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|name=Battle for Draco III
|name=Battle of Draco III
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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date=Before [[2552]]
|date=[[2545]]<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 26''</ref>
|place=[[Draco III]]
|place=[[Draco III]]
|result=Tactical UNSC victory
|result=Tactical UNSC victory
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|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side1=[[UNSC Defense Force]]
|side2=[[Covenant Empire|The Covenant]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|commanders1=Unknown
|commanders1=
|commanders2=Unknown
|commanders2=
|forces1=*[[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-IIs]]
|forces1=[[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]]
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]
|forces2=*[[Unggoy]]
|forces2=
*[[Kig-yar]]
*[[Sangheili|Elite]]s
|casual1=Unknown, likely most or all civilians
*[[Unggoy|Grunt]]s
|casual2=Most or all ground forces
*[[Kig-yar|Jackals]]
|casual1=Unknown Amount of Casualties
(probably 100% among civilians)
|casual2=Most or all of ground forces
}}
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The '''Battle of Draco III''' was fought on the planet of [[Draco III]] some time before [[2552]].
The '''Battle of Draco III''' was fought on the human colony world [[Draco III]] in [[2545]].<ref name="EVG"/>


The Covenant, after arriving in system, wasted no time in quickly and easily defeating [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces. However, a special fate was reserved for the survivors. The Covenant herded civilians together, and had them torn apart by starving ravenous [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-yar|Kig-Yar]]. The [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-IIs]] watched all of this through satellite linkup and were sent to rescue any remaining civilians. By the time the Spartans got there however, there was no one left to rescue. The enraged Spartans proceeded to slaughter the remaining Covenant forces in a retaliatory action, technically "winning" the battle. The battle particularly scarred [[John-117|Spartan-117]] because of the horrific losses.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 184-185''</ref>
After arriving in the Draco system, the [[Covenant]] quickly defeated the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces defending the planet. The Covenant then gathered much of the planet's civilian population and allowed them to be massacred by [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-yar]].<ref name="TFoR"/><ref name="EVG"/> The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] witnessed this slaughter via satellite uplink and were then deployed to rescue any survivors, though none remained. The enraged Spartans then defeated the invaders in a retaliatory action, resulting in a tactical victory for the UNSC. The civilian massacre psychologically scarred [[John-117]].<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 184-185''</ref>
 
==List of appearances ==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{First mentioned}}


==Sources==
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Revision as of 13:32, October 7, 2011

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The Battle of Draco III was fought on the human colony world Draco III in 2545.[1]

After arriving in the Draco system, the Covenant quickly defeated the UNSC forces defending the planet. The Covenant then gathered much of the planet's civilian population and allowed them to be massacred by Unggoy and Kig-yar.[2][1] The SPARTAN-IIs witnessed this slaughter via satellite uplink and were then deployed to rescue any survivors, though none remained. The enraged Spartans then defeated the invaders in a retaliatory action, resulting in a tactical victory for the UNSC. The civilian massacre psychologically scarred John-117.[2]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EVG
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 184-185