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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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|date= before July 30, [[2537]]<ref name="Onyx">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 81</ref>
|date= Before July 30, [[2537]]<ref name="Onyx">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 81''</ref>
|place=[[New Constantinople]]
|place=[[New Constantinople]]
|result=Covenant victory
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New Constantinople is glassed
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|side2=[[Covenant Empire]]
|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral|VADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]
|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral|VADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]
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|casual1=Hundreds of UNSC personnel
|casual1=Unknown number of UNSC personnel
|casual2=Hundreds of Covenant personnel
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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]]. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 179</ref> 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 name="Onyx"/>
'''The Battle of New Constantinople''' was a major engagement in the New Constantinople system between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces that occurred some time in late [[2536]] or early [[2537]]. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 179''</ref> [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company]] fought well in the engagement and were highly distinguished for their actions during the engagement.<ref name="Onyx"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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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. Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions.[1] SPARTAN-III Alpha Company fought well in the engagement and were highly distinguished for their actions during the engagement.[2]

Trivia

  • Constantinople, for which the system was named, was once the capital of the Roman Empire and its successor state, the Byzantine Empire.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 179
  2. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Onyx