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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|FS|GOO}}
{{Disambig header|the battle in the Human-Covenant War|other uses|Constantinople}}
{{Ratings}}
{{Battle infobox
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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= Before July 30, [[2537]]<ref name="Onyx">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 81''</ref>
|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. New Constantinople is [[Glassing|glassed]]
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Onyx}}
|side2=[[Covenant Empire]]
|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
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|forces2=*Unknown number of Covenant Ground Forces
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*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}}
|casual1=Unknown number of UNSC personnel
|casual2=Unknown number 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 Empire|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.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 179''</ref> [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company]] fought well in the engagement and were highly distinguished for their actions during the engagement.<ref name="Onyx"/>


==List of appearances==
==Trivia==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
*Constantinople, for which the system was named, was once the capital of the Roman Empire and its successor state, the Byzantine Empire.
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
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{{Human-Covenant War}}
{{Human-Covenant War}}
[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|New Constantinople]]
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