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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date= [[2526|March 1, 2526]]<ref name="Harvest">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 463-465''</ref>
|date= [[2526|March 1, 2526]]<ref name="Harvest">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 463-465''</ref>
|place=[[Epsilon Indi System]]
|place=[[Epsilon Indi system]]
|result=Pyrrhic UNSC victory, Covenant also claim victory<ref name="Timeline">[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]</ref>
|result=Pyrrhic UNSC victory, Covenant also claim victory<ref name="Timeline">[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]</ref>
|battles=
|battles=
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[Covenant Empire|The Covenant]]
|side2=[[Covenant Empire|The Covenant]]
|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]
|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]
|commanders2=Unknown
|commanders2=Unknown
|forces1=
|forces1=
*[[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]]
*[[Battle Group X-Ray]]
**40 Warships<ref name="Harvest"/>
**40 Warships<ref name="Harvest"/>
***Fleet Command Cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}}
***Fleet Command Cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}}
***10+ {{class|Halcyon|Cruiser}}s
***10+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s
***9+ [[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]]
***9+ [[UNSC frigate|Frigates]]
***1+ [[Marathon-class Cruiser]]s
***1+ [[Marathon-class cruiser]]s
|forces2=
|forces2=
*Single [[Covenant super-destroyer]]
*Single [[Covenant super-destroyer]]
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In early [[2525]], Harvest was attacked by the Covenant. The colony was partially [[Glassing|glassed]] with many colonists fleeing on freighters. A UNSC scout ship and two Frigates were destroyed, and a Destroyer heavily damaged, in an unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the single [[Covenant super-destroyer]] holding the planet.
In early [[2525]], Harvest was attacked by the Covenant. The colony was partially [[Glassing|glassed]] with many colonists fleeing on freighters. A UNSC scout ship and two Frigates were destroyed, and a Destroyer heavily damaged, in an unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the single [[Covenant super-destroyer]] holding the planet.


Thirteen months later on March 1, the UNSC-wide mobilization was under way, with [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] assembling a fleet to retake Harvest. [[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]] is conceived as the largest ever assembled in human history, ultimately consisted of 40 ships with the admiral commanding from the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}}.<ref name="Harvest"/>
Thirteen months later on March 1, the UNSC-wide mobilization was under way, with [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] assembling a fleet to retake Harvest. [[Battle Group X-Ray]] is conceived as the largest ever assembled in human history, ultimately consisted of 40 ships with the admiral commanding from the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}}.<ref name="Harvest"/>


==The Battle==
==The Battle==
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<center>{{Quote|Fix bayonets.|VADM Cole during the final charge quoting Col. Joshua Chamberlain from the American Civil War.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 471''</ref>}}</center>
<center>{{Quote|Fix bayonets.|VADM Cole during the final charge quoting Col. Joshua Chamberlain from the American Civil War.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 471''</ref>}}</center>


The UNSC fleet arrived at Harvest on March 1, 2526, and engaged the lone Covenant ship through a slingshot maneuver around the planet. Multiple ships, including the {{UNSCShip|Sacramento}} and the {{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}}, were quickly destroyed. UNSC weapons, including [[Nuclear Weapon|nuclear ordnance]], had very little effect on the enemy. Cole realized the enemy was using energy shields, like the one previously encountered at the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], and ordered the fleet to fire all of its weapons simultaneously at the target. This overwhelmed the shields and destroyed the Covenant vessel.
The UNSC fleet arrived at Harvest on March 1, 2526, and engaged the lone Covenant ship through a slingshot maneuver around the planet. Multiple ships, including the {{UNSCShip|Sacramento}} and the {{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}}, were quickly destroyed. UNSC weapons, including [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear ordnance]], had very little effect on the enemy. Cole realized the enemy was using energy shields, like the one previously encountered at the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], and ordered the fleet to fire all of its weapons simultaneously at the target. This overwhelmed the shields and destroyed the Covenant vessel.


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
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The UNSC victory came at the cost of thirteen warships. Cole realized the disparity between UNSC and enemy losses "did not bode well". However, [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI Section II]] propaganda exaggerated the victory to encourage recruitment; initially the foe was claimed to be an [[Insurrectionist]] weapon platform but this was later recanted. For their part, the Covenant celebrated the "Victory of Epsilon Indi" through fasting and prayer.<ref name="Timeline"/>  
The UNSC victory came at the cost of thirteen warships. Cole realized the disparity between UNSC and enemy losses "did not bode well". However, [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI Section II]] propaganda exaggerated the victory to encourage recruitment; initially the foe was claimed to be an [[Insurrectionist]] weapon platform but this was later recanted. For their part, the Covenant celebrated the "Victory of Epsilon Indi" through fasting and prayer.<ref name="Timeline"/>  


Harvest continued to be contested. The Covenant continued searching for [[Forerunner]] [[Relic (Structure)|artifacts]], while the UNSC refused to withdraw. The UNSC finally prevailed in [[2531]], but the planet lost its remaining strategic value as the Covenant begin its advance into the [[Inner Colonies]].
Harvest continued to be contested. The Covenant continued searching for [[Forerunner]] [[Relic|artifacts]], while the UNSC refused to withdraw. The UNSC finally prevailed in [[2531]], but the planet lost its remaining strategic value as the Covenant begin its advance into the [[Inner Colonies]].


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===UNSC===
===UNSC===
===Personnel===
===Personnel===
*[[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]
*[[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]
*''Everest'' Shipboard-[[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Sekmet]]
*''Everest'' Shipboard-[[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Sekmet]]


===Warships===
===Warships===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The presence of 40 UNSC ships-of-the-line against one overwhelmingly powerful enemy ship strikes a remarkable resemblance to the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Star_Trek''Star Trek''-Universe]'s Battle of Wolf 359. At Wolf-359 the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation'' ''Federation]'s (or Humanity's) numerically superior fleet of 40 starships took on a single [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Borg'' ''Borg] [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Borg_cube'' ''Cube]. The results, however, were completely opposite to the Halo-Universe. The Federation lost 39 of its 40 vessels, and the Borg Cube left the battle without so much as a scratch on its hull and moved on towards Earth. (See also: [[List_of_Pop_Culture_References_in_Halo#Star_Trek|List of Pop Culture References in Halo]])<ref>[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Battle_of_Wolf_359] '''Memory-Alpha''': Battle of Wolf 359</ref>.
*The presence of 40 UNSC ships-of-the-line against one overwhelmingly powerful enemy ship strikes a remarkable resemblance to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek ''Star Trek''-Universe]'s Battle of Wolf 359. At Wolf-359 the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation ''Federation'']'s (or Humanity's) numerically superior fleet of 40 starships took on a single [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg ''Borg''] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_starships#Borg_cube ''Cube'']. The results, however, were completely opposite to the Halo-Universe. The Federation lost 39 of its 40 vessels, and the Borg Cube left the battle without so much as a scratch on its hull and moved on towards Earth. (See also: [[List of pop culture references in the Halo series#Star Trek|List of Pop Culture References in Halo]])<ref>[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Battle_of_Wolf_359] '''Memory-Alpha''': Battle of Wolf 359</ref>.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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