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{{Quote|As you already know, yesterday the UNSC declared the colony of Miridem lost. The fight had gone on for over two weeks and we killed a mountain of those bastards, but apparently not enough.|Vice Admiral Berlin Tursk to Captain Lucius Jiron<ref name="adjunct"/>}} | {{Quote|As you already know, yesterday the UNSC declared the colony of Miridem lost. The fight had gone on for over two weeks and we killed a mountain of those bastards, but apparently not enough.|Vice Admiral Berlin Tursk to Captain Lucius Jiron<ref name="adjunct"/>}} | ||
In [[2544]],<ref name="goo173"/> [[Miridem]] became one of the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colonies]] that fell in the way of the [[Covenant]]'s path of | In [[2544]],<ref name="goo173"/> [[Miridem]] became one of the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colonies]] that fell in the way of the [[Covenant]]'s path of destruction throughout the [[Inner Colonies]]<ref name="enc299"/> when [[Supreme Commander]] [[Luro 'Taralumee]]'s [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] arrived over the world. A [[fleet]] of the [[UNSC Navy]] led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Berlin M. Tursk]] defended Miridem,<ref name="adjunct"/> with several [[Spartan-IIs]] being deployed to the world to aid in the evacuation of [[civilian]]s.<ref name="enc299"/> | ||
The ensuing battle lasted for over two weeks, with both sides suffering heavy losses. The Covenant besieged the world, destroying nearly every evacuation vessel that attempted to flee before they even reached Miridem's [[gravity well]]. During the civilian evacuation, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]—the chief scientist of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] who had been present on Miridem—was extracted to [[BL-9400493]], personally protected by [[Sheila-065]]. However, the two were intercepted by [[Sangheili Major|Major]] [[Thel 'Lodamee]] and his [[battalion]]. In the resulting confrontation, Sheila was killed by 'Lodamee, though Halsey managed to escape aboard the evacuation craft.<ref name="adjunct"/> | The ensuing battle lasted for over two weeks, with both sides suffering heavy losses. The Covenant besieged the world, destroying nearly every evacuation vessel that attempted to flee before they even reached Miridem's [[gravity well]]. During the civilian evacuation, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]—the chief scientist of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] who had been present on Miridem—was extracted to [[BL-9400493]], personally protected by [[Sheila-065]]. However, the two were intercepted by [[Sangheili Major|Major]] [[Thel 'Lodamee]] and his [[battalion]]. In the resulting confrontation, Sheila was killed by 'Lodamee, though Halsey managed to escape aboard the evacuation craft.<ref name="adjunct"/> | ||
