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Battle of Actium
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War
Date:	May 2545
Location:	Actium, Erem system
Outcome:	Covenant victory Heavy Covenant casualties; Actium glassed; ;
Details
Belligerents
UNSC	Covenant
Commanders
COL Akono Menteith†	Unknown fleetmaster
Strength
UNSC Army 34th Armored Division; 53rd Armored Division;	Unknown
Casualties
53rd Armored Division 12,000+ soldiers; ;	Heavy casualties Marshal of Varo; ;

Latest revision as of 21:32, June 25, 2023

"Let no one here question our place in human history. That we are here right now is not coincidence or accident. It is our fate. And this war, our birthright — our legacy. Our generation was born to fight the Covenant, and you, my fellow soldiers - were born for this very day. Today the enemy will hear the roar of humanity. And they will fear us."

— Colonel Akono Menteith's address to the 53rd Armored Division^[2]

The Battle of Actium was a key military engagement^[1] during the Human-Covenant War, occurring between United Nations Space Command and Covenant forces during May 2545 on the human Inner Colony planet of Actium in the Erem system.^[1]

The battle[edit]

In May 2545, a Covenant fleet invaded Actium. By May 10, Colonel Akono Menteith, whom had assumed command of the UNSC Army's 53rd Armored Division, gave a rousing speech to the roughly twelve-thousand surviving UNSC soldiers.^[2] Later that month, the 53rd Armored Division carried out targeted strikes on the Covenant's leadership cadres^[1] and then marched deep into Covenant-held territory in order to destroy three of the largest Covenant staging areas on record; the 53rd did so with the aid of a pair of HAVOK tactical nuclear weapons, though they suffered heavy attrition. Within the month, the 53rd Armored Division was annihilated.^[2]

The Covenant later returned en force and glassed much of Actium's surface.^[1] The marshal of the Sangheili state of Varo was involved in this battle, and ultimately killed in the conflict.^[4]

Aftermath[edit]

Colonel Menteith's speech to the 53rd Armored Division became legendary throughout the colonies as a symbol of human resistance against the Covenant.^[2] The tactics used by the 53rd Armored Division during the Battle of Actium later informed the United Nations Space Command's other late-war military strategies, including Operation: RED FLAG in 2552.^[1]

During the battle, the 34th Armored Division recovered a Nahle'hax-pattern needler from the Covenant that was later displayed at Outpost Discovery, an exploratory initiative launched by the United Nations Space Command.^[3]

Production notes[edit]

The battle shares its name with a real-world engagement that occurred in 31 BC. The historical Battle of Actium is often considered a crucial step in the transition of the Roman Republic into the Empire.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo: Divine Wind (First mentioned)

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 49
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Halo Waypoint, Hero - Courage
^ ^a ^b Halo: Outpost Discovery
^ ^a ^b Halo: Divine Wind, chapter 8

[Enc22-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 49

[Waypoint-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Halo Waypoint, Hero - Courage

