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{{Quote|[[UNSC|We]] [[Massacre of the Outer Colonies|ran]] from them. [[Covenant|They]] [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|followed]]. We thought they'd [[Cole Protocol|never find]] [[Earth|us]]... we were wrong.|[[Cortana]]<ref>''[[Halo 2 commercial]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|[[UNSC|We]] [[Massacre of the Outer Colonies|ran]] from them. [[Covenant|They]] [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|followed]]. We thought they'd [[Cole Protocol|never find]] [[Earth|us]]... we were wrong.|[[Cortana]]<ref>''[[Halo 2 commercial]]''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Battle for Earth''',{{Ref/Reuse|Id=hnbc8}}{{Ref/Reuse|OSFM69}} also referred to as the '''Earth Sustained Defense Campaign''',{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} was one of the largest, bloodiest and latest engagements fought between the [[Covenant]] and the forces of the [[Unified Earth Government]] (primarily those of the [[United Nations Space Command]]), at the end of the approximately twenty-seven year-long{{Ref/Note|The war was definitely concluded on December 11, 2552 when the Prophet of Truth was killed. However, an official | The '''Battle for Earth''',{{Ref/Reuse|Id=hnbc8}}{{Ref/Reuse|OSFM69}} also referred to as the '''Earth Sustained Defense Campaign''',{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} was one of the largest, bloodiest and latest engagements fought between the [[Covenant]] and the forces of the [[Unified Earth Government]] (primarily those of the [[United Nations Space Command]]), at the end of the approximately twenty-seven year-long{{Ref/Note|The war was definitely concluded on December 11, 2552 when the Prophet of Truth was killed. However, an official cessation of hostilities did not come until March 3, 2553.}} [[Human-Covenant War]], which took place on and above the planet [[Earth]] from [[2552#October|October 20]] to at least [[2552#December|December 3, 2552]].{{Ref/NoteReuse|battleend}} It was one of the most important battles of the war, as the fate of humanity depended on the survival of its homeworld and seat of its [[UEG|government]].{{Ref/Note|While [[Insurrectionist|not all]] of humanity believes itself to be subject to the UEG, the UEG claims authority over all of humanity.}} | ||
Though the invasion took place on a global scale, the most significant conflicts occurred in the [[East African Protectorate]] in the form of three battles fought within and between the cities of [[Mombasa]] and [[Voi]], collectively referred to as the [[First Battle of Mombasa|first]], [[Second Battle of Mombasa|second]], and [[Battle of Voi|third]] battles of Mombasa.{{Ref/Game|Id=HSA|Game=Halo: Spartan Assault|Section=co-op introductory cutscene}} The conflict began when the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]], arrived on October 20 with intentions of traveling through the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] that a [[luminary]] in its possession pointed to. This move was made without the consent of the other two [[Hierarchs]] and in ignorance regarding the status of this planet as [[human]]ity's homeworld. Faced with the full might of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], it was not long before Regret's [[Solemn Penance|flagship]] fled to [[Installation 05]]. Soon after this, the Prophet of Truth initiated his plans to [[Changing of the Guard|replace]] [[Sangheili]] with [[Jiralhanae]] and assume control over the entirety of the hierarchal triumvirate. The Jiralhanae occupation forces left behind by Regret assumed control of all remaining local Covenant forces on and over New Mombasa by secretly killing all abandoned Sangheili on the city to secure Truth's later arrival on the area as the herald of [[Great Schism]]. Later on the next day, a large [[Truth's Fleet|Jiralhanae support and excavation fleet]]<!--Halo Waypoint confirms that Truth's fleet arrived on October 21st--> sent by Truth was then dispatched to Mombasa and begin to [[Glassing|glass]] most of the [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]] country along with the remnants of Regret's fleet while more additional other Covenant reinforcements later continued to appear in the system and began a resurgent and larger assault on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointvergil}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} | Though the invasion took place on a global scale, the most significant conflicts occurred in the [[East African Protectorate]] in the form of three battles fought within and between the cities of [[Mombasa]] and [[Voi]], collectively referred to as the [[First Battle of Mombasa|first]], [[Second Battle of Mombasa|second]], and [[Battle of Voi|third]] battles of Mombasa.{{Ref/Game|Id=HSA|Game=Halo: Spartan Assault|Section=co-op introductory cutscene}} The conflict began when the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]], arrived on October 20 with intentions of traveling through the [[Portal at Voi|portal]] that a [[luminary]] in its possession pointed to. This move was made without the consent of the other two [[Hierarchs]] and in ignorance regarding the status of this planet as [[human]]ity's homeworld. Faced with the full might of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], it was not long before Regret's [[Solemn Penance|flagship]] fled to [[Installation 05]]. Soon after this, the Prophet of Truth initiated his plans to [[Changing of the Guard|replace]] [[Sangheili]] with [[Jiralhanae]] and assume control over the entirety of the hierarchal triumvirate. The Jiralhanae occupation forces left behind by Regret assumed control of all remaining local Covenant forces on and over New Mombasa by secretly killing all abandoned Sangheili on the city to secure Truth's later arrival on the area as the herald of [[Great Schism]]. Later on the next day, a large [[Truth's Fleet|Jiralhanae support and excavation fleet]]<!--Halo Waypoint confirms that Truth's fleet arrived on October 21st--> sent by Truth was then dispatched to Mombasa and begin to [[Glassing|glass]] most of the [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]] country along with the remnants of Regret's fleet while more additional other Covenant reinforcements later continued to appear in the system and began a resurgent and larger assault on the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointvergil}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} | ||