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The '''Second Battle of Arcadia''' took place on September 9th, 2549 on the [[ | The '''Second Battle of Arcadia''' took place on September 9th, 2549 on the [[Outer Colonies|Outer Colony]] world of [[Arcadia]] in the [[Procyon System]].<ref name="timeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''': ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline (2549)]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
After the [[First Battle of Arcadia|first battle]], the [[Covenant Empire]] left the colony alone, focusing their attention on other worlds with significant Human populations. The [[United Nations Space Command]] abandoned Arcadia, leaving its population centers abandoned to nature. A small rural community later started in [[Abaskun]], a fertile area on the continent of [[Mu]], and though self-governed and mostly lawless, it provided the Humans with food, water, and other vital resources. Returning to finish what they started almost eighteen years earlier, Arcadia was once again attacked by the Covenant, though without any permanent [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] or land forces present, the attack succeeded and Arcadia was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]].<ref name="timeline"/> | After the [[First Battle of Arcadia|first battle]], the [[Covenant Empire]] left the colony alone, focusing their attention on other worlds with significant Human populations. The [[United Nations Space Command]] abandoned Arcadia, leaving its population centers abandoned to nature. A small rural community later started in [[Abaskun]], a fertile area on the continent of [[Mu]], and though self-governed and mostly lawless, it provided the Humans with food, water, and other vital resources. Returning to finish what they started almost eighteen years earlier, Arcadia was once again attacked by the Covenant, though without any permanent [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] or land forces present, the attack succeeded and Arcadia was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]].<ref name="timeline"/> | ||
[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] watched the destruction of Arcadia from cameras mounted on a meteorological satellite. She noticed that the Covenant attacked the planet with much more ferocity than was their norm, possibly because they had been defeated during their first attack on the planet. The satellite was destroyed before the glassing operation was completed. Halsey was greatly distraught by the sight of Arcadia's destruction.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> | |||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
Revision as of 17:13, November 4, 2010
Template:Ratings Template:Rename Template:Battle The Second Battle of Arcadia took place on September 9th, 2549 on the Outer Colony world of Arcadia in the Procyon System.[1]
History
After the first battle, the Covenant Empire left the colony alone, focusing their attention on other worlds with significant Human populations. The United Nations Space Command abandoned Arcadia, leaving its population centers abandoned to nature. A small rural community later started in Abaskun, a fertile area on the continent of Mu, and though self-governed and mostly lawless, it provided the Humans with food, water, and other vital resources. Returning to finish what they started almost eighteen years earlier, Arcadia was once again attacked by the Covenant, though without any permanent UNSC Naval or land forces present, the attack succeeded and Arcadia was ultimately glassed.[1]
Dr. Catherine Halsey watched the destruction of Arcadia from cameras mounted on a meteorological satellite. She noticed that the Covenant attacked the planet with much more ferocity than was their norm, possibly because they had been defeated during their first attack on the planet. The satellite was destroyed before the glassing operation was completed. Halsey was greatly distraught by the sight of Arcadia's destruction.[2]
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