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After defecting from the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], Colonel [[Robert Watts]] led the [[Secessionist Union]] and allied cells on [[Eridanus II]] and overthrew the [[Eridanus Government]]. The [[United Nations Space Command]] eventually [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE|responded]] by harshly putting down the rebellion and eliminating a large percentage of Watts' faction and other allied cells.<ref name="enc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''pages 44-45'' (2011)</ref> The surviving insurgents left the [[Eridanus system]] and were reorganized under Watts' control. In the subsequent years, Watts led insurrectionist forces throughout the [[Outer Colonies]] as the [[Insurrection]] spread.{{Ref/Site|Id=watts|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Colonel Watts}} With Watts in command of most of the insurgents,<ref name="dirt109">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 109''</ref> the UNSC branded Watts' faction a "united rebel front". Although this term was intended to be a pejorative, the rebels adopted it as a badge of honor and became known as the United Rebel Front.{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} After regaining enough assets, the URF attempted to retake Eridanus II, but their uprising was anticipated by the UNSC and [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] was launched in response. After a long battle in space and on the planet's surface, the URF pulled back from Eridanus II and retreated into the system's largest [[asteroid]] belt,<ref name="for96">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 96-98'' (2010)</ref> where the United Rebel Front established a base in one of the asteroids—[[Eridanus Secundus]].{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} While the URF attempted to rebuild their strength yet again, they were initially forced to rely on [[piracy]] to replenish their supplies.{{Ref/Comic|HFoRBC|Issue=2}} | After defecting from the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], Colonel [[Robert Watts]] led the [[Secessionist Union]] and allied cells on [[Eridanus II]] and overthrew the [[Eridanus Government]]. The [[United Nations Space Command]] eventually [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE|responded]] by harshly putting down the rebellion and eliminating a large percentage of Watts' faction and other allied cells.<ref name="enc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''pages 44-45'' (2011)</ref> The surviving insurgents left the [[Eridanus system]] and were reorganized under Watts' control. In the subsequent years, Watts led insurrectionist forces throughout the [[Outer Colonies]] as the [[Insurrection]] spread.{{Ref/Site|Id=watts|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/colonel-watts|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Colonel Watts}} With Watts in command of most of the insurgents,<ref name="dirt109">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 109''</ref> the UNSC branded Watts' faction a "united rebel front". Although this term was intended to be a pejorative, the rebels adopted it as a badge of honor and became known as the United Rebel Front.{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} After regaining enough assets, the URF attempted to retake Eridanus II, but their uprising was anticipated by the UNSC and [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] was launched in response. After a long battle in space and on the planet's surface, the URF pulled back from Eridanus II and retreated into the system's largest [[asteroid]] belt,<ref name="for96">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 96-98'' (2010)</ref> where the United Rebel Front established a base in one of the asteroids—[[Eridanus Secundus]].{{Ref/Reuse|watts}} While the URF attempted to rebuild their strength yet again, they were initially forced to rely on [[piracy]] to replenish their supplies.{{Ref/Comic|HFoRBC|Issue=2}} | ||
[[File:TFOR Animated Insurrectionists.jpg|thumb | [[File:TFOR Animated Insurrectionists.jpg|thumb|250px|URF guards fighting back against the [[SPARTAN-IIs]].]] | ||
In [[2525]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reported that it had uncovered a breach within [[UNSC Fleet Command]]: there were several spies for the URF within FLEETCOM. They had also discovered that the rebels were led by Colonel Robert Watts and that they had connections to the outside world and were being supplied by outside sources such as the cargo [[freighter]] ''[[Laden]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 76-77''</ref> That year, a group of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] undertook a covert operation and captured Watts from the very heart of the rebel operations base, the rebel stronghold at Eridanus Secundus, killing many URF soldiers and civilians who were present at the base. | In [[2525]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reported that it had uncovered a breach within [[UNSC Fleet Command]]: there were several spies for the URF within FLEETCOM. They had also discovered that the rebels were led by Colonel Robert Watts and that they had connections to the outside world and were being supplied by outside sources such as the cargo [[freighter]] ''[[Laden]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 76-77''</ref> That year, a group of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] undertook a covert operation and captured Watts from the very heart of the rebel operations base, the rebel stronghold at Eridanus Secundus, killing many URF soldiers and civilians who were present at the base. | ||
