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|place = [[Dwarka]], [[Chosolor system]]{{Ref/Reuse|Encpg50}} | |place = [[Dwarka]], [[Chosolor system]]{{Ref/Reuse|Encpg50}} | ||
|result = '''Covenant victory''' | |result = '''Covenant victory''' | ||
*Dwarka is glassed | *Dwarka is glassed{{Ref/Book|Id=Encpg50|Enc22|Page=50}} | ||
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==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
During the battle, [[Bassus]] ransacked several residential sectors. He made a cruel display of dead humans in order to demoralize their forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Encpg455}} | During the battle, [[Jiralhanae]] shock troops including [[Bassus]] ransacked several residential sectors. He made a cruel display of dead humans in order to demoralize their forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Encpg455}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPhoenixBlog|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-phoenix-blog|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Phoenix Blog|D=22|M=02|Y=2023}} | ||
==Aftermath== | |||
At least one [[freighter]] was able to escape the planet's destruction, carrying a dozen evacuee children including [[Thom-A293]]. This freighter eventually made contact with an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] vessel, resulting in Thom's induction into the [[SPARTAN-III program]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFPhoenixBlog}} | |||
Following the battle, contact with the colony was lost and for at least some parts of the UNSC, its fate was unknown. Even five years later, it hadn't been revealed, a fact that prompted worry in [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]], as [[Keyes family|his sister]] lived on the planet.{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Chapter=1}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||