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{{ | {{Ratings}} | ||
{{ | {{battle | ||
|prev= | |prev=[[Battle of New Harmony]] | ||
|conc= | |conc=[[Operation: PROMETHEUS]], [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]] | ||
|next= | |next=[[Battle of Miridem]] | ||
|name=Battle of New Constantinople | |name=Battle of New Constantinople | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date= | |date=[[2536]]-[[2537]] | ||
|place=[[New Constantinople]] | |place=[[New Constantinople]] | ||
|result= | |result=Covenant victory | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant]] | |side2=[[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1=[[ | |commanders1=[[Vice Admiral|VADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] | ||
|commanders2=Unknown | |commanders2=Unknown | ||
|forces1=[[ | |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 | ||
|casual1=Hundreds of UNSC personnel | |||
|casual2=Hundreds of Covenant personnel | |||
}} | |||
The | '''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]]. | ||
[[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> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* | *Constantinople, for which the system was named, was once the capital of the Roman Empire and its successor state, the Byzantine Empire. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant Victories]] | |||
