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| |name=Interplanetary War
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| |image=[[File:HM-Interplanetary_War-2.jpg|300px]]
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| |date=[[2164|January 2164]]–[[2170|March 2170]]<ref name="M51">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 51''</ref>
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| |place=[[Sol system]]
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| |result=[[Callisto Treaty]]: The United Nations and the UNSC defeat both the Koslovics and the Frieden on Earth and crush their remnants throughout the Solar System.
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| |battles=
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| |side1=[[United Nations]]
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| |side2=[[Koslovics]]
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| |side3=[[Frieden]]
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| *[[Neo-Friedenism|Neo-Frieden]] (later)
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| |commanders1=[[UNSC High Command]]
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| |commanders2=[[Vladimir Koslov]]
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| |commanders3=*[[Nadja Mielke]]
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| *[[Oscar Bauer]]}}
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| The '''Interplanetary War''' was a large [[war|armed conflict]] waged throughout the [[Sol system]] between [[2164]] and [[2170]]. It was fought among the [[United Nations]]; the [[Communism|neo-communist]] [[Koslovics]], led by [[Vladimir Koslov]]; the [[Fascism|fascist]] [[Frieden]], backed by corporations of the [[Unified German Republic]]; and a number of other [[national government]]s. The fighting was the culmination of four prior years of war which included the [[Jovian Moons Campaign]], the [[Rainforest Wars]], and the [[Mars Campaign]].<ref name="HE33">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Together with the Interplanetary War proper, these conflicts are sometimes collectively referred to as the '''Interplanetary Wars'''.<ref name="enc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 44'' (2011)</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 32''</ref>
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| ==Background==
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| As overpopulation and unrest mounted on [[Earth]], a number of new political movements were formed, including the [[Koslovics]] and the [[Jovian Moons|Jovian]] [[Frieden]] movement. The Frieden attacked [[United Nations colonial advisers]] on [[Io]], one of the moons of [[Jupiter]], and UN-sponsored military forces began a pattern of massive buildups which culminated with the Interplanetary War. Along with these buildups the UN used its increasing power to bring Earth's [[national government]]s under its power, forming the [[United Nations Space Command]], which combined Earth's distributed national militaries into a single, fully organized force.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia (2011)''', ''page 42''</ref> After a successful UNSC Marine attack on [[Mars]] recruitment drives and propaganda tactics strongly bolstered the UNSC's military.
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| The assault on Mars marked the beginning of a systematic and dedicated campaign to crush the remnants of the rebel forces on the various planets and outposts they held in the Sol system. Ultimately, Frieden and Koslovic forces were defeated in the face of a massive, unified, inspired, and very powerful UN military.<ref name="HE33"/> The year [[2170]] marked the end of the Interplanetary War with the [[Callisto Treaty]], with the Koslovic and Frieden commanders formally surrendering to the UNSC.<ref name="HE33"/>
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| The war saw the first military applications of [[Biological augmentation|bioaugmentation]] protocols, already used outside the military to adapt humans to the conditions of space and different colonial habitats.<ref name="enc44"/> These augmentations would serve as an early precursor to the enhancements used in the [[ORION Project]] and the subsequent [[Spartan|SPARTAN programs]]. Spacecraft-borne [[nuclear weapon]]s were also first employed during these conflicts.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 74''</ref>
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| ===Aftermath===
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| The [[Unified Earth Government]] was constituted as humanity's governing body by the UN in the immediate wake of the conflicts in 2170. After the war the UNSC were forced to deal with a less obvious but equally serious threat: overpopulation and a massive military that has no enemy to fight. The post-war period saw massive population surges that, coupled with the destruction and famine bred by the Rain Forest Wars, threatened to destabilize the interplanetary economy.<ref name="HE33"/>
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| Humanity would not be able to expand beyond the confines of the Solar System until nearly two centuries later, with the discovery of [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace travel]] in [[2291]] and the subsequent formation of the first [[Inner Colonies]] in [[2362]]. Through [[Human colonies|interstellar colonization]] humanity would enter a new golden age, with its massive population stabilized across many off-system worlds and goods transported to Earth from the colonies.<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Timeline'']</ref>
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| ==Timeline==
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| [[File:HM-Interplanetary_War-1.jpg|thumb|230px|A battle during the war.]]
