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*[[Second Fall of Arcadia]] | *[[Second Fall of Arcadia]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date= [[2525#February|February 3, 2525]] - [[2536#June|June 1, 2536]]{{Ref/ | |date= [[2525#February|February 3, 2525]] - [[2536#June|June 1, 2536]]{{Ref/Game|Id=HWTimeline|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline|Detail=2536}} | ||
|place=[[Outer Colonies]], [[Orion Arm]] | |place=[[Outer Colonies]], [[Orion Arm]] | ||
|result='''Covenant Victory''' | |result='''Covenant Victory''' | ||
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*[[Silent Shadow]] | *[[Silent Shadow]] | ||
|casual1=Immensely devastating | |casual1=Immensely devastating | ||
*Over 62,154,022 civilian and military casualties | *Over 62,154,022 civilian and military casualties{{Ref/Game|Id=datapad14|HR|Detail=[[Data pads|Data Pad 14]]}} | ||
*Hundreds of [[UNSC starship]]s lost | *Hundreds of [[UNSC starship]]s lost | ||
|casual2=Moderate to heavy | |casual2=Moderate to heavy | ||
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===Early battles and losses=== | ===Early battles and losses=== | ||
At some point immediately after the attack on Harvest, [[Green Hills]] and [[Second Base]] were attacked by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}} On the 27th of November, [[Chi Ceti IV]] was [[Battle of Chi Ceti|assaulted]] by a [[Unrelenting|Covenant ship]] at the same time SPARTAN-II forces were receiving their [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. Almost immediately after in [[2525#December|December]], the SPARTANs were reassigned to [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II|fight]] the Covenant at [[Alpha Corvi II]]. | At some point immediately after the attack on Harvest, [[Green Hills]] and [[Second Base]] were attacked by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}} On the 27th of November, [[Chi Ceti IV]] was [[Battle of Chi Ceti|assaulted]] by a [[Unrelenting|Covenant ship]] at the same time SPARTAN-II forces were receiving their [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. Almost immediately after in [[2525#December|December]], the SPARTANs were reassigned to [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II|fight]] the Covenant at [[Alpha Corvi II]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=cd|HCD|Issue=1}} | ||
===The first year=== | ===The first year=== | ||
The beginning of [[2526]] saw the [[Battle of Bliss|destruction]] of [[Bliss]].{{Ref/ | The beginning of [[2526]] saw the [[Battle of Bliss|destruction]] of [[Bliss]].{{Ref/Game|Id=accra|HR|[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal]], [[:File:Accra Log 1.jpg|Excerpt From ''Accra'' Log Page 1]]}} Soon after on March 1, [[Preston Cole]] in charge of UNSC [[Battle Group X-Ray]] [[Battle of Harvest|fought]] the Covenant off over [[Harvest]].{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Section=Historian's Note}} Seven days later, Cole as well as others would devise [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], part of which would involve laying a trap at [[Biko]] using [[Task Force Yama]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=silentstormchap5|HSS|Chapter=5}} At this point in time, the Covenant were only operating in the [[Polona Sector]], [[Vevina sector]], and [[Grenadi sector]]s.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=6}} The colony of [[Etalan]], with roughly 10 million people was also attacked during this time.{{Ref/Reuse|silentstormchap5}} | ||
[[File:FUD-Corbulo-Glassed.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Covenant [[glassing]] Circinius IV.]] | [[File:FUD-Corbulo-Glassed.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Covenant [[glassing]] Circinius IV.]] | ||
As part of SILENT STORM, the UNSC moved to position themselves at [[Seoba]], over Biko and discovered an [[Insurrectionist]] plot to overthrow the Bikon Chancellor. This would require the UNSC to go on the [[Battle of Seoba|offensive]] before they would fight the Covenant.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=7}} The Insurrectionists were driven back, but not before the Covenant arrived and attacked the planet.{{Ref/Novel|HSS}} Almost a month after, the prestigious [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] on [[Circinius IV]] was destroyed, leaving only 3 survivors.{{Ref/Film|Id=h4fud|[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]}} | As part of SILENT STORM, the UNSC moved to position themselves at [[Seoba]], over Biko and discovered an [[Insurrectionist]] plot to overthrow the Bikon Chancellor. This would require the UNSC to go on the [[Battle of Seoba|offensive]] before they would fight the Covenant.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=7}} The Insurrectionists were driven back, but not before the Covenant arrived and attacked the planet.{{Ref/Novel|HSS}} Almost a month after, the prestigious [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] on [[Circinius IV]] was destroyed, leaving only 3 survivors.{{Ref/Film|Id=h4fud|[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]}} | ||
