Battle of Tau Ceti

The Battle of Tau Ceti was one of the greatest upsets of the Human-Covenant War; against impossible odds, and through the efforts of some of Humanity's last SPARTAN super soldiers and one of the UNSC's most unorthodox officers, a tiny human force very nearly annihilated the second largest Covenant Armada ever encountered. Sometimes referred to by its operational name - FIRST STRIKE - or the more melodramatic "Fall of the Unyielding Hierophant", this engagement preempted Covenant plans for an easy campaign and quick victory against the human homeworld.