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|next=[[ | |next=[[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] | ||
|name=Battle of Kholo | |name=Battle of Kholo | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Battle_of_Kholo_01.png|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2539]] | |date=[[2539]] | ||
|place=[[Kholo]] | |place=[[Kholo]] | ||
|result= | |result= *Covenant victory | ||
*Kholo is | **Kholo is partially glassed. | ||
|battles= | |battles= | ||
|side1= | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2= | |side2=[[Covenant Empire]] | ||
|commanders1=Unknown | |commanders1=Unknown | ||
|commanders2= | |commanders2=[[Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster (The Return)|Unnamed Sangheili Shipmaster]] | ||
|forces1=Numerous freighters, light ground forces | |||
|forces1= | |forces2=[[Fleet of Righteous Vigilance]] | ||
|casual1=Very heavy | |||
|casual2=Light | |||
|forces2= | |||
|casual1=Very heavy | |||
|casual2=Light | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of Kholo''' was an attack by the [[Covenant]] on the [[ | The '''Battle of Kholo''' was an attack by the [[Covenant Empire]] on the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony world of [[Kholo]].<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Return]]"</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The location of Kholo was obtained by an [[ | The location of Kholo was obtained by an [[unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster (The Return)|unnamed Sangheili Shipmaster]] from the incomplete data banks of a captured human [[freighter]]. Upon returning with the information to the [[High Council]], the Shipmaster was ordered to take command of the [[Fleet of Righteous Vigilance]] and destroy Kholo, under the watchful eye of the [[Prophet of Conviction]].<ref name="evo"/> | ||
==The | ==The Battle== | ||
The [[human]] orbital defenses maintained only a few small military vessels and a number of freighters in orbit. These were overwhelmed and destroyed by the fleet's scout vessels. When the main fleet arrived, ground forces were deployed to the surface, | The [[human]] orbital defenses maintained only a few small military vessels and a number of freighters in orbit. These were overwhelmed and destroyed by the fleet's scout vessels. When the main fleet arrived, ground forces were deployed to the surface, before being withdrawn after two days to clear the way for the orbital bombardment to follow. The Shipmaster leading the fleet was ordered by the Prophet of Conviction to manually control his cruiser's energy projector and carve the Covenant glyph for "Faith" into the surface of the planet. Upon completion of the glyph, the rest of the fleet opened fire and completely glassed Kholo. The battle was an overwhelming Covenant victory with Kholo being [[Glassing|glassed]], killing a large amount of [[civilian]]s and UNSC personnel trapped on the planet.<ref name="evo"/> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Like all previous colonies lost to the Covenant, Kholo was rendered lifeless by the glassing and most of its population burned to death. The UNSC | Like all previous colonies lost to the Covenant, Kholo was rendered lifeless by the glassing and most of its population burned to death. The UNSC abandoned the planet as it was consumed in flames, proving to be yet another decisive victory for the Covenant. | ||
In [[2559]], after the Human-Covenant War had ended in part due to the [[Great Schism]] that saw the Covenant split apart, the Shipmaster who had glassed the planet returned to Kholo to seek atonement for his role in the planet's destruction. By this point, Kholo, despite its | In [[2559]], after the Human-Covenant War had ended in part due to the [[Great Schism]] that saw the Covenant split apart, the Shipmaster who had glassed the planet returned to Kholo to seek atonement for his role in the planet's destruction. By this point, Kholo, despite its state became a site of minor skirmishes between the UNSC and the [[Covenant Loyalists]], as the two sides fought over recovered [[Forerunner]] relics. As of 2559, the UNSC has not initiated any concerted effort to terraform or resettle Kholo. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="150"> | <gallery widths="150"> | ||
File:BattleOfKholo.png|Covenant forces leaving Kholo before its glassing. | File:BattleOfKholo.png|Covenant forces leaving Kholo before its glassing. | ||
File: | File:Kholo.png|Covenant ships glassing Kholo. | ||
File:Kholo_14.png|The Shipmaster's flagship carves the Glyph of Faith on Kholo's surface. | File:Kholo_14.png|The Shipmaster's flagship carves the Glyph of Faith on Kholo's surface. | ||
File:Glyph of Faith.JPG|The glyph visible on the surface twenty years later. | File:Glyph of Faith.JPG|The glyph visible on the surface twenty years later. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Covenant Victories]] | ||
