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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]<ref name="Onyx">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 81</ref>
|date=[[2536]]-[[2537]]
|date=Early [[2537]],<ref name="enc36">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 36 (2011)</ref> before [[2537#July|July 27]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
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|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral|VADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]
|commanders1=[[Danforth Whitcomb]]<ref name="fs">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 179</ref>
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The '''Battle of New Constantinople''' was an engagement on [[New Constantinople]] in the [[Thrace system]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]], during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in early [[2537]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc36}} [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battles for New Constantinople.{{Ref/Reuse|fs}}
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'''The Battle of New Constantinople''' was a major engagement in the New Constantinople system between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces that occurred some time in late [[2536]] or early [[2537]].  
The [[SPARTAN-III program]]'s [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] highly distinguished themselves for their actions at New Constantinople,{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc87}} undertaking '''Operation: IRON GREAVE'''.<ref>''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 84</ref> The actions of [[Hazel-A302]] during this battle caught the eyes of Whitcomb's advisors.<ref name="canon fodder">[[Halo Waypoint]]: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries ''Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries'']</ref> Despite the successes of the UNSC Navy and Spartan-IIIs, the Covenant returned in [[2539]] and glassed New Constantinople.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}


[[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions. Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenant eventually [[glassed]] the planet. [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company]] fought well in the engagement and were highly distinguished for their actions during the engagement <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 81</ref>
==List of appearances==
 
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
==Trivia==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*Constantinople, for which the system was named, was once the capitol of the Roman Empire, late in the Empire's history, who feld to the Ottoman Empire 1453, in much same way the New Constantiople feld to the Covenant.
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|New Constantinople]]
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Latest revision as of 14:37, August 2, 2022

This article is about the battle in the Human-Covenant War. For other uses, see Constantinople.
Battle of New Constantinople

Conflict:

Human-Covenant War[1]

Date:

Early 2537,[2] before July 27[1]

Location:

New Constantinople, Thrace system[2][3]

Outcome:

UNSC victory[4]

Details
Belligerents

United Nations Space Command[1]

Covenant[1]

Commanders

Danforth Whitcomb[5]

Unknown

Strength

SPARTAN-III Alpha Company[1]

Unknown

 

The Battle of New Constantinople was an engagement on New Constantinople in the Thrace system[3] between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant, during the Human-Covenant War in early 2537.[2] Danforth Whitcomb distinguished himself in the battles for New Constantinople.[5]

The SPARTAN-III program's Alpha Company highly distinguished themselves for their actions at New Constantinople,[1][4] undertaking Operation: IRON GREAVE.[6] The actions of Hazel-A302 during this battle caught the eyes of Whitcomb's advisors.[7] Despite the successes of the UNSC Navy and Spartan-IIIs, the Covenant returned in 2539 and glassed New Constantinople.[3]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, p. 81
  2. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 36 (2011)
  3. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 51
  4. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, p. 87 (2011)
  5. ^ a b Halo: First Strike, p. 179
  6. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, p. 84
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries