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|conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Fall of Reach]] | *[[Fall of Reach]] | ||
|date = [[2552#August|August | |date = [[2552#August|August 18–23, 2552]] | ||
|place = [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]], [[Eposz]], [[Reach]] | |place = [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]], [[Eposz]], [[Reach]] | ||
|result = ;Covenant victory | |result = ;Covenant victory | ||
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|casual2 = *Unknown, likely heavy | |casual2 = *Unknown, likely heavy | ||
*At least one corvette damaged}} | *At least one corvette damaged}} | ||
{{Quote|Look at this place. Used to be the crown jewel...not anymore.|[[Jun-A266]] on the city's destruction<ref name="New Alexandria">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[ | {{Quote|Look at this place. Used to be the crown jewel...not anymore.|[[Jun-A266]] on the city's destruction<ref name="New Alexandria">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[New Alexandria]]</ref>}} | ||
The '''Siege of New Alexandria''' was a major engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] within the city of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] on [[Reach]] that occurred from [[2552#August|August 18 to August 23, 2552]]. Major evacuations of civilians took place as part of '''Operation: SWORD 52'''.<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'', Spartan Locke's Classified Orders</ref> The raid ended with the [[glassing]] of the city. At least 5,000 civilians and soldiers were successfully evacuated out of the city; however, hundreds more were killed as they tried to escape.<ref name="New Alexandria"/><ref name="Exodus">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[Exodus]]</ref> | The '''Siege of New Alexandria''' was a major engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] within the city of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] on [[Reach]] that occurred from [[2552#August|August 18 to August 23, 2552]]. Major evacuations of civilians took place as part of '''Operation: SWORD 52'''.<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'', Spartan Locke's Classified Orders</ref> The raid ended with the [[glassing]] of the city. At least 5,000 civilians and soldiers were successfully evacuated out of the city; however, hundreds more were killed as they tried to escape.<ref name="New Alexandria"/><ref name="Exodus">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[Exodus]]</ref> | ||