Human-Covenant War

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Human-Covenant War

Human-Covenant War
Date:	February 11, 2525 - March 3, 2553
Location:	Orion Arm, Milky Way Galaxy
Belligerents Humanity Covenant Separatists (2552) Covenant Empire Commanders Terrence Hood Thel 'Vadam (2552) Ord Casto † Lod Mron † Hod Rumnt †
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The Human-Covenant War was a terrible conflict that significantly impacted all who participated.

Simplified Timeline

1. Massacre of the Outer Colonies (February 3, 2525 - June 1, 2536)
   1. Harvest Campaign (February 3, 2525 - February, 2531)
   2. Battle of Chi Ceti IV (November 27th, 2525)
   3. Alpha Corvi II Campaign (December 3, 2525)
   4. Second Base Campaign (January 8, 2526 - January 20, 2526)
   5. Green Hills Campaign
   6. Redstow VI Massacre
   7. Bliss Campaign (February 13 - 15, 2526)
   8. Etalan Massacre
   9. Biko Campaign
   10. Circinius IV Campaign (April 26, 2526)
   11. Mesra Campaign (May - June 2526)
   12. Alpha Aurigae Campaign (October 2526)
   13. Battle of Ridgeway's Folly (January 29, 2527)
   14. Battle of Radiant Dawn (April 2527)
   15. Starchaser Incident (August 8, 2527)
   16. Battle of Adversity (November 2527)
   17. XI Boötis A Campaign (2528)
   18. Avalon Meadows Massacre
   19. Madrigal Campaign (December 17 - 29, 2528)
   20. Cote d'Azure Campaign
   21. Battle of Diligence and Prosperity (2528)
   22. Asmara Campaign (2528)
   23. Hat Yai Campaign (2528)
   24. Crimson Rivers Campaign (2529 - 2533)
   25. Battle of Morgan's Claim (December 2529)
   26. Dwarka Campaign (2530)
   27. Eridanus II Campaign (2530)
   28. Groombridge 1830 Campaign (2530)
   29. Arcadia Campaign (2531)
   30. Korinth Prior Campaign (2531)
   31. Vodin Campaign (2532)
   32. Jericho VII Campaign (2532 - 2535)
   33. Battle of Swift Winds (2533)
   34. Battle of Far Isle (2533)
   35. Charybdis IX Campaign
   36. Battle of Folkestone
   37. 23 Librae Campaign
   38. Chi Rho Campaign
2. Siege of the Inner Colonies (June 1, 2536 - December 3, 2552)
   1. New Harmony Campaign
   2. Eirene Campaign
   3. Leonis Minoris Campaign
   4. Atlas Moons Campaign
   5. New Constantinople Campaign
   6. Battle of K7-49 (July - August 2537)
   7. Alpha Cephei Campaign
   8. Kholo Campaign
   9. Heian Campaign
   10. Yamato Campaign
   11. 18 Scorpii Campaign
   12. Battle of Psi Serpentis (April 18, 2543)
   13. Miridem Campaign
   14. Actium Campaign
   15. Vanguard Campaign
   16. Battle of Pegasi Delta
   17. Draco III Campaign
   18. Battle of Camber
   19. Sargasso Campaign
   20. Greydowns Massacre
   21. Kaiser Campaign
   22. Skopje Campaign
   23. Meridian Campaign
   24. Battle of Mesa
   25. Paris Campaign
   26. Arcadia Massacre (September 9, 2549)
   27. Algol Campaign
   28. Battle of Gamma Pavonis VII (December 15, 2549)
   29. Lusitania Campaign (January 2550 - December 2552)
   30. Ballast Campaign (2551)
   31. Battle of Solace (2551)
   32. Ariel Campaign (January 2552)
   33. Fumirole Campaign (April 2552)
   34. Troy Campaign (May 2552)
   35. Verge Campaign (2552)
   36. Battle of Bounty
   37. Sigma Octanus IV Campaign (July 2552)
   38. Beta Eridani Campaign (2552)
   39. Epsilon Eridani Campaign (July - September 2552)
       1. Beta Gabriel Campaign
       2. Circumstance Campaign
       3. Reach Campaign (July 25 - September 7, 2552)
       4. Tantalus Campaign
       5. Tribute Campaign
   40. Cygnus Campaign
   41. Eridanus Secundus Massacre (September 2552)
   42. Battle of Tau Ceti (September 13, 2552)
   43. Soell Campaign (September 19 - 22, 2552)
   44. Coral Campaign
   45. Sol Campaign (October - December 2552)
       1. Earth Campaign (October - December 2552)
       2. Mars Campaign
   46. Zeta Doradus Campaign (October 31 - November 3, 2552
   47. Coelest Campaign (November 2552)
   48. Destruction of Joyous Exultation (November 3, 2552)
   49. Ark Campaign
   50. Destruction of Glyke (December 2552)