Only two days after Circinius IV, ONI projects were refocused to solely counter the Covenant. As well, [[ONI Section Two]] sent emissaries to Outer Colony leaders to warn them of the Covenant and give them an offer: end hostilities with the UNSC and receive protection. Initially they laughed at the prospect, until they witnessed footage of Bliss. | Only two days after Circinius IV, ONI projects were refocused to solely counter the Covenant. As well, [[ONI Section Two]] sent emissaries to Outer Colony leaders to warn them of the Covenant and give them an offer: end hostilities with the UNSC and receive protection. Initially they laughed at the prospect, until they witnessed footage of Bliss.{{Ref/Game|Id=halseyjournalapril28|HR|[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal]], April 28, 2526}} | ||
Planets began falling two or three a week. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was unable to collate intelligence at the rate of the Covenant incursion. [[UNSC Fleet Command]] was unable to plan out grand strategies and thus granted operational autonomy to UNSC naval units. | Planets began falling two or three a week. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was unable to collate intelligence at the rate of the Covenant incursion. [[UNSC Fleet Command]] was unable to plan out grand strategies and thus granted operational autonomy to UNSC naval units.{{Ref/Novel|Id=hochapter1|Oblv|Chapter=1}} | ||
In the summer, UNSC forces along with forces from the [[Children of Mesra]] [[Battle of Mesra|fought]] the Covenant on [[Mesra]].{{Ref/Reuse|hochapter1}} | In the summer, UNSC forces along with forces from the [[Children of Mesra]] [[Battle of Mesra|fought]] the Covenant on [[Mesra]].{{Ref/Reuse|hochapter1}} | ||
At the end of the year, the UNSC and Covenant [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae|fought a large battle]] in the [[Alpha Aurigae system]]. | At the end of the year, the UNSC and Covenant [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae|fought a large battle]] in the [[Alpha Aurigae system]].{{Ref/Generic|Id=hwgenesis|[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]}} | ||
===Pressing inward=== | ===Pressing inward=== | ||
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Despite having attempted to attack the world years earlier, the Covenant would glass [[Chi Ceti IV]] in [[2527]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} In [[2528]], the UNSC continued to counter the Covenant at the [[Battle of XI Boötis A]]{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}} but [[Madrigal]] [[Fall of Madrigal|fell later in the year]]. | During the first five years of the war, [[Red Team]] would outperform most other groundside units as they were sent from world to world in the outer colonies to try and slow the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=95}} {{Class|Orion|assault carrier}}s were also used as [[flagship]]s in desperate rearguard actions trying to buy time for evacuees to flee to the [[Inner Colonies]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=127}} | ||
Despite having attempted to attack the world years earlier, the Covenant would glass [[Chi Ceti IV]] in [[2527]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} In [[2528]], the UNSC continued to counter the Covenant at the [[Battle of XI Boötis A]]{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}} but [[Madrigal]] [[Fall of Madrigal|fell later in the year]].{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Page=72}} | |||
Two years later in [[2530]], [[Eridanus II]] was glassed and the UNSC abandoned the planet.{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Page=240}} On December 24 of 2530, the UNSC and Covenant clashed at the [[Battle of the Great Bear]]. The battle would lead to the formation of the [[Cole Protocol]].{{Ref/Reuse|hwgenesis}} | |||
[[File:Dome o' Light.png|thumb|right|250px|''Spirit of Fire'' forces planning actions on Arcadia.]] | [[File:Dome o' Light.png|thumb|right|250px|''Spirit of Fire'' forces planning actions on Arcadia.]] | ||
===The Arbiter=== | ===The Arbiter=== | ||
In [[2531#February|February 2531]], [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]], began leading searches for [[Forerunner]] technology to aid in the Covenant war effort during the end of the [[Harvest campaign]] and the [[Battle for Arcadia]]. With the Covenant having discovered the Forerunner [[shield world]] [[Trove]] sometime prior, the Prophet of Regret intended to use a fleet of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s docked at the [[Apex Site]] to crush humanity "quickly and with ease." With Ripa having kidnapped Professor [[Ellen Anders]] at [[Arcadia]] to use as a [[Reclaimer]] to activate the shield world, he was pursued by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, leading to [[Battle of the Trove|a battle]] at the Etran Harborage. In the battle, Ripa was killed by Sergeant [[John Forge]] who subsequently sacrificed himself to destroy the Etran Harborage by causing its internal sun to go [[supernova]]. The Covenant plan was foiled, but the ''Spirit of Fire'' sacrificed its [[slipspace drive]] to cause the supernova, leaving the ship and its crew stranded in deep space. | In [[2531#February|February 