Editing Battle of New Constantinople

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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date=[[2536]]-[[2537]]
|place=[[New Constantinople]]
|result=Covenant Victory
|side1=[[UNSC]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|commanders1=*[[Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]]
|commanders2=Unknown
|forces1=*[[Spartan-III]] [[Alpha Company]]
*Other [[Marine]] and Naval Personnel,1,400,000(ground forces)
|forces2=500,000(ground forces)
|casual1=250,000 dead+560,000 wounded
|casual2=80,000 dead, 270,000 wounded
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'''The Battle of New Constantinople''' was a major engagement in the [[New Constantinople]] 
system between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces, that occured some time in late [[2536]] or early [[2537]]. 

[[Admiral Whitcomb|Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in that battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions. Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenant destroyed the planet.

[[Spartan-III]] [[Alpha Company]] fought in the engagement well, and they were highly distignuished for their actions during the battle.

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-|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]<ref name="Onyx">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 81</ref>
+|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
-|date=Early [[2537]],<ref name="enc36">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 36 (2011)</ref> before [[2537#July|July 27]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
+|date=[[2536]]-[[2537]]
-|place=[[New Constantinople]], [[Thrace system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc36}}{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=51}}
+|place=[[New Constantinople]]
-|result=[[UNSC]] victory<ref name="enc87">''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', p. 87 (2011)</ref>
+|result=Covenant Victory
-|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
+|side1=[[UNSC]]
-|side2=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
+|side2=[[Covenant]]
-|commanders1=[[Danforth Whitcomb]]<ref name="fs">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 179</ref>
+|commanders1=*[[Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]]
 |commanders2=Unknown
-|forces1=[[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
+|forces1=*[[Spartan-III]] [[Alpha Company]]
-|forces2=Unknown
+*Other [[Marine]] and Naval Personnel,1,400,000(ground forces)
-|casual1=
+|forces2=500,000(ground forces)
-|casual2=}}
+|casual1=250,000 dead+560,000 wounded
-The '''Battle of New Constantinople''' was an engagement on [[New Constantinople]] in the [[Thrace system]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]], during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in early [[2537]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc36}} [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battles for New Constantinople.{{Ref/Reuse|fs}}
+|casual2=80,000 dead, 270,000 wounded
+}}
-The [[SPARTAN-III program]]'s [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] highly distinguished themselves for their actions at New Constantinople,{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc87}} undertaking '''Operation: IRON GREAVE'''.<ref>''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 84</ref> The actions of [[Hazel-A302]] during this battle caught the eyes of Whitcomb's advisors.<ref name="canon fodder">[[Halo Waypoint]]: [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/outpost-discoveries ''Canon Fodder - Outpost Discoveries'']</ref> Despite the successes of the UNSC Navy and Spartan-IIIs, the Covenant returned in [[2539]] and glassed New Constantinople.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
+'''The Battle of New Constantinople''' was a major engagement in the [[New Constantinople]]
+system between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces, that occured some time in late [[2536]] or early [[2537]].
-==List of appearances==
+[[Admiral Whitcomb|Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in that battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions. Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenant destroyed the planet.
-*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
-*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
-*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
-==Sources==
+[[Spartan-III]] [[Alpha Company]] fought in the engagement well, and they were highly distignuished for their actions during the battle.
-{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Human-Covenant War}}
+{{Stub-Battle}}
-[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|New Constantinople]]
+[[Category: UNSC]]
+[[Category:Human-Covenant War|New Constantinople]]
+[[Category:Covenant Victories]]