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*{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command]] | *{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
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*{{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant separatists]] {{C|post-Great Schism}} | *{{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant separatists]] {{C|post-Great Schism}} | ||
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*[[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]] | |||
**[[Fleet Admiral|FADM]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]] | |||
**[[Admiral|ADM]] [[Preston Cole]]† {{C|[[Missing in action|MIA]], assumed [[Killed in action|KIA]]}} | |||
**[[Admiral|ADM]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]] | |||
**[[Admiral|ADM]] [[Michael Stanforth]]† | |||
**[[Admiral|ADM]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]† | |||
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*[[Fleet of Retribution]] {{C|post-Great Schism}} | *[[Fleet of Retribution]] {{C|post-Great Schism}} | ||
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The '''Siege of the Inner Colonies'''{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}} was the series of [[Human-Covenant War|engagements]] taking place in [[humanity]]'s [[Inner colonies]] that made up the '''late Human-Covenant War''' | The '''Siege of the Inner Colonies'''{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}} was the series of [[Human-Covenant War|engagements]] taking place in [[humanity]]'s [[Inner colonies]] that made up the '''late Human-Covenant War'''{{Ref/Site|Id=Xbox.com Halo Storyline|URL=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm|Site=Xbox.com|Page=Halo Storyline|D=24|M=04|Y=2008|LocalArchive=Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Detail=(Additional copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums])}}{{Ref/Note|Due to the name, and the stated scope of the Siege, Halopedia assumes all of the Inner Colonies attacked after June 1, 2536 fall within this overarching battle.}} and roughly corresponds to the time between the implementation of the [[Cole Protocol]] and the end of the war.{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos80|Halo Mythos|Page=80-81}} | ||
There would be a handful of human victories through the Siege, though they were only minor setbacks for the Covenant.{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos82|Halo Mythos|Page=82-83}} Typically these victories were won in costly ground campaigns, with [[Space warfare|space combat]] still largely in the Covenant's favor.{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}}{{Ref/Reuse|Xbox.com Halo Storyline}} Although the pace of destruction did not match the Massacre of the Outer Colonies,{{Ref/Reuse|mythos80}} colonies still fell one-by-one.{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}}{{Ref/Reuse|Xbox.com Halo Storyline}} [[Propaganda]] and willful ignorance kept the innermost colonies detached from the actual horrors going on.{{Ref/Reuse|mythos82}} | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===Outer Colony slaughters=== | ===Outer Colony slaughters=== | ||
{{Main|Massacre of the Outer Colonies}} | {{Main|Massacre of the Outer Colonies}} | ||
{{ | Following the loss of the [[Outer Colonies]], the UEG gave new emergency powers to the UNSC and martial law was declared in numerous areas.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=52}} | ||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
From June 1, 2536 onwards, the Covenant would press into the Inner Colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}} | From June 1, 2536, onwards, the Covenant would press into the Inner Colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|HWTimeline}} | ||
Eight years afterward, the Inner Colony of [[Miridem]] would [[Battle of Miridem|fall]] to the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc299}} This would eventually result in the capture of [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Adjunct (2010)</ref> In [[2545|May 2545]], [[Actium]] was discovered by the Covenant, resulting in the month long [[Battle of Actium]].<ref>''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', [[Heroes Never Die]]</ref> | Eight years afterward, the Inner Colony of [[Miridem]] would [[Battle of Miridem|fall]] to the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc299}} This would eventually result in the capture of [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Adjunct (2010)</ref> In [[2545|May 2545]], [[Actium]] was discovered by the Covenant, resulting in the month long [[Battle of Actium]].<ref>''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', [[Heroes Never Die]]</ref> | ||
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On July 23, 2552, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] deployed [[Sangheili Zealot]]s to disable the [[Visegrád Relay]], effectively cutting [[Reach]] off from the UNSC.<ref name="reachbegin">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign levels, [[Noble Actual]] and [[Winter Contingency]]</ref> | On July 23, 2552, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] deployed [[Sangheili Zealot]]s to disable the [[Visegrád Relay]], effectively cutting [[Reach]] off from the UNSC.<ref name="reachbegin">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign levels, [[Noble Actual]] and [[Winter Contingency]]</ref> | ||
By [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], nearly a dozen Inner Colony worlds were passed over by the Covenant in order to attack Reach.{{Ref/Novel| | By [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], nearly a dozen Inner Colony worlds were passed over by the Covenant in order to attack Reach.{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Chapter=32|Quote=I see. Very well, your squad might as well hear this now, too. I don’t know how they found Reach—they bypassed a dozen Inner Colony worlds to get here.}} | ||
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===The Lesser Ark=== | ===The Lesser Ark=== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Installation 00}} | {{Main|Battle of Installation 00}} | ||
The joint UNSC and Sangheili forces were deployed to the Ark after discovering the portal.{{Ref/Level| | The joint UNSC and Sangheili forces were deployed to the Ark after discovering the portal.{{Ref/Level|H3|[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]}} | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
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*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}} | *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> | *[[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=" | *'''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="sargasso">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 184''</ref> | ||
===2547=== | ===2547=== | ||
*[[Skopje]] is [[Battle of Skopje|attacked]] by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[Dirt]]", p. 171-172</ref> | *[[Skopje]] is [[Battle of Skopje|attacked]] by the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[Dirt]]", p. 171-172</ref> | ||
