Editing Battle of Ross Island

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{{Era|HCW}}
{{battle
|prev= [[Battle of Mombasa]]
|conc= [[Battle of Earth]]
|next= [[Battle of Havana]]
|name= Battle of Ross Island
|image=
|conflict= [[Human-Covenant War]]
|date= Between [[2552#October|October 20th]] and [[2552#November|November 3th]], [[2552]]
|place= [[Mount Erebus]], [[Ross Island]], [[Earth]]
|result= Tactical UNSC victory
*Covenant excavation in Ross Island neutralized
*Strategically unimportant due to Covenant activity in Eastern Africa
|side1= [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]
|side2= [[Covenant Empire]]
|commanders1=
|commanders2=
|forces1=
*3 SPARTAN-IIs
**[[Frederic-104]]
**[[Linda-058]]
**[[William-043]]
|forces2     = Covenant forces
|casual1     = Unknown, presumably light
|casual2     = Unknown, presumably heavy losses
}}

The '''Battle of Ross Island''' was an engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] that took place during the [[Battle of Earth]]. The Covenant, fighting a constant battle with the UNSC for control of the planet, deployed forces to [[Ross Island]], specifically [[Mount Erebus]] in [[Antarctica]], in search for [[Forerunner]] relics. [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Blue Team]], consisting of [[Frederic-104]], [[William-043]] and [[Linda-058]], were dispatched to neutralize the excavation with a [[HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon]]. The SPARTANs succeeded, ending the battle in a UNSC victory.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 203'' - ''"They had then been dispatched to Mount Erebus in the Antarctic where they neutralized a Covenant excavation with a HAVOK tactical nuke."''</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{First mentioned}}

==Sources==
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{{Human-Covenant War}}
{{UNSC victories}}