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[[Image:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|thumb|225px|left|Admiral Cole's fleet destroys the Covenant ship by firing everything at once.]] | [[Image:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|thumb|225px|left|Admiral Cole's fleet destroys the Covenant ship by firing everything at once.]] | ||
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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 (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]]. | ||