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{{Status|Canon}}
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|date=[[2526#May|May 28, 2526]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO1|Oblv|Chapter=1}} - [[2526#June|June 5, 2526]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO4|Oblv|Chapter=4}}
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|place=[[Mesra]], [[Qusdar system]]
|place=*[[Mesra]], [[Qusdar system]]
|result=Covenant victory{{Ref/Reuse|HO4}}
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*[[Militia of Mesra]]
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*At least 150 [[Wraith]]s{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}
*At least 150 [[Wraith]]s{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}
*Three [[combat bridging vehicle]]s{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}
*Three [[Combat bridging vehicle]]s{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}
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The '''Battle of Mesra''' was a [[battle]] fought on the [[Human colonies|human colony world]] of [[Mesra]] between the forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and their allies, against the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}
The '''Battle of Mesra''' was a [[battle]] fought on the [[Human colonies|human colony world]] of [[Mesra]] between the forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and their allies, against the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}


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==Battle==
==Battle==
===Early resistance===
===Early resistance===
The Covenant resistance to simply glassing the planet led to the intelligence analysts of [[Battle Group X-Ray]] to conclude that the Covenant goal was to capture Mesra's mining infrastructure, leading to a large deployment of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] onto the planet in an asset denial operation. Consisting of the [[24th Marine Engineering Brigade]], the goal of the UNSC operations on the planet were to destroy not only the mining operations themselves, but use enough [[nuclear weapon]]s as to make the ore deposits themselves utterly useless. In addition, the planet's native [[Militia of Mesra]] was called upon by Admiral [[Preston Cole]] to forgo evacuation to assist the UNSC defensive force; an oath the militia took seriously.{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}
The Covenant resistance to simply glassing the planet led to the intelligence analysts of [[Battle Group X-Ray]] to conclude that the Covenant goal was to capture Mesra's mining infrastructure, leading to a large deployment of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] onto the planet in an asset denial operation. Consisting of the [[24th Marine Engineering Brigade]], the goal of the UNSC operations on the planet were to destroy not only the mining operations themselves, but use enough [[nuclear weapon]]s as to make the ore deposits themselves utterly useless. In addition, the planet's native [[Miltia of Mesra]] was called upon by Admiral [[Preston Cole]] to forgo evacuation to assist the UNSC defensive force; an oath the militia took seriously.{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}


Over the ensuing eight days, the UNSC, Militia and Covenant fought a gruelling conflict with the Militia proving their determination; sacrificing numerous brigades wholesale to prevent the invaders capturing a single mine. By [[2526#June|June 5, 2526]], the Militia's forces had been depleted to just one [[battalion]] - the [[Fifth Ghost Battalion]] - and were low on food, medicine and ammunition; having marched for thirty hours non-stop themselves having come out of two days of battle. By the eighth day of fighting, the humans had managed to successfully repel the Covenant long enough that only one xenotime mine remained.{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}
Over the ensuing eight days, the UNSC, Militia and Covenant fought a gruelling conflict with the Militia proving their determination; sacrificing numerous brigades wholesale to prevent the invaders capturing a single mine. By [[2526#June|June 5, 2526]], the Militia's forces had been depleted to just one [[battalion]] - the [[Fifth Ghost Battalion]] - and were low on food, medicine and ammunition; having marched for thirty hours non-stop themselves having come out of two days of battle. By the eighth day of fighting, the humans had managed to successfully repel the Covenant long enough that only one xenotime mine remained.{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}
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In response, the Mesranis began using their [[Anaconda surface-to-air missile]] batteries to fire down at the Covenant - to limited results due to the Anacondas' limited ground targeting capabilities. The barrages were successful in taking out roughly two-hundred Yanme'e and dozens of vehicles. In the confusion of the strike, the Mesrani infantry began to advance on the Covenant formation - being almost entirely eliminated with little effort on the aliens' part. [[Frederic-104]] and [[Linda-058]] were assigned to keep firing at the CBVs to prevent the Wraiths crossing the bridge and attacking the [[Doukala Xenotime Works|Doukala mine]], while John-117 and [[Kelly-087]] began to focus their fire on the attacking Drones.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO3|Oblv|Chapter=3}}
In response, the Mesranis began using their [[Anaconda surface-to-air missile]] batteries to fire down at the Covenant - to limited results due to the Anacondas' limited ground targeting capabilities. The barrages were successful in taking out roughly two-hundred Yanme'e and dozens of vehicles. In the confusion of the strike, the Mesrani infantry began to advance on the Covenant formation - being almost entirely eliminated with little effort on the aliens' part. [[Frederic-104]] and [[Linda-058]] were assigned to keep firing at the CBVs to prevent the Wraiths crossing the bridge and attacking the [[Doukala Xenotime Works|Doukala mine]], while John-117 and [[Kelly-087]] began to focus their fire on the attacking Drones.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO3|Oblv|Chapter=3}}


With the Covenant now in danger of overrunning the defense, the Mesranis began to focus their attention on blowing the bridge up; however, the last soldiers were cut down by the Wraiths as the tanks themselves reached the bridge. The majority of the vehicles did not cross, instead waiting for a beachhead to be secured on the other side. The second CBV was destroyed, and the Covenant did not deploy their third to keep it secure - if the bridge were still available, exposing the CBV to fire was unnecessary. At this time, the {{Class|Razor|prowler}} interrupted the battle to inform Blue Team that they were being extracted on the orders of Admiral Cole - at the behest of the 24th's Brigadier General [[Artur Pahlavi]]. With the team ordered to be ready in fourteen minutes for extraction, the situation for the defense became even more desperate. The Spartans realised they were unable to defeat the inbound armour forces any longer and began to pull back to the 24th's HQ for extraction - all the while pursued by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|HO3}}
With the Covenant now in danger of overrunning the defense, the Mesranis began to focus their attention on blowing the bridge up; however, the last soldiers were cut down by the Wraiths as the tanks themselves reached the bridge. The majority of the vehicles did not cross, instead waiting for a beachhead to be secured on the other side. The second CBV was destroyed, and the Covenant did not deploy their third to keep it secure - if the bridge were still available, exposing the CBV to fire was unnecessary. At this time, the {{Class|Razor|prowler}} interrupted the battle to inform Blue Team that they were being extracted on the orders of Admiral Cole - at the behest of the 24th's Brigadier General [[Artur Pahlavi]]. With the team ordered to be ready in fourteen minutes for extraction, the situation for the defense became even more desparate. The Spartans realised they were unable to defeat the inbound armour forces any longer and began to pull back to the 24th's HQ for extraction - all the while pursued by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|HO3}}
 


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Human-Covenant War}}
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[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War]]
[[Category:Covenant victories]]

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