Editing Rainforest Wars

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
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|next=[[Mars Campaign]]
|name= Rainforest Wars
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|conflict=
|date=[[2162#February|February 2162]] - [[2163#September|September 2163]]
|place=[[South America]]
|result=Formation of the [[United Nations Space Command]]
|side1=[[Frieden]]s
|side2=[[Koslovic]]s
|side3=[[United Nations]]
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The '''Rainforest Wars'''<ref name="HE33">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''pages 33, 42''</ref><ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 378-379''</ref> (sometimes rendered as '''Rain Forest Wars''')<ref name="halostory">''Xbox.com'': The Halo Timeline (defunct, [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Archived]])</ref> were a nineteen-month-long series of bloody conflicts between [[Koslovic]] and [[Frieden]] forces in [[South America]] from [[2162#February|February of 2162]] to [[2163#September|September of 2163]].<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page ??''</ref>

==Background==
In 2162, following the [[Jovian Moons Campaign]], armed conflict ripped through [[South America]] as [[Koslovic]], [[Frieden]] and UN forces clashed over ideological differences. Additional guerrilla attacks took place across Earth on military and nonmilitary targets, along with several concurrent off-planet skirmishes. In the later stages of the wars, [[Neo-Friedenism|Neo-Friedenists]] emerged as an offshoot of the Frieden movement willing to negotiate with the United Nations. Their disagreements with the mainline Frieden led to the [[Battle of Delambre]] on [[Luna]], in which the two factions engaged one another.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 113''</ref> The Rainforest Wars also sparked additional conflicts off-planet, such as the [[Mars Campaign]] three months later. The conflict brought a great deal of suffering to the people of Earth, and caused an enormous famine.{{Ref/Reuse|halostory}}

The wars inspired some of the 22nd century's most famous literature. ''[[A Soldier's Tale: Rainforest Wars]]'' was written about this event by [[Jeremiah Mendez]], and was considered a military classic in the 26th century.{{Ref/Reuse|HE33}} This book is a favorite of [[Franklin Mendez|CPO Franklin Mendez]].{{Ref/Reuse|goo}} 

Two of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s great-grandfathers (on his mother's side) served in the Rain Forest Wars. One did not survive. The other, [[Captain (Ground forces)|Captain]] [[Oliver Franks]], received the [[Bronze Star]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions -  Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 415</ref>

==Production notes==
An early timeline had the Rainforest Wars take place in [[2170]]. This was changed a few months later into development.<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/halo_backstory.html '''marathon.bungie.org''': ''Halo Backstory'']</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}

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