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| |name=Invasion of Draco III | | |name=Battle for Draco III |
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| |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| |date=[[2545|January 2545]]<ref name="TiH">[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/686229527857504259 '''Jessica Shea's Twitter''': ''Today in Halo 1/10/2045'']</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 26''</ref> | | |date=Before [[2552]] |
| |place=[[Draco III]] | | |place=[[Draco III]] |
| |result=;Tactical UNSC victory | | |result=Tactical UNSC victory |
| *Most Draconians slaughtered<ref name="nb16">'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''pages 16-18'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
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| *Covenant forces wiped out
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| |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |side2=[[Covenant]] | | |side2=[[Covenant Empire|The Covenant]] |
| |commanders1= | | |commanders1=Unknown |
| |commanders2= | | |commanders2=Unknown |
| |forces1=*UNSC defense forces{{Ref/Reuse|nb16}} | | |forces1=*[[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-IIs]] |
| *[[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] | | *[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] |
| |forces2=*[[Kig-Yar]] | | |forces2= |
| *[[Unggoy]] | | *[[Sangheili|Elite]]s |
| |casual1=Heavy, most civilians{{Ref/Reuse|nb16}} | | *[[Unggoy|Grunt]]s |
| |casual2=All ground forces | | *[[Kig-yar|Jackals]] |
| | |casual1=Unknown Amount of Casualties |
| | (probably 100% among civilians) |
| | |casual2=Most or all of ground forces |
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| {{Quote|The UNSC sent Spartans to Draco III to fight the Covenant, but they arrived too late to do any of the people there any good. They couldn't save anyone—only avenge them.|Spartan [[Edward Buck]]<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 18'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}}
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| The '''Invasion of Draco III'''<ref name="enc300">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 300'' (2011)</ref> was an engagement of the [[Human-Covenant War]] between [[Covenant]] and [[United Nations Space Command]] forces fought on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] world [[Draco III]] in [[2545]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | | The '''Battle of Draco III''' was fought on the planet of [[Draco III]] some time before [[2552]]. |
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| ==The battle==
| | The Covenant, after arriving in system, wasted no time in quickly and easily defeating [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces. However, a special fate was reserved for the survivors. The Covenant herded civilians together, and had them torn apart by starving ravenous [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-yar|Kig-Yar]]. The [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-IIs]] watched all of this through satellite linkup and were sent to rescue any remaining civilians. By the time the Spartans got there however, there was no one left to rescue. The enraged Spartans proceeded to slaughter the remaining Covenant forces in a retaliatory action, technically "winning" the battle. The battle particularly scarred [[John-117|Spartan-117]] because of the horrific losses.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 184-185''</ref> |
| {{Quote|No survivors… just like Draco Three. We're too late.|[[Linda-058]] during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|Battle]] of [[Sigma Octanus IV]], recalling the Draco III invasion<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 184-185'' (2001); ''page 212'' (2010)</ref>}}
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| After arriving in the Draco system on [[2545|January 10, 2545]],{{Ref/Reuse|TiH}} the Covenant quickly defeated the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces defending the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|nb16}} The Covenant then gathered much of the planet's civilian population and allowed them to be massacred by starving [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The planet was only partially [[Glassing|glassed]], as the Covenant chose to use the world as a hunting ground.<ref name="nb19">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 19-20'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Certain houses and streets were bombed, and piles of corpses were burned.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 97'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Several [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]], including [[John-117]] and [[Linda-058]], witnessed this slaughter via satellite uplink and were then deployed to rescue any survivors, though none remained. The enraged Spartans then defeated the invaders in a retaliatory action, resulting in a tactical victory for the UNSC. The civilian massacre psychologically scarred John-117.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}
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| After the battle, Draco III continued to remain under UNSC control, though the planet was left uninhabited for the remainder of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc300}}
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| ==Aftermath==
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| [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] [[Edward Buck]] regretted being unable to participate in the battle for his homeworld,<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/buck '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Buck'']</ref> and was inspired to join the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] to avenge the deaths of his family.{{Ref/Reuse|nb16}} After the Covenant War ended in late [[2552]], a few groups of human [[asylum seeker]]s and Draconians that had survived the battle resettled on Draco III. While the resettlement of the planet was authorized by the [[Unified Earth Government]], the government was indifferent to who settled where on the world. Draco III proved to hold strategic importance in the UEG's resettlement effort of its abandoned [[Human colonies|colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|nb19}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Human-Covenant War}} | | {{Human-Covenant War}} |
| | | [[Category:UNSC Victories]] |
| [[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Draco III]] | | [[Category:Battle|Draco III]] |
| [[Category:UNSC victories|Draco III]] | | [[Category:Human-Covenant War]] |
