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The Siege of the Inner Colonies[1] was the series of engagements taking place in humanity's Inner colonies that made up the late Human-Covenant War.[3][note 2]
Background
Outer Colony slaughters
- Main article: Massacre of the Outer Colonies
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Battle
From June 1, 2536 onwards, the Covenant would press into the Inner Colonies.[1]
Eight years afterward, the Inner Colony of Miridem would fall to the Covenant.[4] This would eventually result in the capture of Catherine Halsey.[5] In May 2545, Actium was discovered by the Covenant, resulting in the month long Battle of Actium.[6]
In May of 2552,[note 3] the colonies of Troy and Harmony in the Hellespont system were attacked.
Attacks in the Epsilon Eridani system
- Main articles: Fall of Reach, Battle for Tribute
On July 23, 2552, the Fleet of Valiant Prudence deployed Sangheili Zealots to disable the Visegrád Relay, effectively cutting Reach off from the UNSC.[7]
By August 30, 2552, nearly a dozen Inner Colony worlds were passed over by the Covenant in order to attack Reach.[8]
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Fighting in the Sol System
- Main articles: Battle of Mare Erythraeum, Battle for Earth
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Aftermath
A number of Inner Colonies managed to survive the war.[9][10]
The Lesser Ark
- Main article: Battle of Installation 00
The joint UNSC and Sangheili forces were deployed to the Ark after discovering the portal.[11]
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Timeline
2544
2545
2547
2552
- May: The Massacre of Troy in the Hellespont system takes place.[note 3]
- July 25: The Visegrád Relay is taken down by Covenant Zealots, beginning the Fall of Reach.[7]
- Mare Erythraeum is attacked by the Covenant.[14]
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Gallery
A Sangheili Ultra and other Covenant forces on Reach.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Part of the Home Fleet after Sept. 5, 2552
- ^ Due to the name, and the stated scope of the Siege, Halopedia assumes all of the Inner Colonies attacked after June 1, 2536 fall within this overarching battle.
- ^ a b The last i love bees Axon chapter contains the start of the Covenant invasion of Earth, a set date, and each chapter is set a week apart. In the first chapter, axon receipt, Herzog refers to the evacuation as "three months" ago.
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo Wars, collectible, Halo Wars Timeline Events
- ^ Xbox.com: Halo Storyline (Defunct, Copy on HBO Forums, Wayback Machine, and Halopedia)
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, p. 299 (2011)
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, Adjunct (2010)
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Heroes Never Die
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign levels, Noble Actual and Winter Contingency
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 32: "I see. Very well, your squad might as well hear this now, too. I don’t know how they found Reach—they bypassed a dozen Inner Colony worlds to get here."
- ^ Halo: First Strike (2010), Adjunct: Petra
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, p. 481
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Ark
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Hero - Courage (Defunct)
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt", p. 171-172
- ^ Halo: Uprising, Issue #3
- ^ Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition - Kelly-087's profile card
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 300 (2011)
