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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date= before July 30, [[2537]]<ref name="Onyx">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 81</ref>
|date= Before July 30, [[2537]]<ref name="Onyx">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 81''</ref>
|place=[[New Constantinople]]
|place=[[New Constantinople]]
|result=Covenant victory
|result=
New Constantinople is glassed
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|side2=[[Covenant Empire]]
|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral|VADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]
|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral|VADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]
|commanders2=Unknown
|commanders2=Unknown
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|forces2=*Unknown number of Covenant Ground Forces
|forces2=*Unknown number of Covenant Ground Forces
*Unknown number of Covenant ships
*Unknown number of Covenant ships
|casual1=Hundreds of UNSC personnel
|casual1=Unknown number of UNSC personnel
|casual2=Hundreds of Covenant personnel
|casual2=Unknown number of Covenant personnel
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'''The Battle of New Constantinople''' was a major engagement in the New Constantinople system between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces that occurred some time in late [[2536]] or early [[2537]]. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 179</ref> Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenant eventually [[glassed]] the planet. [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company]] fought well in the engagement and were highly distinguished for their actions during the engagement. <ref name="Onyx"/>
'''The Battle of New Constantinople''' was a major engagement in the New Constantinople system between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces that occurred some time in late [[2536]] or early [[2537]]. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 179''</ref> [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company]] fought well in the engagement and were highly distinguished for their actions during the engagement.<ref name="Onyx"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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{{Human-Covenant War}}
{{Human-Covenant War}}
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:Covenant Victories]]
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