Editing Draco III rebellion

{{Era|Post}}
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{{Battle infobox
|prev=[[Battle of Draetheus V]]
|conc=
|next=[[Mission to Talitsa]]
|image=
|conflict=[[Insurrection]]
|date=[[2554]]<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 15'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
|place=[[New Albany]], [[Draco III]]
|result=;UNSC victory
*Insurgents are defeated
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[United Rebel Front]]
|commanders1=Captain [[Veronica Dare]]
|commanders2=Captain [[Ingridson]]†
|forces1=*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
***[[Alpha-Nine]]
*Several [[SPARTAN-IVs]]
|forces2=Dozens of soldiers
|casual1=[[Rookie]]
|casual2=Most soldiers, Ingridson
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In [[2554]], an aggressive '''rebellion''' took place on the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Human colonies|colony]] planet of [[Draco III]], instigated by the [[United Rebel Front]].

==Prelude==
In [[2545]], the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Draco III]] was [[Battle of Draco III|invaded]] by the [[Covenant]]. The attack resulted in the massacre of most Draconians when the planet's residents were rounded up and slaughtered by starving [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Unggoy]] soldiers.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 26''</ref> In response, [[SPARTAN-IIs]] were sent to the planet and wiped out all Covenant forces.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 184-185'' (2001 edition); ''page 212'' (2010 edition)</ref> Since Draco III was used as a hunting ground by the Covenant, the planet was not completely [[glassing|glassed]]. After the [[Human-Covenant War]] ended in [[2552]], some humans attempted to resettle on Draco III with the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s permission. With no military force on the planet and only a small population of colonists, the [[United Rebel Front]] attempted to declare Draco III's independence from the UEG.<ref name="nb19">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 19'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

==The rebellion==
The United Rebel Front took control of Draco III's [[Draco III capitol building|capitol building]] located in [[New Albany]], [[Lombard]] and barricaded themselves inside of the building. URF Captain [[Ingridson]] took command of the uprising from inside the capitol building.<ref name="nb22">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 22-24'' (Google Play edition)</ref> A majority of Draco III's new colonists were not pleased with the URF's violent attempt at seceding from the UEG. The [[UNSC]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] recognized that Draco III held strategic importance to the Unified Earth Government's mission to reclaim the colonies that were lost during the Covenant War. In response, ONI Captain [[Veronica Dare]] sent in [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] squad [[Alpha-Nine]], led by Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]], to retake the capitol building and eliminate Ingridson.<ref name="nb19"/> The capitol building was the best-built structure on the planet, and was impermeable to most ordnance. Regardless, ONI ordered the ODSTs to leave New Albany as intact as possible, to prevent the URF from using the destruction of a city as propaganda against the UEG. When Alpha-Nine—consisting of Buck, [[Taylor Miles|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]], [[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]], [[Michael Crespo|Michael "Mickey" Crespo]], and the [[Rookie]]—entered the capitol building, they made their way to its legislature chamber. After using explosives to blast their way through, the squad's entrance was promptly closed by the insurgents as they passed through. Buck sent the Rookie to enter an emergency door, but he was captured and shot in the shoulder by the URF soldiers. They dragged him up to the presidential balcony, which was protected by [[energy shielding]]. Ingridson, holding her pistol to the Rookie's head, threatened to execute him if the ODSTs did not surrender. As a stand-off ensured, Spartan [[Sarah Palmer]] offered Buck some assistance.<ref name="nb22"/>
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==Aftermath==
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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