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===Battle of Earth=== | ===Battle of Earth=== | ||
In the 26th century, the [[UNSC]] had a [[UNSC Military Bases|military base]] on the island. The base launched the first counterattacks against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] when they [[Battle of Mombasa|invaded]] [[New Mombasa]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]] in [[2552]] during [[Battle of Earth]]. Among the units to respond was the [[77th Marine Regiment]] and the [[405th]] UNSC Marine Corps Unit. Later in the battle, a Covenant capital ship was sent in to destroy the base.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page ??</ref> It is unknown whether it succeeded in doing so. | In the 26th century, the [[UNSC]] had a [[UNSC Military Bases|military base]] on the island. The base launched the first counterattacks against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] when they [[Battle of Mombasa|invaded]] [[New Mombasa]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]] in [[2552]] during [[Battle of Earth]]. Among the units to respond was the [[77th Marine Regiment]] and the [[405th]] UNSC Marine Corps Unit. Later in the battle, a Covenant capital ship was sent in to destroy the base.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page ??</ref> It is unknown whether it succeeded in doing so, though it can be speculated that it did. | ||
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