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==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
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In [[2494|June of 2494]], Insurrectionist forces took over [[Eridanus II]] and established their own [[Wikipedia:secession|secessionist]] government in the wake of the [[Wikipedia:coup d'état|''coup d'état'']].<ref name=TFOR>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 17-18''</ref> Equipped by defectors from the [[Colonial Military Administration]], the rebels performed a well-planned and efficiently executed campaign of city bombings, political assassinations, and kidnappings. These attacks heavily impacted Eridanus II's shipping industry. Meanwhile, the rebels amassed a fleet of vessels from the CMA. The Eridanus Government officially requested aid from the [[United Nations Space Command]] in December of the same year.<ref name="ENC44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 44'' (2011 edition)</ref> | In [[2494|June of 2494]], Insurrectionist forces took over [[Eridanus II]] and established their own [[Wikipedia:secession|secessionist]] government in the wake of the [[Wikipedia:coup d'état|''coup d'état'']].<ref name=TFOR>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 17-18''</ref> Equipped by defectors from the [[Colonial Military Administration]], the rebels performed a well-planned and efficiently executed campaign of city bombings, political assassinations, and kidnappings. These attacks heavily impacted Eridanus II's shipping industry. Meanwhile, the rebels amassed a fleet of vessels from the CMA. The [[Eridanus Government]] officially requested aid from the [[United Nations Space Command]] in December of the same year.<ref name="ENC44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 44'' (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
In [[2494|January of 2496]], UNSC forces finally responded to the government's requests and began their campaign to retake Eridanus II, deploying a [[battle group]] to engage the makeshift Insurrectionist defence fleet. The UNSC successfully regained control of the world, at the cost of four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]].<ref name="ENC44"/> Despite the UNSC's best attempts at removing the entrenched rebellion, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] failed to discover the location of their base, [[Eridanus Secundus]]. This hollowed-out [[asteroid]] would remain a safe haven for Insurrectionists for another three decades.<ref name=TFOR/> | In [[2494|January of 2496]], UNSC forces finally responded to the government's requests and began their campaign to retake Eridanus II, deploying a [[battle group]] to engage the makeshift Insurrectionist defence fleet. The UNSC successfully regained control of the world, at the cost of four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]].<ref name="ENC44"/> Despite the UNSC's best attempts at removing the entrenched rebellion, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] failed to discover the location of their base, [[Eridanus Secundus]]. This hollowed-out [[asteroid]] would remain a safe haven for Insurrectionists for another three decades.<ref name=TFOR/> | ||