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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{era|GOO}} |
| {{Disambig header|the battle in the Human-Covenant War|other uses|Constantinople}} | | {{Ratings}} |
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| |name=Battle of New Constantinople | | |name=Battle of New Constantinople |
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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=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |side2=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}} | | |side2=[[Covenant]] |
| |commanders1=[[Danforth Whitcomb]]<ref name="fs">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 179</ref> | | |commanders1=[[Vice Admiral|VADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] |
| |commanders2=Unknown | | |commanders2=Unknown |
| |forces1=[[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}} | | |forces1=*[[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company]] (300 Spartans) |
| |forces2=Unknown | | *Numerous UNSC personnel |
| |casual1= | | |forces2=*Unknown number of Covenant Ground Forces |
| |casual2=}} | | *Unknown number of Covenant ships |
| 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}}
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| | |casual2=Hundreds of Covenant personnel |
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| 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 occurred some time in late [[2536]] or early [[2537]]. |
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| ==List of appearances==
| | [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions. Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenant eventually [[glassed]] the planet. [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company]] fought well in the engagement and were highly distinguished for their actions during the engagement <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 81</ref> |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
| | ==Trivia== |
| *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}} | | *Constantinople, for which the system was named, was once the capitol of the Roman Empire, late in the Empire's history |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Human-Covenant War}} | | {{Human-Covenant War}} |
| [[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|New Constantinople]] | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| | [[Category:Covenant Victories]] |