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|conflict=[[Insurrection]] | |conflict=[[Insurrection]]<ref name="enc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]''', ''pages 44-45'' (2011)</ref> | ||
|date=[[2496|January 12, 2496]] | |date=[[2496|January 12, 2496]]<ref name="spartans">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref>–[[2497]]<ref name="cobra">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 32''</ref> | ||
|place=[[Eridanus II]], [[Eridanus system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | |place=[[Eridanus II]], [[Eridanus system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | ||
|result=;Decisive [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] victory{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | |result=;Decisive [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] victory{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | ||
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*Watts and the remaining rebels flee into the system's asteroid belt | *Watts and the remaining rebels flee into the system's asteroid belt | ||
|side1=[[Unified Earth Government]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | |side1=[[Unified Earth Government]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | ||
|side2=*[[Secessionist Union]] | |side2=*[[Secessionist Union]]<ref name="mythos55">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 55''</ref> | ||
* | *Other allied [[Insurrectionist|cells]]<ref name="watts">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Robert Watts'']</ref> | ||
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|commanders2=[[Robert Watts]]{{Ref/ | |commanders2=[[Robert Watts]]{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} | ||
|forces1=*One [[UNSC Navy]] [[battle group]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | |forces1=*One [[UNSC Navy]] [[battle group]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | ||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|cobra}} | *[[UNSC Marine Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|cobra}} | ||
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*Four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | *Four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | ||
|casual2=*Heavy losses{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | |casual2=*Heavy losses{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | ||
*One [[military base]] destroyed | *One [[military base]] destroyed<ref name="enc34">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 34'' (2011)</ref> | ||
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==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
In [[2494|June 2494]], the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] turncoat [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] had joined the [[Secessionist Union]] and rallied the [[insurrectionist]] movements on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Eridanus II]], equipped by rebel sympathizers within the [[Colonial Military | In [[2494|June 2494]], the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] turncoat [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] had joined the [[Secessionist Union]] and rallied the [[insurrectionist]] movements on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Eridanus II]], equipped by rebel sympathizers within the [[Colonial Military Administration]]'s command hierarchy. Watts orchestrated a methodical and thorough series of assaults involving [[Terrorism|terrorist]] bombings, political assassinations, and kidnappings that heavily impacted Eridanus II's shipping routes. With the aid of their CMA contracts, the insurgents were even able to amass a small [[fleet]] of ships.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} The [[Eridanus Government]] officially requested aid from the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2494|December of 2494]] as chaos spread across the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} By [[2495|January of 2495]], Watts and his insurrectionists had effectively taken control of the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} | ||
==The operation== | ==The operation== |