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==Timeline==

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*The [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] [[Battle of Miridem|attacks]] [[Miridem]].<ref name="encyc299">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 299 (2011)</ref>

*The [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] [[Battle of Miridem|attacks]] [[Miridem]].<ref name="encyc299">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 299 (2011)</ref> [[Dr. Halsey]] is captured while evacuating the planet.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Adjunct (2010)</ref>

*The Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence is trapped in a stellar magnetic field, preventing them from leaving [[Ascon]] via [[slipspace]]. The UNSC, unwilling to let Dr. Halsey fall into enemy hands, enacts [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]] to recover her.<ref name="Pack">'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''</ref>

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*A month long [[Battle of Actium|campaign]] on [[Actium]] takes place between the Covenant and UNSC.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 ''Halo Waypoint'', Hero - Courage] (Defunct)</ref>

*'''January 10, 2545''': The Covenant arrive in the [[Draco system]] and quickly destroy the UNSC defenses surrounding [[Invasion of Draco III|Draco III]]. However instead of using their typical tactic of glassing all major settlements, the Covenant spare some of the cities of Draco III from destruction for use as a hunting ground to feed their starving Unggoy and Kig-Yar populations.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 26''</ref><ref name="nb19">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 19-20'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Spartan-IIs retaliate by killing every Covenant remaining on the planet, at the expense of being unable to save any civilians.

*'''May''': A month long [[Battle of Actium|campaign]] on [[Actium]] takes place between the Covenant and UNSC. The UNSC is defeated and the planet is eventually glassed by the Covenant, but not before the UNSC forces destroy three of the largest Covenant staging areas on record.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 ''Halo Waypoint'', Hero - Courage] (Defunct)</ref>

*'''July 3, 2545''': [[Operation: TORPEDO]] is undertaken by UNSC Spartan-IIIs to eliminate a Covenant fuel refinery. The refinery is destroyed, at the cost of all but two of the 300 Spartan-IIIs.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 25-26''</ref>

===2546===

*The Covenant [[Battle of Camber|return to]] [[Camber]] in full force, bypassing the UNSC's early warning systems and quickly destroy it.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P50|Enc22|Page=50}}

*[[Battle of New Llanelli|New Llanelli]] is attacked and glassed.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 133''</ref>

*'''September 21, 2546''': The [[Battle of Sargasso]] takes place.<ref name="today in halo">[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/646031686484934657 '''Jessica Shea's Twitter''': ''Today in Halo - 9/21/2546'']</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 184''</ref>

===2547===

*[[Skopje]] is [[Battle of Skopje|attacked]] by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[Dirt]]", p. 171-172</ref>

===2548===

*The [[Battle of Meridian]] begins.<ref name="h5 glassed">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level ''[[Glassed]]''</ref>

===2549===

*[[Algolis]] is quickly [[Algolis Invasion|invaded]] and destroyed by the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}}

*[[Estuary]] is [[Battle of Estuary|destroyed]] by the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}}

*[[Paris IV]] is [[Siege of Paris IV|attacked]] and glassed by the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc37|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Page=37}}

*'''September 9, 2549''': The Covenant [[Second Fall of Arcadia|return to Arcadia]], and it is quickly glassed by an overwhelmingly large fleet.<ref name="timeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events]]''</ref>

===2550===

*[[Minab]] is [[Battle of Minab|glassed]] by the Covenant.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE17|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 17|#17]]}}

===2551===

*[[Concord]] is attacked by the Covenant, but are [[Defense of Concord|repelled]] by UNSC forces.<ref name="h4">'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''Venator armor description''</ref>

===2552===

*'''January 8''': [[Operation: FIRESIDE]] commences on the planet [[Ariel]]. A rare tactical victory occurs and the planet is left unglassed.<ref name="is1">'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref><ref name="is2">'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 2|Issue 2]]''</ref>

*'''April 22''': [[Fumirole]] is [[Battle of Fumirole|attacked]] by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 105</ref>

*'''May''': The [[Massacre of Troy|Massacre]] of [[Troy]] in the [[Hellespont system]] takes place.{{Ref/Note|Id=ilbTroy|The last [[i love bees]] [[Axon]] chapter contains the start of the Covenant invasion of Earth, a set date, and each chapter is set a week apart. In the first chapter, axon [[:file:ILB Receipt.ogg|receipt]], Herzog refers to the evacuation as "three months" ago.}}

*'''July 17''': The Covenant are [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|detected]] on approach to [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. The battle is fought and concluded on the following day with Sigma Octanus IV remaining unglassed, but the Covenant now in possession of a Forerunner artifact and having tracked at least one UNSC ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 170''</ref>

*'''July 25''': The [[Visegrád Relay]] is taken down by Covenant Zealots, [[Timeline of the Fall of Reach|beginning]] the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|reachbegin}}

*[[Mare Erythraeum]] is [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum|attacked]] by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]'', [[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|Issue #3]]</ref>

