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The '''Secessionist Union''' was an alliance of [[human]] [[insurrectionist]]s that desired freedom from the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="hgn">''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|p. 122]]</ref> The Secessionist Union played a large part early in the [[Insurrection]], having infiltrated the UEG's [[Colonial Military | The '''Secessionist Union''' was an alliance of [[human]] [[insurrectionist]]s that desired freedom from the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="hgn">''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|p. 122]]</ref> The Secessionist Union played a large part early in the [[Insurrection]], having infiltrated the UEG's [[Colonial Military Authority]] and having taken over [[Eridanus II]] from [[Eridanus Government|its government]], leading to the [[United Nations Space Command]] launching [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]].<ref name="mythos55">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 55</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:HM-RobertWatts.png|thumb|200px|Former [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] Robert Watts served in a leadership role in the Secessionist Union prior to the founding of the United Rebel Front.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}}]] | [[File:HM-RobertWatts.png|thumb|200px|Former [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] Robert Watts served in a leadership role in the Secessionist Union prior to the founding of the United Rebel Front.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}}]] | ||
===The violence escalates=== | ===The violence escalates=== | ||
At the dawn of the Insurrection, the guerrilla cells of the Secessionist Union assaulted colonial embassies and government buildings.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}} In [[2494|June 2494]], supplied by sympathizers within the [[Colonial Military | At the dawn of the Insurrection, the guerrilla cells of the Secessionist Union assaulted colonial embassies and government buildings.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}} In [[2494|June 2494]], supplied by sympathizers within the [[Colonial Military Authority]]'s command hierarchy,<ref name="enc44">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 44-45 (2011)</ref> Colonel [[Robert Watts]] led forces of the Secessionist Union and allied cells on the Outer Colony of [[Eridanus II]] in an effort to overthrow the UEG and the [[Eridanus Government]]. With Watts orchestrating a series of military operations and [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks, local authorities on Eridanus II had been overrun by the Secessionist Union before the CMA or the [[United Nations Space Command]] could respond. By [[2495|January 2495]], Eridanus II was effectively under the control of the Secessionist Union. On [[2496|January 12, 2496]], the UNSC would respond with [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]], an operation which resulted in Eridanus II returning to UEG control, with the remnants of the rebel forces being drove to the [[Eridanus system]]'s [[asteroid]] belt.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | ||
By [[2496]], a number of Secessionist Union agents were working undercover in various high-level positions within the Colonial Military Administration. However, [[ORION Project]] operators managed to secure the [[Wikipedia:Non-official cover|non-official cover]] list of these operatives during [[Operation: VERITAS]]. In response, the UNSC immediately moved to shut down the CMA, marking the beginning the downfall of the organization.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans ''Halo Waypoint'': Spartans]</ref> The Secessionist Union's leader, [[Jerald Ander]], was assassinated on [[Harvest]] in [[2502]] by [[Corporal]] [[Avery Johnson]] during [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]], a UNSC operation designed to eliminate rebel leaders.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}} Without their leader, the Secessionist Union fell into chaos and much of the faction would ultimately dissolve, though Ander became a martyr to various rebel cells throughout the colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} By [[2509]], numerous rebel cells combined under the leadership of Watts, forming the [[United Rebel Front]].{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}} As of [[2526#March|March 2526]], some vestiges of the Secessionist Union still remained as [[Nanci Ander]] represented them while attending a conference hosted by Captain [[Lyrenne Castilla]] aboard the ''[[Bellicose]]''. At the meeting, envoys from various prominent Insurrectionist faction discussed their next moves with the appearance of both the [[Covenant]] and the [[SPARTAN-II program]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS6|HSS|Chapter=6}} | By [[2496]], a number of Secessionist Union agents were working undercover in various high-level positions within the Colonial Military Administration. However, [[ORION Project]] operators managed to secure the [[Wikipedia:Non-official cover|non-official cover]] list of these operatives during [[Operation: VERITAS]]. In response, the UNSC immediately moved to shut down the CMA, marking the beginning the downfall of the organization.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans ''Halo Waypoint'': Spartans]</ref> The Secessionist Union's leader, [[Jerald Ander]], was assassinated on [[Harvest]] in [[2502]] by [[Corporal]] [[Avery Johnson]] during [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]], a UNSC operation designed to eliminate rebel leaders.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}} Without their leader, the Secessionist Union fell into chaos and much of the faction would ultimately dissolve, though Ander became a martyr to various rebel cells throughout the colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} By [[2509]], numerous rebel cells combined under the leadership of Watts, forming the [[United Rebel Front]].{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}} As of [[2526#March|March 2526]], some vestiges of the Secessionist Union still remained as [[Nanci Ander]] represented them while attending a conference hosted by Captain [[Lyrenne Castilla]] aboard the ''[[Bellicose]]''. At the meeting, envoys from various prominent Insurrectionist faction discussed their next moves with the appearance of both the [[Covenant]] and the [[SPARTAN-II program]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS6|HSS|Chapter=6}} | ||