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|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant]] | |side2=[[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] | |commanders1=[[Vice Admiral|VADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] | ||
|commanders2= | |commanders2=Unknown | ||
|forces1=*[[ | |forces1=*[[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company]] (300 Spartans) | ||
*Numerous UNSC personnel | *Numerous UNSC personnel | ||
|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 | |casual1=Hundreds of UNSC personnel | ||
|casual2=Hundreds of Covenant | |casual2=Hundreds of Covenant personnel | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''The Battle of New Constantinople''' was a major engagement in the [[New Constantinople]] | '''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]]. | ||
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. Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenant eventually [[glassed]] the planet. | [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions. 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>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 81</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant Victories]] | [[Category:Covenant Victories]] | ||