2531]], [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]], began leading searches for [[Forerunner]] technology to aid in the Covenant war effort during the end of the [[Harvest campaign]] and the [[Battle for Arcadia]]. With the Covenant having discovered the Forerunner [[shield world]] [[Trove]] sometime prior, the Prophet of Regret intended to use a fleet of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s docked at the [[Apex Site]] to crush humanity "quickly and with ease." With Ripa having kidnapped Professor [[Ellen Anders]] at [[Arcadia]] to use as a [[Reclaimer]] to activate the shield world, he was pursued by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, leading to [[Battle of the Trove|a battle]] at the Etran Harborage. In the battle, Ripa was killed by Sergeant [[John Forge]] who subsequently sacrificed himself to destroy the Etran Harborage by causing its internal sun to go [[supernova]]. The Covenant plan was foiled, but the ''Spirit of Fire'' sacrificed its [[slipspace drive]] to cause the supernova, leaving the ship and its crew stranded in deep space.{{Ref/Game|HW|[[Campaign]]}} | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
===Loss of the Outer Colonies=== | |||
With the fall of the Outer Colonies, the UNSC called upon private industry to manufacture previously classified war materiel. The result of this would be the GEN1 [[ROGUE-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Game|H3|[[ROGUE-class Mjolnir]] description}} | |||
By [[2535]], a number of Outer Colonies had been lost and refugees were beginning to pour into the [[Inner Colonies]], such as on [[Chi Rho]].{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Page=25}} | |||
===The Inner Colonies=== | ===The Inner Colonies=== | ||
{{Main|Siege of the Inner Colonies}} | {{Main|Siege of the Inner Colonies}} | ||
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===Continuing losses in the Outer Colonies | ===Continuing losses in the Outer Colonies=== | ||
Other Outer Colonies also fell even after the Inner Colonies were being attacked. [[Meridian]], [[Battle of Meridian|came under siege for three years]] late into the war. As well, Arcadia was attacked [[Second Fall of Arcadia|a second time]]. | Other Outer Colonies also fell even after the Inner Colonies were being attacked. [[Meridian]], [[Battle of Meridian|came under siege for three years]] late into the war. As well, Arcadia was attacked [[Second Fall of Arcadia|a second time]]. | ||
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*[[Redstow VI]] is glassed.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *[[Redstow VI]] is glassed.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===2526=== | ===2526=== | ||
*[[Bliss]] is attacked and glassed by the Covenant. | *[[Bliss]] is attacked and glassed by the Covenant.{{Ref/Game|HR|Detail=[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|Dr. Halsey's Personal Journal]], "''The Accra Incident''"|Quote=Unknown ships positively identified as alien warships comprising what appear to be five assault carriers, twenty-three battlecruisers, and seventeen destroyers.}} | ||
*The [[Second Battle of Harvest]] begins, and the largest UNSC fleet then-ever assembled arrives to begin the process of retaking Harvest. | *The [[Second Battle of Harvest]] begins, and the largest UNSC fleet then-ever assembled arrives to begin the process of retaking Harvest. | ||
*The Battle over [[Seoba]] takes place with the Covenant. | *The Battle over [[Seoba]] takes place with the Covenant.{{Ref/Novel|Id=silent|HSS}} | ||
*[[Biko]] is attacked and glassed by the Covenant shortly after Seoba. | *[[Biko]] is attacked and glassed by the Covenant shortly after Seoba.{{Ref/Reuse|silent}} | ||
*[[Etalan]] is attacked by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|silentstormchap5}} | *[[Etalan]] is attacked by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|silentstormchap5}} | ||
*[[Circinius IV]] and [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] are attacked and destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|h4fud}} | *[[Circinius IV]] and [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] are attacked and destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|h4fud}} | ||
*The Covenant [[Battle of Mesra|attacked]] [[Mesra]].{{Ref/Reuse|hochapter1}} | *The Covenant [[Battle of Mesra|attacked]] [[Mesra]].{{Ref/Reuse|hochapter1}} | ||
*A battle over [[Netherop]] takes place between the UNSC and Covenant. | *A battle over [[Netherop]] takes place between the UNSC and Covenant.{{Ref/Novel|Oblv}} | ||
*A naval engagement in [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae|Alpha Aurigae]] system takes place, resulting in a rare UNSC victory over the Covenant. | *A naval engagement in [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae|Alpha Aurigae]] system takes place, resulting in a rare UNSC victory over the Covenant.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=evolutions|Evo|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}} | ||
===2527=== | ===2527=== | ||
*[[Chi Ceti IV]] is glassed.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *[[Chi Ceti IV]] is glassed.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||