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| ===[[2158]]===
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| *The [[Frieden]] movement destroys an embassy in the [[Europa]]n city of [[Thynia]]. In response, the [[United Nations]] labels the Friedens as [[Terrorism|terrorists]] and dispatches [[United Nations Colonial Advisors|UN colonial advisors]] to [[Io]] to help organize policing efforts.<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 47''</ref>
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| ===[[2160]]===
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| *[[Jovian Moons Campaign]]: Secessionist forces, mostly Frieden rebels, attack [[United Nations colonial advisers|UN colonial advisers]] on Jupiter's moon Io. This leads to several months of fierce fighting between UN forces and Frieden rebels on the Jovian moons. Though it is not the first such engagement it is one of the bloodiest, leading other Earth governments to fight proxy wars off-planet and throughout the Solar system. This soon leads to the Rainforest Wars.<ref name="HE33"/>
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| ===[[2161]]===
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| *'''Late 2161''': By this time, the [[Jovian Moons Campaign]]s had subsided; the bloodshed ceased for several months. Many believed that the worst of the fighting had past.<ref name="M50">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 50''</ref>
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| ===[[2162]]===
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| *'''February''': A series of bombings in South America ignites a nineteen-month conflict, known as the [[Rainforest Wars]]. The fighting would eventually spread across the entire continent. As the conflict rages, more violence is sparked throughout the Sol system.<ref name="HE33"/><ref name="M50"/>
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| *[[Battle of Delambre]]: Friedenists and Neo-Friedenists clash over internal differences on [[Luna]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page ???''</ref>
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| ===[[2163]]===
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| *'''November''': The leader of the Frieden movement, [[Nadja Mielke]], is assassinated on her way to a command center in the [[Europa|Europan]] city of [[Pelagon]].<ref name="M50"/>
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| *'''December''': The Friedens retaliate against the Koslovics at [[Argyre Planitia]], [[Mars]], destroying the city in a matter of hours. The Koslovics retreat to the city's outskirts, where the fighting continues in the weeks that followed.<ref name="M50"/>
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| ===[[2164]]===
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| *'''January''': In response to the violence on Mars, the United Nations launches various lightning strikes against Koslovic forces in the Argyre Planitia. This is the first extraterrestrial deployment of the newly established [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref name="HE33"/> The [[Mars Campaign]] would last for two full years, as the UNSC bombed Koslovic remnants, effectively wiping out all Martian oppostion.<ref name="M50"/>
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| *The [[United Nations Space Command]] is established by the [[United Nations]] to eliminate the various [[rebel]] organizations in the [[Sol system]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 42''</ref>
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| *The conflict later known as the Interplanetary War had officially begun. The UNSC forces begin a systematic and dedicated drive to crush the remnants of the Frieden and Koslovics throughout the Solar system.<ref name="HE33"/>
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| ===[[2167]]===
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| *Despite heavy losses on Mars, the Koslovics still exist on Luna and parts of Earth.
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| *'''August''': [[Vladimir Koslov]] and his family are killed in a bombing by [[Lake Autolycus]] on Luna, effectively destroying Koslovic leadership. The UNSC denies involvement in the event.<ref name="M51"/>
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| ===[[2169]]===
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| *The UNSC invades Europa, Io, Ganymede, and Callisto, destroying hundreds of Frieden bases and weapons caches. The Friedens, now led by Nadja Mielke's nephew [[Oscar Bauer]], are crushed and little remains of their movement by mid-2169.<ref name="M51"/>
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| *The last remaining Frieden and Koslovic leaders are apprehended by the UNSC, bringing the conflict to an end.<ref name="M51"/>
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| ===[[2170]]===
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| *'''March''': An official ceasefire agreement, the [[Callisto Treaty]] is signed, giving the UNSC military jurisdiction of all colonial settlements. The [[Unified Earth Government]] is formed in the wake of the conflict, becoming the seat of power for all future colonies.<ref name="HE33"/><ref name="M51"/>
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| ==Trivia==
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| This conflict was never given a proper name prior to the release of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''. Instead, it was referred to simply as "the first real interplanetary war" in both the pre-release ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' timeline and the mirrored version on the ''Halo Wars'' official website. The title is capitalized as a section heading on the ''Halo Wars'' version, though the same is true of the rest of the timeline. Similar to the [[United Rebel Front]], the use of "Interplanetary War" as an official name likely stems from Halopedia, as this wiki once capitalized all article titles as if they were proper nouns.
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{1st}}
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Humanwars}}
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