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[[File:Glassed Reach.png|thumb|left|350px|Reach after its glassing.]] | [[File:Glassed Reach.png|thumb|left|350px|Reach after its glassing.]] | ||
Reach fell to the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]]. An [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence|advance strike force]] first arrived at the planet in late [[2552#July|July]], taking out a major [[Visegrád Relay|communications outpost]] and attacking several UNSC facilities over a span of several weeks. This force was effectively destroyed when the fleet's [[flagship]], the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' was destroyed during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]. However, a significantly larger Covenant fleet arrived on [[2552#August|August 14]] and began to lay siege | Reach fell to the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]]. An [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence|advance strike force]] first arrived at the planet in late [[2552#July|July]], taking out a major [[Visegrád Relay|communications outpost]] and attacking several UNSC facilities over a span of several weeks. This force was effectively destroyed when the fleet's [[flagship]], the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' was destroyed during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]. However, a significantly larger Covenant fleet arrived on [[2552#August|August 14]] and began to lay siege to several cities on the planet shortly after the ''Long Night of Solace'' was destroyed. The final battle for the planet was fought when a massive Covenant invasion fleet over 300 ships strong arrived in the morning of August 30.<ref name="vis"/> Additionally, the other human colonies in the Epsilon Eridani system were attacked by the Covenant, [[Battle of Tribute|including]] [[Tribute]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''"Dutch" Firefight Character Profile''</ref> | ||
The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 22''</ref> while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 308''</ref> Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 22''</ref> while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 308''</ref> Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||