2524 Eridanus II Coup

The 2524 Eridanus II Coup was an attempted coup on the colony of. After the defeat of the coup in, the Eridanus branch of the , led by Colonel , began to draw up plans for another, more successful coup, all the while conducting low-level insurgent operations against the UNSC in the system.

Over the next eleven years, the plan took shape, and by, it had been finalized. Having learned from the mistakes made during the 2513 coup, the rebels believed the new plan would lead to complete surprise and victory. Utilizing modified JOTUN cropdusters, rebel commandos would seize. With a port of call on the planet, rebel troop transports and ships would quickly land, discharging troops and equipment.

The rebels hoped this would then cause the UNSC to retreat and give up, as a lengthy ground campaign was simply not in their interest, and repeating the Far Isle Incident was politically untenable for them. However, these plans fell through during the coup itself. A number of factors, including mechanical faults with rebel transports, quicker response of UNSC naval and planetary forces, and heavier resistance than initially anticipated, led to the overall failure of the coup, and the capture of Watts' second-in-command.