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In [[2525]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reported that it had uncovered a breach within [[FLEETCOM]]: there were several spies for the organization. They had also discovered that the rebels were led by a [[Colonel Robert Watts]] and that they had connections to the outside world and were being supplied by outside sources such as the cargo freighter ''[[Laden]]''.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 76-77</ref> That year a group of Spartans underwent a covert operation and captured Watts from the very heart of the rebel operations base, the rebel stronghold at [[Eridanus Secundus]], leaving many of the rebel soldiers dead throughout the base. | In [[2525]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reported that it had uncovered a breach within [[FLEETCOM]]: there were several spies for the organization. They had also discovered that the rebels were led by a [[Colonel Robert Watts]] and that they had connections to the outside world and were being supplied by outside sources such as the cargo freighter ''[[Laden]]''.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 76-77</ref> That year a group of Spartans underwent a covert operation and captured Watts from the very heart of the rebel operations base, the rebel stronghold at [[Eridanus Secundus]], leaving many of the rebel soldiers dead throughout the base. | ||
In [[2552]] the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]]s returned to the belt aboard the [[UNSC Gettysburg|''UNSC Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice'' hybrid]] vessel to make repairs. [[Governor Jacob Jiles]] was the leader of the rebels at that time. A brief "showdown" occurred with [[Admiral Whitcomb]] in which Whitcomb threatened to fire the plasma cannons, while Jiles aimed nukes at [[Ascendant Justice]]. Suddenly, a [[Covenant]] cruiser that had followed the trail of the vessel appeared in the system. As it turns out, Whitcomb's plasma cannons were all duds except one and Jiles' nukes were fake ones radiating signals. After a short fight, the Covenant ship was destroyed with severe damage done to the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice''. Several days later three dozen Covenant vessels appeared in the system, forcing the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice'' to retreat. The Covenant then eradicated the base entirely. As far as anyone knows, the Eridanus Rebels were massacred in the process. | In [[2552]] the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]]s returned to the belt aboard the [[UNSC Gettysburg|''UNSC Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice'' hybrid]] vessel to make repairs. [[Governor Jacob Jiles]] was the leader of the rebels at that time. A brief "showdown" occurred with [[Admiral Whitcomb]] in which Whitcomb threatened to fire the plasma cannons, while Jiles aimed nukes at [[Ascendant Justice]]. Suddenly, a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] cruiser that had followed the trail of the vessel appeared in the system. As it turns out, Whitcomb's plasma cannons were all duds except one and Jiles' nukes were fake ones radiating signals. After a short fight, the Covenant ship was destroyed with severe damage done to the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice''. Several days later three dozen Covenant vessels appeared in the system, forcing the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice'' to retreat. The Covenant then eradicated the base entirely. As far as anyone knows, the Eridanus Rebels were massacred in the process. | ||
The Eridanus Rebels seem to have been a distinct entity from the [[Insurrectionist|Insurrectionists]] of [[Tribute]], a planet in the same system, hinting that the rebel organizations were less organized than the later [[United Rebel Front]]. | The Eridanus Rebels seem to have been a distinct entity from the [[Insurrectionist|Insurrectionists]] of [[Tribute]], a planet in the same system, hinting that the rebel organizations were less organized than the later [[United Rebel Front]]. | ||