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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2537]] | |date=[[2537]] | ||
|place=[[Leonis Minoris | |place=[[Leonis Minoris|Leonis Minoris System]] | ||
|result= | |result=Covenant Victory | ||
* | *Both UNSC Colonies glassed | ||
|side1= | |side1=UNSC | ||
|side2= | |side2=Covenant Empire | ||
|commanders1=[[ | |commanders1=[[Preston Cole]] | ||
|commanders2=Unknown | |commanders2=Unknown | ||
|forces1=Unknown | |forces1=Unknown | ||
|forces2=Unknown | |forces2=Unknown | ||
|casual1=*10 | |casual1=*10+ Vessels | ||
* | *Large Civilian Casualties | ||
|casual2= | |casual2=Light | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | The '''Battle of Leonis Minoris''' was a [[battle]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]] | ||
In [[2537]], the [[Covenant]] discovered the [[human]] presence in the [[Leonis Minoris | </ref> | ||
==Battle== | |||
In [[2537]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] discovered the [[Human|human]] presence in the [[Leonis Minoris|Leonis Minoris System]], and proceeded to wipe out the colonists there. The [[UNSC]] rushed to the system's defense with a large force of starships, but the battle ended in disaster as ten ships were lost in battle against the technologically-superior Covenant. After the brief engagement, the UNSC was forced to abandon the system, and the Covenant proceeded to destroy the system. | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Although the [[UNSC Navy]] considered the loss of ten vessels to be relatively minor, the Covenant succeeded in eradicating | Although the [[UNSC Navy]] considered the loss of ten vessels to be relatively minor, the Covenant succeeded in eradicating both of the UNSC Colonies in the system. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[category:Battle|Battles of the Human-Covenant War]] | |||
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