal was activated and a large contingent of the Covenant fleet departed through the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] with the intention of activating the [[Halo Array]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Almost immediately after this, the [[Flood]] arrived aboard a [[Indulgence of Conviction|captured]] {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, which crashed down in the town of [[Voi]]. The [[Fleet of Retribution]], allied with the UNSC against Truth, was permitted to [[glass]] a large portion of [[Africa]] to prevent the parasite's spread. With the threat from the Flood dealt with and the bulk of Covenant forces gone, at least one UNSC frigate accompanied the Fleet of Retribution in pursuit of Truth. The remainder of UNSC forces remained behind to defend Earth from an expected full-scale Flood invasion and also began a major counteroffensive to eliminate all Covenant that remained.<ref name="lootcrate2"/> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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The battle spread over the globe in the following weeks. The diminishing [[UNSC Home Fleet]], in conjunction with the [[Second Fleet|Second]], [[Seventh Fleet|Seventh]], and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s,<ref name="goo204">''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 204-205</ref> remained to contest Earth orbit, but the Covenant continued to raid the surface in search of [[Forerunner]] artifacts, mostly concentrating in east Africa.<ref name="H3CN">''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Crow's Nest]]</ref> | The battle spread over the globe in the following weeks. The diminishing [[UNSC Home Fleet]], in conjunction with the [[Second Fleet|Second]], [[Seventh Fleet|Seventh]], and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s,<ref name="goo204">''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 204-205</ref> remained to contest Earth orbit, but the Covenant continued to raid the surface in search of [[Forerunner]] artifacts, mostly concentrating in east Africa.<ref name="H3CN">''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Crow's Nest]]</ref> | ||
[[File:HLC battle for earth.png|thumb|left|250px|UNSC forces engage the Covenant.]] | [[File:HLC battle for earth.png|thumb|left|250px|UNSC forces engage the Covenant forces led by a [[CRS-class light cruiser|cruiser]].<ref name=SC2>''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', Series 1</ref>]] | ||
The [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Blue Team]], consisting of [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], and [[William-043]], were constantly engaged for the first two weeks. They repelled enemy ships in orbit in numerous zero-gee operations whilst on the surface they neutralized Covenant excavations, first on [[Ross Island]] in [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctica]],<ref name="goo204"/> and then underwater off the [[Yucatan Peninsula]]. On [[2552#November|November 3]], they were [[Battle of Havana|deployed to Havana, Cuba]], where they stole the enemy [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', and destroyed another destroyer and the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. They subsequently redeployed aboard the stolen ship to the Forerunner [[shield world]] [[Onyx]] to aid [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], the creator of the SPARTAN-II program.<ref name="goop.220">''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 220</ref> | The [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Blue Team]], consisting of [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], and [[William-043]], were constantly engaged for the first two weeks. They repelled enemy ships in orbit in numerous zero-gee operations whilst on the surface they neutralized Covenant excavations, first on [[Ross Island]] in [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctica]],<ref name="goo204"/> and then underwater off the [[Yucatan Peninsula]]. On [[2552#November|November 3]], they were [[Battle of Havana|deployed to Havana, Cuba]], where they stole the enemy [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', and destroyed another destroyer and the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. They subsequently redeployed aboard the stolen ship to the Forerunner [[shield world]] [[Onyx]] to aid [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], the creator of the SPARTAN-II program.<ref name="goop.220">''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 220</ref> | ||
