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The '''Siege of New Alexandria''' was a major engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] within the city of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] on [[Reach]] that occurred from [[2552#August|August 18 to August 23, 2552]]. Major evacuations of civilians took place as part of '''Operation: SWORD 52'''.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5Lim|H5| | The '''Siege of New Alexandria''' was a major engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] within the city of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] on [[Reach]] that occurred from [[2552#August|August 18 to August 23, 2552]]. Major evacuations of civilians took place as part of '''Operation: SWORD 52'''.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5Lim|H5|EditionLink=Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|EditionText=Limited Edition|PartText=Limited Edition|Detail=Spartan Locke's Classified Orders}} The raid ended with the [[glassing]] of the city. At least 5,000 civilians and soldiers were successfully evacuated out of the city; however, hundreds more were killed as they tried to escape.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Exodus}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} | ||
==Battle== | ==Battle== |