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Throughout the rest of 2525 and 2526, the Covenant continued their campaigns in the [[Outer Colonies]], glassing a number of worlds and human establishments including Biko, Green Hills, and Bliss. Admiral Cole and his fleet continued fighting for these colonies but they were lost causes, the Covenant with their determination, superior firepower and technology continued their ruthless campaign until the last outer colony was glassed in [[2535]]. Each battle human forces face with the Covenant were brutal ground forces were often deployed first, but as UNSC forces were routed in space, the bombardment would commence resulting in either loss of life or retreat.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''' ''page 173''; ''page 199'' (2010 edition)</ref> | Throughout the rest of 2525 and 2526, the Covenant continued their campaigns in the [[Outer Colonies]], glassing a number of worlds and human establishments including Biko, Green Hills, and Bliss. Admiral Cole and his fleet continued fighting for these colonies but they were lost causes, the Covenant with their determination, superior firepower and technology continued their ruthless campaign until the last outer colony was glassed in [[2535]]. Each battle human forces face with the Covenant were brutal ground forces were often deployed first, but as UNSC forces were routed in space, the bombardment would commence resulting in either loss of life or retreat.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''' ''page 173''; ''page 199'' (2010 edition)</ref> | ||
[[File:LC 002 Doc Recon.png|thumb|right|300px|The Covenant glassing East Africa as viewed from an ONI orbital surveillance probe, unearthing the Portal to the Ark.]] | |||
The Covenant's bloody campaign continued as they moved into the [[Inner Colonies]] and began glassing major worlds. Throughout the 2540s, the UNSC continued their attempts at slowing the Covenant. Although some of their tactics succeeded, the Covenant continued to swarm human-controlled space, glassing every world they found. After the apparent death of Admiral Cole in [[2543]], the Covenant briefly halted their advance, then renewed their bloody tenacity and attacked human-controlled worlds with even more ferocity. After the [[Fall of Reach]] in the summer of 2552, the Covenant leadership believed that humanity would lose the will to fight.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Return", ''page 499''</ref> However, this was a miscalculation, as humanity's disastrous defeat at Reach caused them to fight to the last breath, scoring a crushing victory at [[Installation 04]], which would indirectly lead to the [[Great Schism]], and with the crucial help of their new-found Sangheili allies, humanity would win the Human-Covenant War. | The Covenant's bloody campaign continued as they moved into the [[Inner Colonies]] and began glassing major worlds. Throughout the 2540s, the UNSC continued their attempts at slowing the Covenant. Although some of their tactics succeeded, the Covenant continued to swarm human-controlled space, glassing every world they found. After the apparent death of Admiral Cole in [[2543]], the Covenant briefly halted their advance, then renewed their bloody tenacity and attacked human-controlled worlds with even more ferocity. After the [[Fall of Reach]] in the summer of 2552, the Covenant leadership believed that humanity would lose the will to fight.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Return", ''page 499''</ref> However, this was a miscalculation, as humanity's disastrous defeat at Reach caused them to fight to the last breath, scoring a crushing victory at [[Installation 04]], which would indirectly lead to the [[Great Schism]], and with the crucial help of their new-found Sangheili allies, humanity would win the Human-Covenant War. | ||
The [[Battle of Earth]] culminated in the glassing of the city of [[Voi]] in [[Africa]] by [[Swords of Sanghelios|the Sangheili]] in an effort to contain a [[The Flood|Flood]] infestation which had come to [[Earth]] only hours earlier.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] accused [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and the ''[[Fleet of Retribution]]'' of glassing half of the continent, but later views of Africa's surface showed only a relatively small area was scorched.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]</ref><ref>[[:File:PortalOrbit.png]]</ref> Given Hood's distaste for his former enemies, he probably exaggerated about the extent of the glassing. | The [[Battle of Earth]] culminated in the glassing of the city of [[Voi]] in [[Africa]] by [[Swords of Sanghelios|the Sangheili]] in an effort to contain a [[The Flood|Flood]] infestation which had come to [[Earth]] only hours earlier.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] accused [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and the ''[[Fleet of Retribution]]'' of glassing half of the continent, but later views of Africa's surface showed only a relatively small area was scorched.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]</ref><ref>[[:File:PortalOrbit.png]]</ref> Given Hood's distaste for his former enemies, he probably exaggerated about the extent of the glassing. | ||
