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===Rainforest Wars=== | ===Rainforest Wars=== | ||
The death toll of the Jovian Moon Campaigns was substantial, but by late [[2161]] the fighting between Koslovics and Friedens had subsided.<ref name="HM50">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 50''</ref> Bloodshed ceased for several months, and some speculated that the worst had passed. In [[2162#February|February 2162]], however, a series of bombings in [[South America]] began a nineteen-month series of ideologically-motivated [[Wikipedia:Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] conflicts between Koslovics, Friedens, and [[United Nations]] forces that would come to be known as the [[Rainforest Wars]].<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/><ref name="Xbox">[[Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Xbox.com - Halo timeline]]</ref> Guerrilla engagements spread across the entire continent and elsewhere on Earth, reigniting violence against military and non-military targets throughout the [[Sol system]].<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/> Near the end of the nineteen-month period [[Neo-Friedenism|neo-Friedenists]] turned against hardliner Friedens in [[Delambre]] on [[Luna]] as forces of the newly-formed [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations composite military force]] approached.<ref name="HTCP13"/><ref name="WaypointUNSC">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc '''Halo Waypoint''' - '''UNSC''']</ref> Though the neo-Friedenists were just as opposed to UN control as the rest, there they tried to negotiate a surrender which would leave them with some remaining power.<ref name="HTCP13">''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> The destruction and famine bred by the Rainforest Wars was still threatening to destabilize Earth's economy after the Interplanetary War's conclusion.<ref name="Xbox"/> They also led to some of the most famous literature of the twenty-second century, including [[Jeremiah Mendez]]'s [[2164]] military classic, ''[[A Soldier's Tale: Rainforest Wars]]'', which remained popular well into the twenty-sixth century.<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="Enc33">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', ''page 33''</ref> | The death toll of the Jovian Moon Campaigns was substantial, but by late [[2161]] the fighting between Koslovics and Friedens had subsided.<ref name="HM50">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 50''</ref> Bloodshed ceased for several months, and some speculated that the worst had passed. In [[2162#February|February 2162]], however, a series of bombings in [[South America]] began a nineteen-month series of ideologically-motivated [[Wikipedia:Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] conflicts between Koslovics, Friedens, and [[United Nations]] forces that would come to be known as the [[Rainforest Wars]].<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/><ref name="Xbox">[[Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Xbox.com - Halo timeline]]</ref> Guerrilla engagements spread across the entire continent and elsewhere on Earth, reigniting violence against military and non-military targets throughout the [[Sol system]].<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/> Near the end of the nineteen-month period [[Neo-Friedenism|neo-Friedenists]] turned against hardliner Friedens in [[Delambre]] on [[Luna]] as forces of the newly-formed [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations composite military force]] approached.<ref name="HTCP13"/><ref name="WaypointUNSC">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc '''Halo Waypoint''' - '''UNSC''']</ref> Though the neo-Friedenists were just as opposed to UN control as the rest, there they tried to negotiate a surrender which would leave them with some remaining power.<ref name="HTCP13">''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', ''Chapter 13''</ref> The destruction and famine bred by the Rainforest Wars was still threatening to destabilize Earth's economy after the Interplanetary War's conclusion.<ref name="Xbox"/> They also led to some of the most famous literature of the twenty-second century, including [[Jeremiah Mendez]]'s [[2164]] military classic, ''[[A Soldier's Tale: Rainforest Wars]]'', which remained popular well into the twenty-sixth century.<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="Enc33">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', ''page 33''</ref> | ||
==War== | ==War== | ||
[[File:HM-Interplanetary_War-1.jpg|thumb|230px|A battle during the war.]] | [[File:HM-Interplanetary_War-1.jpg|thumb|230px|A battle during the war.]] | ||
The aforementioned composite UN force, which would later be called the [[United Nations Space Command]], was deployed to the Martian territories' most combat-intensive area. By [[2164#January|January 2164]] the conflict historically known as the Interplanetary War had begun. | ===The Mars Campaign=== | ||
