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|prev=[[Battle of Reach]] | |prev=[[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]] | ||
|conc=[[Battle of Verge]] | |conc=[[Battle of Verge]] | ||
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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2552#August|August 30]] through [[2552#September|September 2552]]<ref>''[[Blunt Instruments]] indicates the Covenant blockaded the planet for some time.''</ref> | |date=[[2552#August|August 30]] through [[2552#September|September 2552]]<ref>''[[Blunt Instruments]] indicates the Covenant blockaded the planet for some time.''</ref> | ||
|place=[[Tribute]], [[Epsilon Eridani System]] | |place=[[Tribute]], [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani System]] | ||
|result=Covenant victory | |result=Covenant victory | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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|forces1=*[[UNSC Navy]] | |forces1=*[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
**[[Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]] | **[[Epsilon Eridani Fleet|Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]] | ||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | *[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
*[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s | *[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s | ||
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The '''Battle of Tribute''' was a space conflict that took place over the planet [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani System]]. | The '''Battle of Tribute''' was a space conflict that took place over the planet [[Tribute]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani System]]. | ||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
After the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] [[ | After the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] [[Fall of Reach|Reach]], they also attacked the other colonies in the system, including Tribute. [[Corporal]] [[Taylor H. Miles]] was present during the evacuation of the colony, and witnessed the near total destruction of the UNSC Navy escort fleet in orbit as they protected civilian refugees where the fleet suffered 90% losses.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Dutch's biography''</ref> | ||
The battle apparently lasted for some time, as the Covenant continued to blockade the planet. [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Team Black]] was sent to [[Verge]] to destroy a [[Beacon]] supplying the Covenant ships with [[Helium]] used as fuel in their reactors. They succeeded in their mission, presumably slowing down the Covenant assault.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[Blunt Instruments]]''</ref> | The battle apparently lasted for some time, as the Covenant continued to blockade the planet. [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Team Black]] was sent to [[Verge]] to destroy a [[Beacon]] supplying the Covenant ships with [[Helium]] used as fuel in their reactors. They succeeded in their mission, presumably slowing down the Covenant assault.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[Blunt Instruments]]''</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
