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|place = [[Dwarka]], [[Chosolor system]]{{Ref/Reuse|Encpg50}}
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==Battle==
==Battle==
During the battle, [[Bassus]] ransacked several residential sectors. He made a cruel display of dead humans in order to demoralize their forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Encpg455}}
During the battle, [[Jiralhanae]] shock troops including [[Bassus]] ransacked several residential sectors. He made a cruel display of dead humans in order to demoralize their forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Encpg455}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPhoenixBlog|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-phoenix-blog|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Phoenix Blog|D=22|M=02|Y=2023}}
 
==Aftermath==
At least one [[freighter]] was able to escape the planet's destruction, carrying a dozen evacuee children including [[Thom-A293]]. This freighter eventually made contact with an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] vessel, resulting in Thom's induction into the [[SPARTAN-III program]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFPhoenixBlog}}
 
Following the battle, contact with the colony was lost and for at least some parts of the UNSC, its fate was unknown. Even five years later, it hadn't been revealed, a fact that prompted worry in [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]], as [[Keyes family|his sister]] lived on the planet.{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Chapter=1}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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Siege of Dwarka

Conflict:

Human-Covenant War

Date:

2530[1]

Location:

Dwarka, Chosolor system[2]

Outcome:

Covenant victory

  • Dwarka is glassed[2]
Details
Belligerents
Strength
 

The Siege of Dwarka[1] was a Covenant attack on the human Outer Colony Dwarka.

Battle[edit]

During the battle, Jiralhanae shock troops including Bassus ransacked several residential sectors. He made a cruel display of dead humans in order to demoralize their forces.[1][4]

Aftermath[edit]

At least one freighter was able to escape the planet's destruction, carrying a dozen evacuee children including Thom-A293. This freighter eventually made contact with an Office of Naval Intelligence vessel, resulting in Thom's induction into the SPARTAN-III program.[4]

Following the battle, contact with the colony was lost and for at least some parts of the UNSC, its fate was unknown. Even five years later, it hadn't been revealed, a fact that prompted worry in Lieutenant Jacob Keyes, as his sister lived on the planet.[5]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 455
  2. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50
  3. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 205
  4. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Phoenix Blog (Retrieved on Feb 22, 2023) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, chapter 1