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{{Quote|Cygnus? Didn't think there were any survivors.|[[Taylor H. Miles]], upon hearing about [[The Rookie|a survivor]] from the battle.<ref>'''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'''/[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A/Dutch|Dutch]]</ref>}}
{{Quote|Cygnus? Didn't think there were any survivors.|[[Taylor H. Miles]], upon hearing about [[The Rookie|a survivor]] from the battle.<ref>'''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'''/[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A/Dutch|Dutch]]</ref>}}


The '''Battle of New Jerusalem''' was an engagement in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It was fought on the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony world of [[New Jerusalem]] in [[Cygnus system]] between the [[UNSC Defense Force]] and the [[Covenant]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]] or [[2552#August|August]].<ref name="Fieldguide">'''[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx Halo 3: ODST Field Guide]''': (''"[[The Rookie|This Marine]] was recently transferred from the 26th MEF, part of a Rapid Offensive Picket that suffered near-annihilation at New Jerusalem, Cygnus."'')</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rookie '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Rookie'']: (''"Just weeks after the tragedy of New Jerusalem, he [[Raid on Mount Haven|dropped]] near the city of Mount Haven."'')</ref><ref name="reach" />
The '''Battle of New Jerusalem''' was an engagement in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It was fought on the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony world of [[New Jerusalem]] in [[Cygnus system]] between the [[UNSC Defense Force]] and the [[Covenant]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]] or [[2552#August|August]].<ref name="Fieldguide">'''[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx Halo 3: ODST Field Guide]''': (''"[[The Rookie|This Marine]] was recently transferred from the 26th MEF, part of a Rapid Offensive Picket that suffered near-annihilation at New Jerusalem, Cygnus."'')</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rookie '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Rookie'']: (''"Just weeks after the tragedy of New Jerusalem, he [[Raid on Mount Haven|dropped]] near the city of Mount Haven."'')</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]": (''"The Covenant just attacked Reach," the pilot reported."'')</ref>


==The battle==
==The battle==

Revision as of 04:08, October 23, 2015

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"Cygnus? Didn't think there were any survivors."
Taylor H. Miles, upon hearing about a survivor from the battle.[1]

The Battle of New Jerusalem was an engagement in the Human-Covenant War. It was fought on the UNSC colony world of New Jerusalem in Cygnus system between the UNSC Defense Force and the Covenant in July 2552 or August.[2][3][4]

The battle

In July or August of 2552, New Jerusalem was invaded by the Covenant; this invasion was resisted by the UNSC Army[5] and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force, which was nearly annihilated.[6]

At some point during the battle, ODST Carlo Hoya was captured by the Covenant, but managed to escape, saving a dozen Naval officers' lives in the process. After the war, Hoya would go on to join the new SPARTAN-IV Program.[7]

Trivia

  • It has been implied that Kojo Agu saw action on the planet at some point during the war, possibly simultaneously with the Rookie.[2][8]
  • The presence of the Marine Expeditionary Force engaging in a "Rapid Offensive Picket" on New Jerusalem may suggest that at some point, the planet was lost to the Covenant, and the UNSC made an attempt to re-take it.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A/Dutch
  2. ^ a b Halo 3: ODST Field Guide: ("This Marine was recently transferred from the 26th MEF, part of a Rapid Offensive Picket that suffered near-annihilation at New Jerusalem, Cygnus.")
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Rookie: ("Just weeks after the tragedy of New Jerusalem, he dropped near the city of Mount Haven.")
  4. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt": ("The Covenant just attacked Reach," the pilot reported.")
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, DMR
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Rookie
  7. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide
  8. ^ ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A/Romeo