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 ==Timeline==
 ===2544===
-*The [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] [[Battle of Miridem|attacks]] [[Miridem]].<ref name="encyc299">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 299 (2011)</ref>
+*The [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] [[Battle of Miridem|attacks]] [[Miridem]].<ref name="encyc299">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p. 299 (2011)</ref> [[Dr. Halsey]] is captured while evacuating the planet.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Adjunct (2010)</ref>
+*The Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence is trapped in a stellar magnetic field, preventing them from leaving [[Ascon]] via [[slipspace]]. The UNSC, unwilling to let Dr. Halsey fall into enemy hands, enacts [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]] to recover her.<ref name="Pack">'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''</ref>
 ===2545===
-*A month long [[Battle of Actium|campaign]] on [[Actium]] takes place between the Covenant and UNSC.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 ''Halo Waypoint'', Hero - Courage] (Defunct)</ref>
+*'''January 10, 2545''': The Covenant arrive in the [[Draco system]] and quickly destroy the UNSC defenses surrounding [[Invasion of Draco III|Draco III]]. However instead of using their typical tactic of glassing all major settlements, the Covenant spare some of the cities of Draco III from destruction for use as a hunting ground to feed their starving Unggoy and Kig-Yar populations.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 26''</ref><ref name="nb19">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 19-20'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Spartan-IIs retaliate by killing every Covenant remaining on the planet, at the expense of being unable to save any civilians.
+*'''May''': A month long [[Battle of Actium|campaign]] on [[Actium]] takes place between the Covenant and UNSC. The UNSC is defeated and the planet is eventually glassed by the Covenant, but not before the UNSC forces destroy three of the largest Covenant staging areas on record.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 ''Halo Waypoint'', Hero - Courage] (Defunct)</ref>
+*'''July 3, 2545''': [[Operation: TORPEDO]] is undertaken by UNSC Spartan-IIIs to eliminate a Covenant fuel refinery. The refinery is destroyed, at the cost of all but two of the 300 Spartan-IIIs.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 25-26''</ref>
+===2546===
+*The Covenant [[Battle of Camber|return to]] [[Camber]] in full force, bypassing the UNSC's early warning systems and quickly destroy it.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P50|Enc22|Page=50}}
+*[[Battle of New Llanelli|New Llanelli]] is attacked and glassed.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 133''</ref>
+*'''September 21, 2546''': The [[Battle of Sargasso]] takes place.<ref name="today in halo">[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/646031686484934657 '''Jessica Shea's Twitter''': ''Today in Halo - 9/21/2546'']</ref><ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 184''</ref>
 ===2547===
 *[[Skopje]] is [[Battle of Skopje|attacked]] by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[Dirt]]", p. 171-172</ref>
+===2548===
+*The [[Battle of Meridian]] begins.<ref name="h5 glassed">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level ''[[Glassed]]''</ref>
+===2549===
+*[[Algolis]] is quickly [[Algolis Invasion|invaded]] and destroyed by the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}}
+*[[Estuary]] is [[Battle of Estuary|destroyed]] by the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}}
+*[[Paris IV]] is [[Siege of Paris IV|attacked]] and glassed by the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc37|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Page=37}}
+*'''September 9, 2549''': The Covenant [[Second Fall of Arcadia|return to Arcadia]], and it is quickly glassed by an overwhelmingly large fleet.<ref name="timeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events]]''</ref>
+===2550===
+*[[Minab]] is [[Battle of Minab|glassed]] by the Covenant.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE17|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 17|#17]]}}
+===2551===
+*[[Concord]] is attacked by the Covenant, but are [[Defense of Concord|repelled]] by UNSC forces.<ref name="h4">'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''Venator armor description''</ref>
 ===2552===
+*'''January 8''': [[Operation: FIRESIDE]] commences on the planet [[Ariel]]. A rare tactical victory occurs and the planet is left unglassed.<ref name="is1">'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref><ref name="is2">'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 2|Issue 2]]''</ref>
+*'''April 22''': [[Fumirole]] is [[Battle of Fumirole|attacked]] by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 105</ref>
 *'''May''': The [[Massacre of Troy|Massacre]] of [[Troy]] in the [[Hellespont system]] takes place.{{Ref/Note|Id=ilbTroy|The last [[i love bees]] [[Axon]] chapter contains the start of the Covenant invasion of Earth, a set date, and each chapter is set a week apart. In the first chapter, axon [[:file:ILB Receipt.ogg|receipt]], Herzog refers to the evacuation as "three months" ago.}}
+*'''July 17''': The Covenant are [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|detected]] on approach to [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. The battle is fought and concluded on the following day with Sigma Octanus IV remaining unglassed, but the Covenant now in possession of a Forerunner artifact and having tracked at least one UNSC ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 170''</ref>
 *'''July 25''': The [[Visegrád Relay]] is taken down by Covenant Zealots, [[Timeline of the Fall of Reach|beginning]] the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|reachbegin}}
 *[[Mare Erythraeum]] is [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum|attacked]] by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]'', [[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|Issue #3]]</ref>