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|name = Battle of Actium | |name = Battle of Actium | ||
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|next = [[Operation: TORPEDO]] | |next = [[Operation: TORPEDO]] | ||
|conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=49}} | ||
|date = | |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]] | |result = *'''[[Covenant]] victory''' | ||
**Heavy Covenant casualties | **Heavy Covenant casualties | ||
**Actium glassed | **Actium glassed{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1 = {{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
|side2 = [[Covenant]] | |side2 = {{Icon|Covenant HW}} [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
|commanders1 = [[Colonel]] [[Akono Menteith]]† | |commanders1 = [[Colonel|COL]] [[Akono Menteith]]†{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
|commanders2 = Unknown | |commanders2 = Unknown [[fleetmaster]] | ||
|forces1 = [[UNSC Army]] | |forces1 = [[UNSC Army]]{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
*[[53rd Armored Division]] | *[[34th Armored Division]]{{Ref/Generic|Id=HODSICS|Heading=[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]}} | ||
*[[53rd Armored Division]]{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | |||
|forces2 = Unknown | |forces2 = Unknown | ||
|casual1 = * | |casual1 = *53rd Armored Division{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
**12,000+ soldiers | **12,000+ soldiers{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
|casual2 = Heavy casualties | |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]]}} | {{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 | |||
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}} | |||
==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
In May 2545, a Covenant | 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}} | ||
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}} | |||
==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. | 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. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Fm}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:Covenant | {{DEFAULTSORT:Actium}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:Covenant victories|Actium]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC victories|Actium]] | |||
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- "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]
