Editing Battle of Cleveland

{{Status|Canon}}

|place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], [[United Republic of North America]], [[Earth]]

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*Numerous [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|T-52 Phantoms]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Issue 1}}

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*Numerous [[Irdnekt-pattern Banshee|T-26C Banshees]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Issue 1}}

*[[Ruwaa-pattern Shadow|T-29 Shadows]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Issue 1}}

*1+ [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|T-47B Scarab]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Issue 2}}

Following the loss of [[Mars]] at the hands of the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Furious Redemption]], the Covenant, now under command of the [[Prophet of Truth]] and [[Jiralhanae]] as of the beginning of the [[Great Schism]], began to concentrate more of their forces on Earth, resulting in a dramatic increase of ground and naval deployments on the [[planet]].{{Ref/Reuse|Issue 3}} At some point before the assault on Cleveland, [[Australia]], particularly [[Sydney]], was assaulted by the Covenant and much of the country or the continent was brutally destroyed by the Covenant [[orbital bombardment|bombardment]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=australia|[[Halo: Uprising]]|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|#1]]|Quote=Did you see what they did to [[Mombasa]]? Or--or Australia?|Detail=This quote from [[Ruwan Ackerson]] could indicate that the Covenant bombardment on Sydney may have taken place before the Battle of Cleveland.}}{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC|Book=[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Chapter=Earth|Detail=p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)}}

Aboard one of the ''Furious Redemption'' [[Covenant starship|vessels]], ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'',  [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] was captured aboard the [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] after the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]], where he was about to be executed by [[Lepidus]], the Jiralhanae [[Shipmaster]] of the ship, in celebration of the defeat of Mars and Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|Issue 1}} However, after [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] told them about the [[Key of Osanalan]], a supposed [[Forerunner]] artifact that was apparently hidden in Cleveland, while under interrogation after his capture at the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]].{{Ref/Reuse|Issue 1}} Ackerson said that the Covenant will not find the Key if they are continuing to destroy remaining Earth cities, and that the Key was a necessary component for the firing sequence of the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Reuse|Issue 1}} However, Ackerson told the Covenant about the Key of Osanalan only in order to confuse the Covenant and to save his brother, [[Ruwan Ackerson|Ruwan]]; the Key was actually an imaginary object the brothers pretended to quest for when they were children.{{Ref/Reuse|Issue 1}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Issue 3}} Confused and worried by the now unconscious Colonel, the Covenant assaulted Cleveland around morning of November 16 or evening of November 15 but would not [[Glassing|destroy]] the city before getting the Key, and Ruwan's knowledge of the Key would help him and others escape.{{Ref/Reuse|Issue 1}}

The Covenant quickly assaulted Cleveland, taking light casualties as they battled [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and armed [[civilian]]s. However, during the battle, the Covenant did not make any attempt to destroy the city or kill any civilians. At this time, [[Ruwan Ackerson]] who worked as a hotel concierge meet [[Myras Tyla]], a famous [[styllight]] player, in an attacked hotel. After successfully securing most of the city, the Covenant [[Prisoner of war|captured]] many civilians and brought them to [[Jacobs Field]] in [[Old Cleveland]] in order to question them about the Key of Osanalan. Among the civilians, Ruwan Ackerson stated to Myras Tyla that he knew what the Covenant were looking.{{Ref/Reuse|Issue 1}}

Soon after the civilians were incarcerated, a [[fireteam]] of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] dropped off from [[AV-14 Hornet]]s attacked the stadium and swiftly killed most of the Covenant forces, allowing everyone to flee, and Ruwan and Myras Tyla escaped as well and drove a [[M831 Troop Transport Warthog|M831 Warthog]] to safety after taking two fallen [[Type-25 plasma pistol]]s. Tyla blamed her ex-boyfriend, [[Philip]], for having left her behind in the city while thinking of spending a new life with Ruwan. They headed to a safe section of the city, where Myras killed off a trio of [[Unggoy Minor]]s with an overcharged bolt strike from her plasma pistol. They helped themselves to some supplies on the Warthog, and set up a little camp for themselves. Furthermore, they chatted a while, and almost kissed just when the ground started to shake and chunking sounds were from a {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}} that appeared, forcing them to run to relative safety.{{Ref/Comic|Id=Issue 2|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 2|#2]]}}  

Then, after riding the Warthog again despite encountering several Jiralhanae resistances, Ruwan and Myra arrived at a [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] used as an evacuation transport for civilian to meet a team of Marines in attempt to find Ruwan's colonel brother, [[James Ackerson|James]], just when a {{Pattern|Ruwaa|Shadow}} violently crashed on the area, causing a large explosion in the city. However, Ruwan and Tyla and other civilians survived the crash and were later saved by the team and escaped the city in the Pelican, where the two formers tell the Marines what the Key of Osanalan is.{{Ref/Comic|Id=Issue 3|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|#3]]}}

He then was taken to [[Chagrin Falls]], where a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Jiralhanae chieftain]] demanded that Ackerson relinquish the Key of Osanalan and surrounded him with an army of Jiralhanae. Ruwan told them that ''he'' was the Key. Confused, the Covenant brought him aboard an orbiting {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} in mid-low Earth orbit and near the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'', before the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Minister of Inquisition]], who questioned him about the [[Halo Array]], but the civilian was confused. Then again, he vowed to spare Earth from the Covenant assault in exchange for knowledge of Ruwan. The Minister of Inquisition then revealed he knew about the tracking material inside Ackerson and presumed that it was a homing beacon for rescue. Ruwan corrected him, stating it was a targeting vector for the [[Moncton-class orbital weapon platform|orbital defense platform]] ''[[Nassau Station|Nassau]]'' to fire on the ship. ''Nassau Station'' then fired its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], destroying the ship and killing everyone aboard.{{Ref/Comic|Id=Issue 4|Halo Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|#4]]}}

Because of their gullibility, the Covenant lost many soldiers and ships, as well as an important [[Minister (title)|minister]], in the search for the nonexistent Key of Osanalan. However, this victory came at a cost: Cleveland was catastrophically damaged as a result of the furious urban combat that took place, and a large percentage of its civilian population were killed in the sudden invasion.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Issue 4}}

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