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|side1=*{{Icon|UEG}} [[UEG]] | |side1=*{{Icon|UEG}} [[UEG]] | ||
**{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | **{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
**[[Colonial Military Authority|CMA]] | **[[Colonial Military Authority|CMA]] | ||
|side2={{Icon|Covenant HW}} [[Covenant]] | |side2={{Icon|Covenant HW}} [[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1= | |commanders1= | ||
*[[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] | *[[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] | ||
*[[Captain|CAPT]] [[Ponder]]† | *[[Captain|CAPT]] [[Ponder]]† | ||
*[[Captain|CAPT]] [[Maribeau Veredi]] {{C|later}} | *[[Captain|CAPT]] [[Maribeau Veredi]] {{C|later}} | ||
|commanders2= | |commanders2= | ||
*[[Maccabeus]]† | *[[Maccabeus]]† | ||
*[[Tartarus]] | *[[Tartarus]] | ||
|forces1=*[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | |forces1=*[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
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==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
===The Covenant's arrival=== | ===The Covenant's arrival=== | ||
On [[2525|February 3, 2525]], [[Tiara]], Harvest's orbital station, detected ''Rapid Conversion'' entering the system on long range sensors. The cruiser registered as an unknown object, but was determined as constructed of materials beyond human science. ''Rapid Conversion'' was sent pictures depicting humans giving [[Kig-Yar]] fruit as an offering and a peaceful meeting on the surface was arranged. However, the Jiralhanae were interested by the fact that the cruiser's [[Luminary]] claimed that there was thousands of "[[human|Oracles]]" on the planet's surface.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 234''</ref> On [[2525|February 11, 2525]], a [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] holding Maccabeus, [[Vorenus]], and [[Licinus]] landed at the [[Harvest Botanical Gardens]] and met with human representatives, while a second Spirit hovered nearby and Tartarus led a small [[lance]] of [[Unggoy]] nearby to search for Oracles. The human representatives consisted of [[Governor]] [[Nils Thune]], [[Rol Pederson|Attorney General Rol Pederson]], [[Ponder|Captain Ponder]], [[Jilan al-Cygni|Lieutenant Commander Jilan al-Cygni]], and Staff Sergeants [[Nolan Byrne]] and [[Avery Johnson]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 245''</ref> Maccabeus arrived at the head of a group of Jiralhanae and [[Unggoy]]. The meeting went sour prematurely when an [[Yull|overeager Unggoy]] attacked and killed [[Osmo]].<ref name="Halo page 257">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 257''</ref> Pederson was shot and killed with a [[ | On [[2525|February 3, 2525]], [[Tiara]], Harvest's orbital station, detected ''Rapid Conversion'' entering the system on long range sensors. The cruiser registered as an unknown object, but was determined as constructed of materials beyond human science. ''Rapid Conversion'' was sent pictures depicting humans giving [[Kig-Yar]] fruit as an offering and a peaceful meeting on the surface was arranged. However, the Jiralhanae were interested by the fact that the cruiser's [[Luminary]] claimed that there was thousands of "[[human|Oracles]]" on the planet's surface.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 234''</ref> On [[2525|February 11, 2525]], a [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] holding Maccabeus, [[Vorenus]], and [[Licinus]] landed at the [[Harvest Botanical Gardens]] and met with human representatives, while a second Spirit hovered nearby and Tartarus led a small [[lance]] of [[Unggoy]] nearby to search for Oracles. The human representatives consisted of [[Governor]] [[Nils Thune]], [[Rol Pederson|Attorney General Rol Pederson]], [[Ponder|Captain Ponder]], [[Jilan al-Cygni|Lieutenant Commander Jilan al-Cygni]], and Staff Sergeants [[Nolan Byrne]] and [[Avery Johnson]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 245''</ref> Maccabeus arrived at the head of a group of Jiralhanae and [[Unggoy]]. The meeting went sour prematurely when an [[Yull|overeager Unggoy]] attacked and killed [[Osmo]].<ref name="Halo page 257">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 257''</ref> Pederson was shot and killed with a [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]] by Vorenus after the latter had heard Osmo firing his rifle. Several militia members were wounded in the engagement and Licinus was heavily injured by Johnson and Byrne.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 254''</ref> With Licinus wounded, the Jiralhanae fell back and the Covenant retreated from the area.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 258''</ref> Due to the Unggoy's incompetence, [[Tartarus]] grabbed the wounded Yull, ripped off his mask, and threw him into the [[Mimir River]]'s rapids that led to the waterfall.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 257}} | ||
The Covenant forces retreated to ''Rapid Conversion'' to await orders from ''[[High Charity]]'' after they sent a message to the [[Prophet of Regret|Vice Minister of Tranquility]] to inform him of their discoveries. Upon discovering that their religion was a lie from the [[Mendicant Bias|Oracle]] in ''High Charity'', the Vice Minister ordered for Maccabeus to exterminate the human colonists at the [[Prophet of Truth|Minister of Fortitude]]'s suggestion.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 278''</ref> Meanwhile, Maccabeus had several Unggoy create outposts in the abandoned Tiara, led by [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 304''</ref> | The Covenant forces retreated to ''Rapid Conversion'' to await orders from ''[[High Charity]]'' after they sent a message to the [[Prophet of Regret|Vice Minister of Tranquility]] to inform him of their discoveries. Upon discovering that their religion was a lie from the [[Mendicant Bias|Oracle]] in ''High Charity'', the Vice Minister ordered for Maccabeus to exterminate the human colonists at the [[Prophet of Truth|Minister of Fortitude]]'s suggestion.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 278''</ref> Meanwhile, Maccabeus had several Unggoy create outposts in the abandoned Tiara, led by [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 304''</ref> | ||