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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Fall of Reach=== | ===Fall of Reach=== | ||
The city was | The city was attacked by the [[Covenant]] during the final day of the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552|August 30, 2552]] when a massive contingent of Covenant forces led by the [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and a combined [[Fleet of Particular Justice|fleet]] of 315 vessels arrived over Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|for}} The Covenant assault on the city was led by a flotilla of at least one {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} and {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}.{{Ref/Reuse|for}} [[ODST]] air assault troopers were deployed to harass Covenant forces in the mountains outside the city.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/log-of-war ''Halo Waypoint:'' Canon Fodder - Log of War]</ref> One of the planet's civilian evacuation stations was located in Manassas, but it was apparently destroyed by the [[Covenant]] prior to the glassing of the entire globe.<ref>''Halo: Reach'', [[Halo: Reach radio conversations#Beachhead|Beachhead radio conversation]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |
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