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Template:Ratings A battle is a specific instance of combat in warfare between two or more parties or armys wherein each group will seek to defeat the othersin different forms of combat. Battles are most often fought during wars or military campaigns and can usually be well defined in time, space and action. Wars and military campaigns are guided by strategy whereas battles are the stage on which tactics are employed. German strategist Carl von Clausewitz stated that "the employment of battles to gain the end of war" was the essence of strategy.
There are many battles in and related to the Halo Universe.
Battles
- Battle of Alpha Base
- Battle of Ballast
- Battle of CE-10-2165-d
- Battle of Chi Ceti
- Battle of Cleveland
- Battle of Crow's Nest
- Battle of Draco III
- Battle of DM-3-1123 b
- Battle of Havana
- Battle of Installation 04
- Battle of Installation 05
- Battle of Jericho VII
- Battle of LP 656-38 e
- Battle of Mare Erythraeum
- Battle of Miridem
- Battle of New Constantinople
- Battle of New Harmony
- Battle of Onyx
- Battle of Reach
- Battle of Sector Six
- Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
- Battle of Tau Ceti IV
- Battle of Thermopylae
- Battle of Voi
- Battle of the Alamo
- Battle of the Citadel
- Battle of the Gas Mine
- Battle of the Maginot Sphere
- Battle of the Quarantine Zone
- Battle of the Silent Cartographer
- First Battle of Earth
- First Battle of Harvest
- First Battle of High Charity
- First Battle of Installation 00
- First Battle of Mombasa
- Second Battle of Earth
- Second Battle of Harvest
- Second Battle of Installation 00
- Second Battle of Mombasa
Assaults
An assault is a special type of battle involving an attack by one party, usually with the element of surprise. This can denote either a Halo Universe action or a Multiplayer action, comparable to one another in definitions.
Insurrections
An insurrection is a rebellion conducted by a group of compatants, usually against a superior force.
Massacres
A massacre, in military terms, is a battle where one party is routed and suffers complete or near-complete losses compared to the other party.
Operations
An operation is a planned military offensive, generally against a specific enemy objective or group of objectives. Operations can be large scale battles or small, covert insertions. Operations receive unique code words to distinguish themselves from other actions without giving away sensitive information should discussion of them be intercepted by enemy forces.
- Operation: FIRST STRIKE
- Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE
- Operation: PROMETHEUS
- Operation: TANGLEWOOD
- Operation: TORPEDO
- Operation: TREBUCHET
Raids
A raid is a sudden attack behind an enemy's lines without the intention of holding ground.
Sieges
A siege is a military blockade of an enemy fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition and/or assault. Sieges involve surrounding the target and blocking the reinforcement or escape of troops or provision of supplies.
