Siege of the Inner Colonies
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The Siege of the Inner Colonies[1] was the series of engagements taking place in humanity's Inner colonies that made up the late Human-Covenant War.[3][note 3]
Background
Outer Colony slaughters
- Main article: Massacre of the Outer Colonies
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Battle
From June 1, 2536 onwards, the Covenant would press into the Inner Colonies.[1]
Eight years afterward, the Inner Colony of Miridem would fall to the Covenant.[4] This would eventually result in the capture of Catherine Halsey.[5] In May 2545, Actium was discovered by the Covenant, resulting in the month long Battle of Actium.[6]
In May of 2552,[note 4] the colonies of Troy and Harmony in the Hellespont system were attacked.
Attacks in the Epsilon Eridani system
- Main articles: Fall of Reach, Battle for Tribute
On July 23, 2552, the Fleet of Valiant Prudence deployed Sangheili Zealots to disable the Visegrád Relay, effectively cutting Reach off from the UNSC.[7]
By August 30, 2552, nearly a dozen Inner Colony worlds were passed over by the Covenant in order to attack Reach.[8]
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Fighting in the Sol System
- Main articles: Battle of Mare Erythraeum, Battle for Earth
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Aftermath
A number of Inner Colonies managed to survive the war.[9][10]
The Lesser Ark
- Main article: Battle of Installation 00
The joint UNSC and Sangheili forces were deployed to the Ark after discovering the portal.[11]
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Timeline
2544
2545
2547
2552
- May: The Massacre of Troy in the Hellespont system takes place.[note 4]
- July 25: The Visegrád Relay is taken down by Covenant Zealots, beginning the Fall of Reach.[7]
- Mare Erythraeum is attacked by the Covenant.[14]
Unknown
- Imber is attacked by the Covenant. Operation: DEVIL FREEDOM takes place there.[15]
- Ballast is attacked at an unknown point.[16]
Gallery
A Sangheili Ultra and other Covenant forces on Reach.
Notes
- ^ While no official date has been given to the end of the Battle for Earth, the currently last known engagement during the battle, the Operation: MARSH FLASH in Arizona, took place on December 3, although it's still possible that other engagements on some other countries or continents was still occuring after the URNA Southwest Campaign ended.
- ^ a b c d e Part of the Home Fleet after Sept. 5, 2552
- ^ Due to the name, and the stated scope of the Siege, Halopedia assumes all of the Inner Colonies attacked after June 1, 2536 fall within this overarching battle.
- ^ a b The last i love bees Axon chapter contains the start of the Covenant invasion of Earth, a set date, and each chapter is set a week apart. In the first chapter, axon receipt, Herzog refers to the evacuation as "three months" ago.
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo Wars, collectible, Halo Wars Timeline Events
- ^ Xbox.com: Halo Storyline (Defunct, Copy on HBO Forums, Wayback Machine, and Halopedia)
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, p. 299 (2011)
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, Adjunct (2010)
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Heroes Never Die
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign levels, Noble Actual and Winter Contingency
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 32: "I see. Very well, your squad might as well hear this now, too. I don’t know how they found Reach—they bypassed a dozen Inner Colony worlds to get here."
- ^ Halo: First Strike (2010), Adjunct: Petra
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, p. 481
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Ark
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Hero - Courage (Defunct)
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Dirt", p. 171-172
- ^ Halo: Uprising, Issue #3
- ^ Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition - Kelly-087's profile card
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 300 (2011)