In [[2163#November|November 2163]] the Friedens suffered a critical loss, as their leader, [[Nadja Mielke]], was assassinated on her way to a command center in the Europan city of [[Pelagon]].<ref name="HM50"/> This enraged the Friedens, and in December they retaliated with nearly all the military assets at their disposal. A large-scale campaign against [[Argyre Planitia]], the hub of Koslovic activity (thanks largely to its shipbuilding plants) on Mars, obliterated the city within hours.<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="HM50"/> More fighting occurred during the weeks that followed, as Koslovics scattered into the city's outskirts.<ref name="HM50"/> The aforementioned composite UN force, which would later be called the [[United Nations Space Command]], was [[Mars Campaign|deployed]] to the Martian territories' most combat-intensive area. By [[2164#January|January 2164]] the conflict historically known as the Interplanetary War had officially begun. The battle on Mars lasted two full years as the United Nations bombed Koslovic remnants, stamping out any Martian opposition.<ref name="HM50"/> This sorties of this campaign not only made it the first successful UN strike against Koslovic forces, but were also the first extraterrestrial deployments of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC marine]]s as well.<ref name="Enc42"/> Thanks to the marines' success, actions that favored large contingents for ground assaults and ship-boarding maneuvers became part of the UN forces' standard strategy from that point onward.<ref name="Enc42"/> Despite the vast death toll, there was little concern on Earth about the ethics of the strikes; most felt that they were justified as a way to prevent the violence from spreading to their own soil.<ref name="HM50"/><ref name="HM51"/> Recruitment drives and propaganda tactics strongly bolstered the UNSC during this time.<ref name="Xbox"/> The Interplanetary War was in many ways the culmination of a pattern of massive buildups exhibited by UN-sponsored military forces which had preceded it.<ref name="Xbox"/> | |||
===Ceasefire=== | |||
Although the Koslovics suffered extensive losses in the early parts of Martian assault, they continued to thrive on Luna and at isolated points on Earth.<ref name="HM51"/> In [[2167#August|August 2167]], however, [[Vladimir Koslov]] and his family were killed in a bombing near [[Lake Autolycus]] on Luna. While the UNSC denied involvement, many believed that the Friedens were not capable of carrying out such an attack. Whatever the cause, this act severed the head of the Koslovic movement.<ref name="HM51">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', ''page 51''</ref> Despite some difficulty on the UNSC's part, [[Europa]], [[Io]], [[Ganymede]], and [[Callisto]] all saw large-scale invasions by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], resulting in the destruction of hundreds of Frieden bases and weapon caches.<ref name="HM51"/> The last of the Friedens fought savagely under [[Oscar Bauer]], nephew of [[Nadja Mielke]], but by mid-[[2169]] little remained of their movement.<ref name="HM51"/> The UNSC defeated Koslovic and Frieden forces on Earth and then methodically eradicated their remnants throughout the system in a series of brushfire conflicts.<ref name="Enc42"/><ref name="Xbox"/> Before long, the vast vestiges of both were apprehended by the UNSC.<ref name="HM51"/> The United Nations penned the [[Callisto Treaty]], a ceasefire agreement that gave the UNSC complete military jurisdiction in all colonial territories. The treaty was signed by representatives of all three factions in [[2170#March|March 2170]] on the [[Jovian Moons|Jovian moon]] of [[Callisto]].<ref name="HM51"/><ref name="Enc42"/> Basing its core ethos on a strategy that hearkened back to the [[Wikipedia:United States of America|United States of America]], the UN used its increased power to effectively take charge of Earth's remaining national governments.<ref name="Enc42"/> The UNSC became the single organizing independent force in control of the combined military hierarchy of humanity.<ref name="Enc42"/> With this, a single authority came into existence, called the [[Unified Earth Government]] (UEG). This would be the seat of power and governance for all of Earth's colonies henceforth.<ref name="HM51"/> | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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Humanity would not be able to expand beyond the confines of the Solar System until nearly two centuries later, with the discovery of [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace travel]] in [[2291]] and the subsequent formation of the first [[Inner Colonies]] in [[2362]]. Through [[Human colonies|interstellar colonization]] humanity would enter a new golden age, with its massive population stabilized across many off-system worlds and goods transported to Earth from the colonies.<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Timeline'']</ref> | Humanity would not be able to expand beyond the confines of the Solar System until nearly two centuries later, with the discovery of [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace travel]] in [[2291]] and the subsequent formation of the first [[Inner Colonies]] in [[2362]]. Through [[Human colonies|interstellar colonization]] humanity would enter a new golden age, with its massive population stabilized across many off-system worlds and goods transported to Earth from the colonies.<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Timeline'']</ref> | ||
The war saw the first military applications of [[Biological augmentation|bioaugmentation]] protocols, already used outside the military to adapt humans to the conditions of space and different colonial habitats.<ref name="enc44"/> These augmentations would serve as an early precursor to the enhancements used in the [[ORION Project]] and the subsequent [[Spartan|SPARTAN programs]]. Spacecraft-borne [[nuclear weapon]]s were also first employed during these conflicts.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 74''</ref> | |||
==Timeline of events== | ==Timeline of events== | ||
