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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|UNSC}} |
| {{Battle infobox | | {{Battle |
| |prev=[[Callisto Incident]] | | |prev=[[Eridanus Rebels|Eridanus Rebellion]] |
| |conc= | | |conc= |
| |next=[[Operation: VERITAS]] | | |next=[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]] |
| |name=Operation: CHARLEMAGNE | | |name= Operation: CHARLEMAGNE |
| |image= | | |image= |
| |conflict=[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc44|Enc11|Page=44-45}} | | |conflict= [[Insurrection]] |
| |date=[[2496|January 12, 2496]]{{Ref/Site|Id=spartans|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Spartans|D=21|M=09|Y=2021}}–[[2497]]{{Ref/Book|Id=cobra|Enc11|Page=32}} | | |date= [[2496]]-[[2497]]<ref name="cobra">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 32''</ref> |
| |place=[[Eridanus II]], [[Eridanus system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | | |place= [[Eridanus II]] |
| |result=;Decisive [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] victory{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | | |result= [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] victory |
| *Eridanus II returns to UEG control
| | |side1= [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] |
| *Watts and the remaining rebels flee into the system's asteroid belt
| | |side2= [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus secessionists]] |
| |side1=[[Unified Earth Government]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | | |commanders1= [[Colonial Military Administration]] |
| |side2=*[[Secessionist Union]]{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos55|Halo Mythos|Page=55}} | | |commanders2= [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] |
| **[[Eridanus secessionists]]{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=54}}
| | |forces1= *1 [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[battle group]] |
| |commanders1=Unknown | | *[[ORION Project]] operators |
| |commanders2=[[Robert Watts]]{{Ref/Site|Id=watts|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Colonel Watts|D=13|M=4|Y=2016}} | | *Unknown number of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]<ref name="cobra"/> |
| |forces1=*One [[UNSC Navy]] [[battle group]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | | |forces2= CMA-equipped Insurrectionists |
| *[[UNSC Marine Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|cobra}}
| | |casual1= *1 [[ORION Project|Spartan-I]] |
| *All [[ORION Project]] operators{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}}{{Ref/Reuse|spartans}} | | *4 [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] |
| *At least one [[SP42 Cobra]] | | |casual2= Likely great number of rebels |
| |forces2=*Insurgent forces{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | |
| *Small [[fleet]] of ships{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}}
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| |casual1=*One ORION operator{{Ref/Reuse|spartans}} | |
| *Four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | |
| |casual2=*Heavy losses{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | |
| *One [[military base]] destroyed{{Ref/Book|Id=enc34|Enc11|Page=34}}
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| '''Operation: CHARLEMAGNE''' was an [[operation]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] during the [[Insurrection]], serving as a counter-attack against [[Insurrectionist|secessionist]] forces under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]]. The operation marked the first tactical deployment conducted by the [[ORION Project]], as well as the only occasion where an entire unit of ORION operators was deployed together.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} | | '''Operation: CHARLEMAGNE''' was a code name for a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] counterattack against the [[Insurrectionist]]s on [[Eridanus II]]. It marked the first tactical deployment conducted by the [[ORION Project]].<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''Chapter 2'','' pages 44-45''</ref> It was also the only occasion where an entire unit of Spartan-I's was deployed as a group.<ref name="Page81">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 81''</ref> |
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| ==Prelude== | | ==Operation== |
| 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 Authority]]'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}}
| | Launched in January 2496, the operation materialized as a response to a series of politically-motivated assaults conducted by local secessionists on [[Eridanus II]] in [[2494]] against governmental officials and civilians, which concluded in a large number of deaths and kidnappings.<ref name="enc"/> |
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| ==The operation==
| | A large UNSC [[battle group]] was sent in to crush the rebel forces, which were defeated at the cost of four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]. Meanwhile, the group of ORION Project operatives (SPARTAN-Is) attacked the rebels in a swift and silent [[Special operations|special operation]] that resulted in only one casualty on ORION's side, and several crippling losses on the rebels' side. The Spartans recovered a sub-orbital transit station over the planet without ever being observed.<ref name="enc"/> |
| On [[2496|January 12, 2496]],{{Ref/Reuse|spartans}} the Unified Earth Government finally responded to the Eridanus Government's request for aid. The [[United Nations Space Command]] launched Operation: CHARLEMAGNE, deploying a large [[battle group]] of the [[UNSC Navy]] to Eridanus II. The battle group engaged the insurgent forces over the planet, an attack which succeeded at the cost of four [[destroyer]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} A number of subsequent counter-operations against the rebel forces began to break Watts' hold on the planet and splintered allied secessionist factions by eliminating their leadership.{{Ref/Reuse|watts}}
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| Meanwhile, operatives of the recently resurrected [[ORION Project]] were deployed for the first time during Operation: CHARLEMAGNE. Inserted into the battle without being seen, the supersoldiers engaged the insurrectionists in a swift and silent attack that resulted in a decisive victory for the UNSC, with only one casualty among the ORION operatives and several crippling losses for the rebels;{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} the ORION Project operatives saw the destruction of an insurgent [[military base]] on Eridanus II.{{Ref/Reuse|enc34}} The supersoldiers were promptly extracted from Eridanus II, again without being spotted.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} The operation extended to [[2497]], during which Marine forces deployed the [[SP42 Cobra]] for the first time.{{Ref/Reuse|cobra}}
| | ==Legacy== |
| | | The operation is believed to have positively marked the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI's]] propaganda machine, having sparked various conspiracy theories with regard to the operation's perpetrators within civilian and rebel circles. |
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| As a result of Operation: CHARLEMAGNE, the Unified Earth Government succeeded in regaining control of Eridanus II. However, Watts and many of his insurrectionist forces were successful in escaping to the [[Eridanus system]]'s [[asteroid]] belt, where they escaped capture and continued to operate against the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}}{{Ref/Reuse|mythos55}} Watts subsequently took control of the insurgent factions that lost their leadership during Operation: CHARLEMAGNE, unifying them under a single banner as the [[United Rebel Front]]. Watts and the URF would later regain enough strength to strike at Eridanus II and the planet's government again in [[2513]], leading to [[Operation: TREBUCHET]].{{Ref/Reuse|watts}}
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| Meanwhile, the ORION Project, having completed both insertion and extraction during the operation without being seen by any survivors, fueled a range of conspiracy theories and media speculation. As the legend of these supersoldiers grew, it proved very helpful to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[propaganda]] efforts in the following decades.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}} The ORION operatives would go on to complete a number of successful operations, including [[Operation: VERITAS]], in which high-level Colonial Military Administration officers were revealed to have loyalties with the [[Secessionist Union]].{{Ref/Reuse|spartans}} Furthermore, the reveal of the CMA's role in arming the Eridanus rebels would lead to the organization's downfall and merger into the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|enc44}}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| The operation was named after [[Wikipedia:Charlemagne|Charlemagne]], a Frankish king who changed the political face of Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries CE. | | *The operation was likely named after [[Wikipedia:Charlemagne|Charlemagne]], the Frankish king who changed the face of Europe in the the 8th and 9th centuries CE. |
| | | *The [[SP42 Main Battle Tank|SP42 "Cobra" MBT]] saw its first field use by the UNSC Marine Corps during the operation in 2497.<ref name="cobra"/> |
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| {{Insurrection}} | | {{Insurrection}} |
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| [[Category:Insurrection|CHARLEMAGNE]] | | [[Category:Operations]] |
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