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{{Quote|It was a Pyrrhic victory that left Cole's fleet severely damaged. Now Cole has been jumping his fleet around from engagement to engagement throughout the Outer Colonies, wherever the Covenant showed up. So far, there'd been no repeat of the retaking of Harvest.|[[Gage Yevgenny]], reflecting on the Battle of Harvest{{Ref/Reuse|he126}}}} | {{Quote|It was a Pyrrhic victory that left Cole's fleet severely damaged. Now Cole has been jumping his fleet around from engagement to engagement throughout the Outer Colonies, wherever the Covenant showed up. So far, there'd been no repeat of the retaking of Harvest.|[[Gage Yevgenny]], reflecting on the Battle of Harvest{{Ref/Reuse|he126}}}} | ||
[[File:HW Five Long Years.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Conflict on Harvest continued for five years, leading to heavy losses for both sides]] | [[File:HW Five Long Years.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Conflict on Harvest continued for five years, leading to heavy losses for both sides]] | ||
Directly after the destruction of the Covenant super-destroyer, Cole had Battle Group X-Ray veer away from the remains of the alien ship and begin searching for survivors of the thirteen UNSC warships lost in battle.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}} With the loss of thirteen ships in contrast to the Covenant's one super-destroyer, Cole realized the disparity between UNSC and enemy losses "did not bode well". Regardless, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Office of Naval Intelligence's Section II]] [[propaganda]] exaggerated the victory to encourage enlistment with the [[ | Directly after the destruction of the Covenant super-destroyer, Cole had Battle Group X-Ray veer away from the remains of the alien ship and begin searching for survivors of the thirteen UNSC warships lost in battle.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}} With the loss of thirteen ships in contrast to the Covenant's one super-destroyer, Cole realized the disparity between UNSC and enemy losses "did not bode well". Regardless, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Office of Naval Intelligence's Section II]] [[propaganda]] exaggerated the victory to encourage enlistment with the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces; initially the foe was claimed to be an insurrectionist weapon platform that had captured Harvest's [[communications satellite]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}} but this was later recanted. After the battle, Cole returned to [[Earth]] where he was promoted to [[admiral]].{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Alpha Site]]'s [[ONI memorial]]''</ref> The Covenant were undaunted by their defeat. The [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] ordered for the "Victory of Epsilon Indi" to be celebrated through fasting and prayer; [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Unggoy]] food rations were eliminated for the following three work periods, while [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] were ordered to spend two rest periods in public prayer. Those who "failed their duty at the Victory" were publicly executed.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | ||
After the battle, UNSC leadership eventually decided to reveal the Covenant to the public. After Cole's success at Harvest, ONI's [[Strategic Response Unit]] decided to put Cole in charge of a large majority of the [[UNSC Navy]] with the intention of using him as a scapegoat if the Covenant proved to be unstoppable.{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}} Now hailed as the "Hero of Harvest",<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 351''</ref> Cole was given command of the [[Third Fleet]] and proceeded to lead a series of naval engagements against the Covenant between [[2526]] and [[2532]], sometimes referred to as the "Cole Campaigns".{{Ref/Reuse|he458}} As the Covenant continued to [[Massacre of the Outer Colonies|swarm]] the Outer Colonies, ''Rapid Conversion'' had finally returned to Covenant space. In response to the human threat, the [[High Prophet of Regret]] organized the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] to return to Harvest, led by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]].<ref name="evg10">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 10''</ref> With both sides still unaware of the true military strength and size of their opponent,{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} the [[Harvest campaign]] begun as the UNSC attempted to permanently remove the Covenant from Harvest. Cole returned to lead UNSC forces at Harvest, but his fleet became entangled in a vicious siege as they continued to battle the Covenant in the five-year long campaign in the Epsilon Indi system.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}<ref name="HW">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base]]''</ref> After many years of fighting, the UNSC was able to eventually defeat the Covenant at Harvest for a second time.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 157'' (2010)</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 181'' (2010)</ref> By [[2552]], the Battle of Harvest was recognized as a Pyrrhic UNSC victory,{{Ref/Reuse|he126}} a battle that grimly proved the strength of the UNSC's newfound foe.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} | After the battle, UNSC leadership eventually decided to reveal the Covenant to the public. After Cole's success at Harvest, ONI's [[Strategic Response Unit]] decided to put Cole in charge of a large majority of the [[UNSC Navy]] with the intention of using him as a scapegoat if the Covenant proved to be unstoppable.{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}} Now hailed as the "Hero of Harvest",<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 351''</ref> Cole was given command of the [[Third Fleet]] and proceeded to lead a series of naval engagements against the Covenant between [[2526]] and [[2532]], sometimes referred to as the "Cole Campaigns".{{Ref/Reuse|he458}} As the Covenant continued to [[Massacre of the Outer Colonies|swarm]] the Outer Colonies, ''Rapid Conversion'' had finally returned to Covenant space. In response to the human threat, the [[High Prophet of Regret]] organized the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] to return to Harvest, led by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]].<ref name="evg10">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 10''</ref> With both sides still unaware of the true military strength and size of their opponent,{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} the [[Harvest campaign]] begun as the UNSC attempted to permanently remove the Covenant from Harvest. Cole returned to lead UNSC forces at Harvest, but his fleet became entangled in a vicious siege as they continued to battle the Covenant in the five-year long campaign in the Epsilon Indi system.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}<ref name="HW">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base]]''</ref> After many years of fighting, the UNSC was able to eventually defeat the Covenant at Harvest for a second time.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 157'' (2010)</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 181'' (2010)</ref> By [[2552]], the Battle of Harvest was recognized as a Pyrrhic UNSC victory,{{Ref/Reuse|he126}} a battle that grimly proved the strength of the UNSC's newfound foe.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} | ||