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By [[2531]], the United Rebel Front's operations had been disrupted by [[Blue Team]], who had resumed their campaign against the Insurrectionist faction even as they continued to engage the Covenant. The team disrupted URF operations including ''[[Station Jefferson]]'', the destroyer ''[[Origami]]'', a saboteur cell on Reach, an incident in [[wikipedia:Micronesia|Micronesia]], and a high-explosives manufacturing facility at an unspecified location.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Onyx1|GoO|Chapter=1}} In response, the rebels gathered three stolen [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s at [[Camp New Hope]] in a way so sloppy that the Office of Naval Intelligence easily noticed, then contacted the UNSC and offered to trade the nukes in exchange for medicine for their people suffering from [[Boren's Syndrome]]. They then set a trap for Blue Team, whom they anticipated would be sent. During [[Operation: SMOKING ACES]], the rebels successfully ambushed [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]] and [[Linda-058]] by using an [[antigravity plate]]. However, the rebels were unaware of the presence of a fifth SPARTAN; a new addition to the team, [[Kurt-051]], who had avoided the trap. Kurt was able to free the other members of Blue Team and they then retreated from the camp with the recovered warheads before the camp could launch a proper counterattack. [[General]] [[Howard Graves]] was killed in the process. | By [[2531]], the United Rebel Front's operations had been disrupted by [[Blue Team]], who had resumed their campaign against the Insurrectionist faction even as they continued to engage the Covenant. The team disrupted URF operations including ''[[Station Jefferson]]'', the destroyer ''[[Origami]]'', a saboteur cell on Reach, an incident in [[wikipedia:Micronesia|Micronesia]], and a high-explosives manufacturing facility at an unspecified location.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Onyx1|GoO|Chapter=1}} In response, the rebels gathered three stolen [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s at [[Camp New Hope]] in a way so sloppy that the Office of Naval Intelligence easily noticed, then contacted the UNSC and offered to trade the nukes in exchange for medicine for their people suffering from [[Boren's Syndrome]]. They then set a trap for Blue Team, whom they anticipated would be sent. During [[Operation: SMOKING ACES]], the rebels successfully ambushed [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]] and [[Linda-058]] by using an [[antigravity plate]]. However, the rebels were unaware of the presence of a fifth SPARTAN; a new addition to the team, [[Kurt-051]], who had avoided the trap. Kurt was able to free the other members of Blue Team and they then retreated from the camp with the recovered warheads before the camp could launch a proper counterattack. [[General]] [[Howard Graves]] was killed in the process. | ||
In [[2552]], the Spartans returned to the belt aboard {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}-''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' hybrid vessel to make repairs. [[Governor]] [[Jacob Jiles]] was the leader of the rebels at that time. Jiles engaged in a brief "showdown" with UNSC [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], in which Whitcomb threatened to fire ''Ascendant Justice''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> plasma cannons, while Jiles claimed to aim nuclear weapons at ''Ascendant Justice''. The two soon revealed to one another that all but one of Whitcomb's plasma cannons were nonfunctional and that Jiles' nukes were fake. Suddenly, a [[Covenant]] cruiser that had followed the trail of the vessel appeared in the system. After a short fight, the Covenant ship was destroyed | In [[2552]], the Spartans returned to the belt aboard {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}-''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' hybrid vessel to make repairs. [[Governor]] [[Jacob Jiles]] was the leader of the rebels at that time. Jiles engaged in a brief "showdown" with UNSC [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], in which Whitcomb threatened to fire ''Ascendant Justice''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> plasma cannons, while Jiles claimed to aim nuclear weapons at ''Ascendant Justice''. The two soon revealed to one another that all but one of Whitcomb's plasma cannons were nonfunctional and that Jiles' nukes were fake. Suddenly, a [[Covenant]] cruiser that had followed the trail of the vessel appeared in the system. After a short fight, the Covenant ship was destroyed after dealing severe damage to the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice''. Several days later, three dozen Covenant vessels appeared in the system, forcing the ''Gettysburg''-''Ascendant Justice'' to retreat. The Covenant then eradicated the base entirely. The Eridanus rebels were massacred in the process.{{Ref/Novel|FS|Chater=28-30}} | ||
===Post-war resurgence=== | ===Post-war resurgence=== | ||