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[[Image:Harvest_battle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[UNSC]] [[marines]] fighting during the [[Battle of Harvest]].]] | [[Image:Harvest_battle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[UNSC]] [[marines]] fighting during the [[Battle of Harvest]].]] | ||
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===The Tide Turns ([[2552]]-[[2553]])=== | ===The Tide Turns ([[2552]]-[[2553]])=== | ||
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The Covenant's first known truly costly defeat was on and around [[Installation 04]]. Here, the Human survivors from the [[Halcyon-class cruiser|''Halcyon''-class cruiser]], the ''Pillar of Autumn'', managed to form an effective resistance. Unwilling to risk damaging the [[Halo|sacred ring]], the Covenant was forced to fight the Humans on Halo's surface rather than using its usual bombardment tactics. The Covenant found the Humans uncannily adapted to Halo's environment and very adept at fighting on the surface, with Human firearms and vehicles proving effective despite their technological inferiority. Unable to counter the guerrilla tactics employed by the Humans and the unexpected emergence of the Flood, the Covenant was soundly defeated in numerous raids, including one instance when the Humans boarded their grounded cruiser, the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', and successfully escaped with a group of captives, including the captain of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', [[Captain Jacob Keyes]]. During the course of the battle, the [[Spartan]] known as the [[Master Chief]] discovered the true nature of Halo and proceeded to destroy the ring and escape, much to the Covenant's horrified dismay. The destruction of Halo and the later loss of the [[flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to the surviving UNSC forces led to [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]] being disgraced and demoted before being branded with the [[Mark of Shame]], leaving him dead in the eyes of the [[Sangheili]]. Only the intervention of the [[Prophet of Truth]] prevented 'Vadamee's certain execution. He was instead given the rank of [[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]] and sent to quell a [[Heretic]] uprising that had taken root on [[Threshold]]. | The Covenant's first known truly costly defeat was on and around [[Installation 04]]. Here, the Human survivors from the [[Halcyon-class cruiser|''Halcyon''-class cruiser]], the ''Pillar of Autumn'', managed to form an effective resistance. Unwilling to risk damaging the [[Halo|sacred ring]], the Covenant was forced to fight the Humans on Halo's surface rather than using its usual bombardment tactics. The Covenant found the Humans uncannily adapted to Halo's environment and very adept at fighting on the surface, with Human firearms and vehicles proving effective despite their technological inferiority. Unable to counter the guerrilla tactics employed by the Humans and the unexpected emergence of the Flood, the Covenant was soundly defeated in numerous raids, including one instance when the Humans boarded their grounded cruiser, the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', and successfully escaped with a group of captives, including the captain of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', [[Captain Jacob Keyes]]. During the course of the battle, the [[Spartan]] known as the [[Master Chief]] discovered the true nature of Halo and proceeded to destroy the ring and escape, much to the Covenant's horrified dismay. The destruction of Halo and the later loss of the [[flagship]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to the surviving UNSC forces led to [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]] being disgraced and demoted before being branded with the [[Mark of Shame]], leaving him dead in the eyes of the [[Sangheili]]. Only the intervention of the [[Prophet of Truth]] prevented 'Vadamee's certain execution. He was instead given the rank of [[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]] and sent to quell a [[Heretic]] uprising that had taken root on [[Threshold]]. | ||
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[[Image:Humans_&_Sangheili_Shadow_of_Intent.jpg|thumb|left|The Sangheili and Humans make ready to finish Truth and the Covenant at [[Installation 00]].]] | |||
[[Image:Humans_&_Sangheili_Shadow_of_Intent.jpg|thumb|left|The Sangheili and Humans make ready to finish Truth and the Covenant at [[Installation 00]].]] | |||
[[Image:H3 E3 Orbital Battle.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The battle between the Elites and Brutes, raging over [[Installation 00]].]] | [[Image:H3 E3 Orbital Battle.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The battle between the Elites and Brutes, raging over [[Installation 00]].]] | ||
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[[Image:Perfect Black UNSC logo.png|thumb|right|The emblem of the [[UNSC]].]] | [[Image:Perfect Black UNSC logo.png|thumb|right|The emblem of the [[UNSC]].]] | ||
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[[Image:Ddd03.jpg|thumb|right|Part of the wreckage of the destroyed [[Installation 04]].|200px]] | [[Image:Ddd03.jpg|thumb|right|Part of the wreckage of the destroyed [[Installation 04]].|200px]] | ||
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*[[Second Battle of Reach]]. John 117 and some of the survivors of the Battle of Installation 04 raid Reach to rescue a [[SPARTAN]]-II team trapped on Reach by a Covenant fleet. They rescue the Spartan squad leaving a great deal of damage to the Covenant fleet ships and the ground forces. | *[[Second Battle of Reach]]. John 117 and some of the survivors of the Battle of Installation 04 raid Reach to rescue a [[SPARTAN]]-II team trapped on Reach by a Covenant fleet. They rescue the Spartan squad leaving a great deal of damage to the Covenant fleet ships and the ground forces. | ||
*[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. Six [[SPARTAN-II]] super soldiers | *[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. Six [[SPARTAN-II]] super soldiers route and destroy a fleet of 500 Covenant starships preparing to jump to Earth. This is the single greatest victory, for the humans during the entire war and the single greatest loss to the Covenant. | ||
====October==== | ====October==== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Humanwars}} | {{Humanwars}} | ||