List of engagements

Engagement	Date	Result	Details
HARVESTHarvest Campaign	2525.02.03February 3, 2525 to February 2531	Human Victory, PyrrhicPyrrhic Human Victory Inconclusive	Covenant forces attacked and partially glassed the colony in 2525, though the majority of the colonial population was successfully evacuated. Human forces outside the system were unaware of the attack until the Action of 7 October 2525, when a small CMA flotilla was bloodily repulsed near the colony by a Covenant battleship. In March 2526, a powerful UNSC fleet arrived near Harvest and ultimately overcame the battleship in the costly Action of 1 March 2526. UNSC troops were deployed to the planet's surface and the colony was "reclaimed" for the UEG. Covenant forces repeatedly returned to Harvest throughout the next five years, and both the system and planet's surface witnessed several major clashes between UNSC and Covenant forces. The Covenant quit the system entirely in February 2531, and the planet remained a ceremonial UNSC garrison for the rest of the war.
CHI_CETI_IVBattle of Chi Ceti IV	2525.11.27November 27, 2525	Human VictoryHuman Victory	A Covenant cruiser attacked human forces in the vicinity of the colony and was ultimately destroyed by S-II Commandos. While practically unknown outside intelligence circles, the Battle of Chi Ceti IV was perhaps the most critical engagement of the Human-Covenant War, as the entire active S-II Commando unit was present and at risk of being destroyed. Loss of the unit would have been catastrophic for the UNSC, as the S-II Commandos played a critical role in the defense of the colonies and the eventual victory over the Covenant.
ALPHA_CORVI_IIAlpha Corvi II Campaign	2525.12.03December 3-5, 2525	Covenant VictoryCovenant Victory	Covenant forces attacked the colony and engaged UNSC space forces simultaneously; despite the deployment of S-II Commandos and a battlefield alliance with United Rebel Front forces, the UNSC was unable to win on the ground and, following the arrival of additional Covenant space forces, evacuated their troops and abandoned the planet. Less than half of the colonial population was successfully evacuated, and all remaining URF troops were killed by Covenant forces following the departure of the UNSC.
SECOND_BASESecond Base Campaign	2526.01.08January 8-20, 2526	Covenant VictoryCovenant Victory	Covenant forces overwhelmed human space defenses and invaded the colony on January 8, 2526. The colony declared mass conscription to resist the Covenant; anticipating a trove of artifacts, the Covenant deployed a sizable field army and engaged the colonial defenders relentlessly, overwhelming and destroying them in eleven days. Approximately 876,000 colonists were killed. After failing to locate artifacts, and glassing the planet's surface to their satisfaction, the Covenant departed the destroyed colony on January 20.
REDSTOW_VIRedstow VI Massacre	2526.01.16January 16-17, 2526	Covenant VictoryCovenant Victory	Covenant forces attacked the small colony and glassed its settlements in thirty hours without deploying ground troops. Approximately 49,000 colonists were killed.
GREEN_HILLSGreen Hills Campaign	2526.02.00February 2526	Covenant VictoryCovenant Victory	Covenant forces attacked the colony in February 2526.
BLISSBliss Campaign	2526.02.13February 13-15, 2526	Covenant VictoryCovenant Victory	Covenant forces attacked the colony on February 13, 2526, destroying UNSC space forces and any ships attempting to evacuate the colony. Covenant forces subsequently glassed the planet and killed some 15 million colonial residents.
SPACE_BATTLE_#1Action of 1 March 2526	2526.03.01March 1, 2526	Human VictoryHuman Victory	Forty UNSC warships under the command of Vice Admiral Preston Cole engaged and destroyed the Covenant battleship Heaven's Brilliant Bier at the cost of thirteen ships lost.
RADIANT_DAWNBattle of Radiant Dawn	2527.04.00April 2527	InconclusiveInconclusive	Covenant forces attempted to invade the colony but were intercepted by the timely arrival of a major UNSC fleet. The colony was successfully evacuated at the cost of more than fifty UNSC warships.