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The '''Siege of the [[Atlas Moons]]''' was a prolonged battle between the [[UNSC]] and the [[Covenant]]. Little to nothing is known of this battle except that [[Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] fought in the engagement and gained a reputation as a great military commander.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 179'' (''"John had never worked with the Admiral before, but his accomplishments during the battles for New Constantinople and the Siege of the Atlas Moons were well known."'')</ref>
The '''Siege of the Atlas Moons''' was a prolonged battle between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] in [[2538]], around [[Atlas Moons|the moons]] of [[Atlas]] in the [[Valence system]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} During the siege, [[Danforth Whitcomb]] of the [[UNSC Navy]] participated in the engagement and gained a reputation as a great military commander for his accomplishments at the Atlas Moons.<ref name="fs"/>
 
While the moons were attacked by the Covenant, they were ultimately not glassed.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{Human-Covenant War}}
{{Human-Covenant War}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atlas Moons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atlas Moons}}

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Siege of the Atlas Moons

Conflict:

Human-Covenant War[1]

Date:

2538[2]

Location:

Atlas Moons, Valence system[2]

Outcome:

Atlas Moons attacked[2]

Details
Belligerents

United Nations Space Command[1]

Covenant[1]

Commanders

Danforth Whitcomb[1]

Unknown

Strength

UNSC Navy[1]

Unknown

 

The Siege of the Atlas Moons was a prolonged battle between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in 2538, around the moons of Atlas in the Valence system.[2] During the siege, Danforth Whitcomb of the UNSC Navy participated in the engagement and gained a reputation as a great military commander for his accomplishments at the Atlas Moons.[1]

While the moons were attacked by the Covenant, they were ultimately not glassed.[2]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo: First Strike, p. 179 ("John had never worked with the Admiral before, but his accomplishments during the battles for New Constantinople and the Siege of the Atlas Moons were well known.")
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50

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