[HODSICS-3] Halo: Outpost Discovery

[DW8-4] Halo: Divine Wind, chapter 8

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+|prev        = [[Operation: IRON FIST]]
+|conc        =
 |next        = [[Operation: TORPEDO]]
-|begin       = May 2545
+|conflict    = [[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=49}}
-|end         = June 2545
+|date        = [[2545|May 2545]]<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero - Courage'']</ref>
-|place       = [[Actium]]
+|place       = [[Actium]], [[Erem system]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
-|result      = Covenant victory<br/>
+|result      = *'''[[Covenant]] victory'''
-Actium glassed
+**Heavy Covenant casualties
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+**Actium glassed{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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+|side1       = {{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}
-|commanders1 = [[Colonel]] [[Acono Mentiath]]
+|side2       = {{Icon|Covenant HW}} [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}
-|commanders2 = ''unknown''
+|commanders1 = [[Colonel|COL]] [[Akono Menteith]]&dagger;{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}
-|forces1     = [[53rd Armored Division]]
+|commanders2 = Unknown [[fleetmaster]]
-|forces2     = Covenant Navy<br/>
+|forces1     = [[UNSC Army]]{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}
-Covenant Army
+*[[34th Armored Division]]{{Ref/Generic|Id=HODSICS|Heading=[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]}}
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+|casual2     = *Heavy casualties{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}
+**[[Marshal of Varo]]{{Ref/Reuse|DW8}}
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+{{Quote|Let no one here question our place in human history. That we are here right now is not coincidence or accident. It is our fate. And this war, our birthright — our legacy. Our generation was born to fight the Covenant, and you, my fellow soldiers - were born for this very day. Today the enemy will hear the roar of humanity. And they will fear us.|[[Akono Menteith|Colonel Akono Menteith]]'s address to the [[53rd Armored Division]]{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}}}
-The '''Battle of Actium''' was a military engagement that occured between [[UNSC]] forces and the [[Covenant]] between May and June 2545 on the colony world [[Actium]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 ''Halo Waypoint'' video], [[Hero-Courage]]</ref>
+The '''Battle of Actium''' was a key military engagement{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} during the [[Human-Covenant War]], occurring between [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Covenant]] forces during [[2545|May 2545]] on the [[human]] [[Inner Colony]] planet of [[Actium]] in the [[Erem system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
-==Background==
+==The battle==
-{{Quote|Let no one here question our place in [[human]] history. That we are here right now is not a coincidence or accident. It is our fate. And this [[Human-Covenant War|war]], our birthright, our legacy. Our generation was born to fight the [[Covenant]], and you, my fellow soldiers, were born for this very day. Today the enemy will hear the roar of humanity, and they will fear us.|2=
+In May 2545, a [[Covenant fleet]] invaded Actium. By May 10, [[Colonel]] [[Akono Menteith]], whom had assumed command of the [[UNSC Army]]'s [[53rd Armored Division]], gave a rousing speech to the roughly twelve-thousand surviving UNSC soldiers.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} Later that month, the 53rd Armored Division carried out targeted strikes on the Covenant's leadership cadres{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and then marched deep into Covenant-held territory in order to destroy three of the largest Covenant staging areas on record; the 53rd did so with the aid of a pair of [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s, though they suffered heavy attrition. Within the month, the 53rd Armored Division was annihilated.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}
-Colonel Acono Mentiath to 12,000 men and women<!--Note that the video does not specify as to their branch--><br/>May 10, 2545
-}}
+The Covenant later returned en force and [[Glassing|glassed]] much of Actium's surface.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The [[Marshal of Varo|marshal]] of the [[Sangheili]] state of [[Varo]] was involved in this battle, and ultimately killed in the conflict.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW8|HDW|Chapter=8}}
+==Aftermath==
+Colonel Menteith's speech to the 53rd Armored Division became legendary throughout the colonies as a symbol of [[human]] resistance against the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} The tactics used by the 53rd Armored Division during the Battle of Actium later informed the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s other late-war military strategies, including [[Operation: RED FLAG]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
+During the battle, the [[34th Armored Division]] recovered a {{Pattern|Nahle'hax|needler}} from the Covenant that was later displayed at [[Outpost Discovery]], an exploratory initiative launched by the United Nations Space Command.{{Ref/Reuse|HODSICS}}
-In 2545, a [[Covenant]] armada invaded the planet in an attempt to conquer and [[Glassing|glass]] the world.
+==Production notes==
+The battle shares its name with a [[Wikipedia:Battle of Actium|real-world engagement]] that occurred in 31 BC. The historical Battle of Actium is often considered a crucial step in the transition of the Roman Republic into the Empire.
-By May 10th Colonel Acono Mentiath assumed command of the 53rd Armored Division and gave his famous speech to the surviving UNSC forces. Later that month he led the remnants deep into Covenant-held territory in a suicidal attempt to take out three large-scale Covenant Army staging areas - three of the largest in recorded history. Detonating two [[HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon]]s nearby the Covenant Army took heavy casualties at the cost of the UNSC forces that activated them. With no significant military presence remaining the Covenant Navy was no longer under threat and the colony was quickly glassed.
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Fm}}
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+{{Human-Covenant War}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Actium}}
+[[Category:Covenant victories|Actium]]
+[[Category:UNSC victories|Actium]]