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*[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] defeated and retreat | *[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] defeated and retreat | ||
*Battle inadvertently leads to the creation of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | *Battle inadvertently leads to the creation of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | ||
|side1={{Icon|SoS}} [[Swords of Sanghelios]] | |side1={{Icon|SoS}} [[Swords of Sanghelios]] | ||
*[[Vadam]] | *[[Vadam]] | ||
*[[Chaura]] | *[[Chaura]] | ||
*[[Hilot]] | *[[Hilot]] | ||
*[[Acroli]] {{C|except for [[Nes'alun keep]]}} | *[[Acroli]] {{C|except for [[Nes'alun keep]]}} | ||
* Other allied keeps | |||
[[Unified Earth Government]] | [[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
*[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | *[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
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*[[Captain]] [[Andrew Del Rio|Andrew Del Rio]] | *[[Captain]] [[Andrew Del Rio|Andrew Del Rio]] | ||
|commanders2=*[[Field Master]] [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] | |commanders2=*[[Field Master]] [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] | ||
*[[Forze Mdama]] | |||
*[[Raia Mdama{] | |||
*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] | *[[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] | ||
*[[Captain]] [[Serin Osman]] | *[[Captain]] [[Serin Osman]] | ||
|side2=[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] and allied [[keep]]s <br> | |side2=[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] and allied [[keep]]s <br> | ||
*[[Ontom]] | *[[Ontom]] | ||
*[[Nuan keep]] | *[[Nuan keep]] | ||
*[[Rtova keep]] | *[[Rtova keep]] | ||
* Most keeps in the northern hemisphere (later) | |||
''supported by'' <br> | ''supported by'' <br> | ||
*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | *[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | ||
*[[Curo keep]] | |||
*[[Bekan keep]] | |||
|forces1=*5 cruisers (During the Assault on Vadam) | |forces1=*5 cruisers (During the Assault on Vadam) | ||
*Sangheili ground forces | *Sangheili ground forces | ||
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**{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} | **{{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} | ||
|forces2=*9 Covenant ships | |forces2=*9 Covenant ships | ||
** | *8 [[Frigates]] | ||
**[[Unflinching Resolve]] | |||
* 1 crusior | |||
* 1 [[Destroyer]] | |||
**[[Defender of Faith]] | |||
*Sangheili ground forces | *Sangheili ground forces | ||
|casual1=* | *Unggoy ground forces | ||
|casual1=*Medium | |||
|casual2=*Heavy | |casual2=*Heavy | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 10:10, April 9, 2022
{{Battle infobox
|prev=Raid on UNSC Infinity
|conc=
|next=Skirmish on Pious Inquisitor
|name=Siege at Kolaar
|image=
|conflict=Post-Covenant War conflicts
|date=March 2553 |place=Vadam, Sanghelios |result=Tactical Swords of Sanghelios/UNSC victory
- Servants of the Abiding Truth defeated and retreat
- Battle inadvertently leads to the creation of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant
|side1=
Swords of Sanghelios
- Vadam
- Chaura
- Hilot
- Acroli (except for Nes'alun keep)
- Other allied keeps
|commanders1=*Arbiter Thel 'Vadam
|commanders2=*Field Master Avu Med 'Telcam
- Forze Mdama
- [[Raia Mdama{]
- Vice Admiral Margaret Parangosky
- Captain Serin Osman
|side2=Servants of the Abiding Truth and allied keeps
- Ontom
- Nuan keep
- Rtova keep
- Most keeps in the northern hemisphere (later)
supported by
|forces1=*5 cruisers (During the Assault on Vadam)
- Sangheili ground forces
- 1 Infinity-class supercarrier
- ONI prowler
|forces2=*9 Covenant ships
|casual1=*Medium |casual2=*Heavy }}
The Siege at Kolaar was the first of many assaults on the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and his supporters following the end of the Human-Covenant War.[1]
Battle
In March 2553, an attempted Jiralhanae insurrection in Ontom led Avu Med 'Telcam, leader of the Servants of the Abiding Truth, to the decision for an immediate assault on the state of Vadam. Along with nine ships and forces from Nuan keep and Rtova keep, 'Telcam commanded the assault from the frigate Unflinching Resolve.[2]
Eventually, however, the Unflinching Resolve suffered a direct hit and crash-landed. Despite being caught off-guard it appeared as though the Arbiter would be victorious, however, news spread that he allowed humans to land on Sanghelios; this caused many keeps to ally with the Servants of Abiding Truth and the tide turned in their favor. The Arbiter was caught off guard and when his own reinforcements couldn't arrive on time, he reluctantly accepted Admiral Terrence Hood's offer for help in fending off the attackers.[3] The tide turned when the UNSC's new flagship, UNSC Infinity, arrived over Sanghelios and destroyed the rebel destroyer Defender of Faith before finishing off the rebel ground forces with a MAC round.[4]
The UNSC Port Stanley, posed as a Kig-Yar pirate ship, destroyed a few of 'Vadam's ships in order to maintain the stalemate between the two factions, granting the Arbiter a pyrrhic victory.[5]
Aftermath
After the battle, 'Vadam entered talks to board Infinity.[6] The remnants of the Servants of the Abiding Truth escaped to New Llanelli to regroup. One month later 'Telcam said he would remain on New Llanelli until he convinced more keeps to join his cause or get enough ships to destroy those who refuse.[7] 'Telcam would eventually be assassinated by SPARTAN-G059 in January 2558[8] and the Servants would fall under the leadership of Dural 'Mdama by the time of the Created conflict.[9]
One major, albeit indirect consequence of the battle was the later creation of a powerful new Covenant faction by Jul 'Mdama who was originally a member of the Servants of the Abiding Truth.[10]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Thursday War (First appearance)
- Halo: Mortal Dictata (Mentioned only)
- Halo Mythos
- Halo: Legacy of Onyx (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ Halo: Mythos, page 144
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 114
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 238
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 302
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 330
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 405
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 122
- ^ Halo: Tales from Slipspace, Knight Takes Bishop
- ^ Halo: Legacy of Onyx
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War
