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For the unit present in the Battle of Earth, see Charlie Company, S4/BRT/1/7.

Template:Infobox Military Unit Charlie Company was a United Nations Space Command Marine unit stationed on Reach.

Operational history

Fall of Reach

Main article: Fall of Reach

During the Fall of Reach, Charlie Company was ordered by Admiral Whitcomb to get the Nova bombs, weapons so powerful that they could turn the tides in space battles and had enough explosive energy to destroy whole planets.^[1] However, they were attacked by the Covenant before they could use the bombs. The surviving Marines held off the enemy for more then an hour with Warthogs, Scorpions, and turrets.^[1] Lieutenant Jake Chapman, also known as Gamma 1, was ordered to send the majority of his force in an attempt to flank the enemy. Under attack, he called for air support. By the time Frederic-104 and Red Team arrived, the forest they passed through had been levelled by UNSC bombers, and he assumed Buckman had been killed. In fact, Chapman and most of his men survived, and fell back to Facility Alpha 331 to join Gamma 5, another Marine unit defending the site. En route, they attracted the attention of two Covenant armored divisions that began to attack the facility.^[2] The arrival of SPARTAN-II team Beta Red held off the enemy long enough for Buckman to get his surviving men evacuated.^[3]

A number of Marines were left behind by Chapman, and were later found by Joshua-029, Kelly-087, Frederic-104, and the remaining Spartans. After telling Chief Petty Officer Frederic-104 about their battle, they were ordered to reach a rendezvous point in two Warthogs with the six wounded SPARTANs, forming Team Delta. They were separated from the rest of William-043's team and lost contact. Their ultimate fate is unknown, but they are likely dead either by the Covenant, or from the eventual glassing of Reach.

Known members

Lieutenant Buckman
Lieutenant Jake Chapman
Unnamed Corporal
Three unnamed Marines (ranks unknown)

List of appearances

Halo: First Strike (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b Halo: First Strike, Chapters 1-3
^ Halo: Reach - Spire
^ Halo: Reach - Countdown

[chapter-1] Halo: First Strike, Chapters 1-3

[2] Halo: Reach - Spire

[3] Halo: Reach - Countdown

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-During the Fall of Reach, Charlie Company was ordered by [[Admiral Whitcomb]] to get the [[Nova]] bombs, weapons so powerful that they could turn the tides in space battles and had enough explosive energy to destroy whole planets.<ref name="chapter">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''Chapters 1-3''</ref>  However, they were attacked by the Covenant before they could use the bombs. The surviving Marines held off the enemy for more then an hour with [[Warthogs]], [[Scorpions]], and [[turrets]].<ref name="chapter"/>
+During the Fall of Reach, Charlie Company was ordered by [[Admiral Whitcomb]] to get the [[Nova]] bombs, weapons so powerful that they could turn the tides in space battles and had enough explosive energy to destroy whole planets.<ref name="chapter">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''Chapters 1-3''</ref>  However, they were attacked by the Covenant before they could use the bombs. The surviving Marines held off the enemy for more then an hour with [[Warthogs]], [[Scorpions]], and [[turrets]].<ref name="chapter"/> Lieutenant [[Jake Chapman]], also known as Gamma 1, was ordered to send the majority of his force in an attempt to flank the enemy. Under attack, he called for air support. By the time [[Frederic-104]] and [[Red Team]] arrived, the forest they passed through had been levelled by UNSC bombers, and he assumed Buckman had been killed. In fact, Chapman and most of his men survived, and fell back to [[Facility Alpha 331]] to join [[Gamma 5]], another Marine unit defending the site. En route, they attracted the attention of two Covenant armored divisions that began to attack the facility.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Spire]]''</ref> The arrival of SPARTAN-II team [[Team Beta|Beta Red]] held off the enemy long enough for Buckman to get his surviving men evacuated.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Countdown]]''</ref>
-Lieutenant Buckman, the CO, was ordered to send the majority of his force in an attempt to flank the enemy. He also called for air support. However, HIGHCOM realized that the [[Orbital Defense Generator|orbital defense generators]] were at danger of being overrun, and ordered the bombers to wipe out everything within a five hundred meter radius, killing the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] force, as well as the Lieutenant's men.
+A number of Marines were left behind by Chapman, and were later found by [[Joshua-029]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Frederic-104]], and the remaining Spartans. After telling Chief Petty Officer Frederic-104 about their battle, they were ordered to reach a rendezvous point in two Warthogs with the six wounded [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTANs]], forming [[Team Delta]]. They were separated from the rest of [[William-043]]'s team and lost contact. Their ultimate fate is unknown, but they are likely dead either by the Covenant, or from the eventual glassing of Reach.
-Chapman, with help via radio from Admiral Whitcomb, pulled his men together and fought back valiantly against the Covenant at a final stand, killing many of them. The remaining troops eventually defeated the aliens, though at the end of the battle, only a Corporal and three Marines were alive, out of the original two hundred men.
-They were later found by [[Joshua-029]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Frederic-104]], and the remaining Spartans. After telling 104 about their battle, they were ordered to reach a rendezvous point in two Warthogs with the six wounded [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTANs]], forming [[Team Delta]].
-They were separated from the rest of [[William-043]]'s team and lost contact. Their ultimate fate is unknown, but they are likely dead either by the Covenant, or from the eventual glassing of Reach.
 ==Known members==