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==History== | ==History== | ||
When the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Mesra|invaded]] the planet in [[2526]], it happened to be one of the few human worlds they had attacked so far that was not immediately [[Glassing|bombarded]] from orbit. Because of this, the intelligence analysts of [[Battle Group X-Ray]] inferred that the Covenant intended to capture the colony's mining facilities intact. This prompted [[UNSC rank structure|Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] to ask that the [[Militia of Mesra]] hold off their evacuation to support the UNSC in their denial of these key materials from the Covenant. The Mesranis agreed and vowed to not leave their planet until every last alien there had been killed.<ref name="Oblivion1"/> | When the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Mesra|invaded]] the planet in [[2526]], it happened to be one of the few human worlds they had attacked so far that was not immediately [[Glassing|bombarded]] from orbit. Because of this, the intelligence analysts of [[Battle Group X-Ray]] inferred that the Covenant intended to capture the colony's mining facilities intact. This prompted [[UNSC rank structure|Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] to ask that the [[Militia of Mesra]] hold off their evacuation to support the [[UNSC]] in their denial of these key materials from the Covenant. The Mesranis agreed and vowed to not leave their planet until every last alien there had been killed.<ref name="Oblivion1"/> | ||
[[Blue Team]] was sent to assist in holding off the Covenant invasion until all the mines were demolished.<ref name="Oblivion1"/> | [[Blue Team]] was sent to assist in holding off the Covenant invasion until all the mines were demolished.<ref name="Oblivion1"/> | ||