Battle of New Constantinople

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Previous: Battle of New Harmony Concurrent: Operation: PROMETHEUS, Siege of the Atlas Moons Next: Battle of Miridem Battle of New Constantinople Conflict: Human-Covenant War Date: 2536-2537 Place: New Constantinople Outcome: Covenant victory Belligerents United Nations Space Command Covenant Commanders VADM Danforth Whitcomb Unknown Strength SPARTAN-III Alpha Company (300 Spartans) Numerous UNSC personnel Unknown number of Covenant Ground Forces Unknown number of Covenant ships Casualties Hundreds of UNSC personnel Hundreds of Covenant personnel

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The Battle of New Constantinople was a major engagement in the New Constantinople system between UNSC and Covenant forces that occurred some time in late 2536 or early 2537.

Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb distinguished himself in the battle and was awarded several decorations for his actions. Unfortunately, the battle was lost and the Covenant eventually glassed the planet. SPARTAN-III Alpha Company fought well in the engagement and were highly distinguished for their actions during the engagement ^[1]

[edit] Trivia

• Constantinople, for which the system was named, was once the capital of the Roman Empire and its successor state, the Byzantine Empire.

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 81

Battles of the Human-Covenant War
2520s		First Harvest (Skirmish) · Chi Ceti · Second Harvest · Alpha Aurigae · XI Boötis A · Madrigal
2530s		Eridanus II · Groombridge-1830 · Third Harvest (Relic) · First Arcadia · Shield World (The Apex) · Charybdis IX · The Rubble · Metisette · Jericho VII · New Harmony · New Constantinople · Atlas Moons · Troy · K7-49
2540s		Miridem · Pegasi Delta · Second Arcadia · Paris IV
2550s		Draco III · Ballast · Sigma Octanus IV · Reach · Tribute · Installation 04 (Silent Cartographer) · Reach Raid · Eridanus Secundus · Unyielding Hierophant · Earth (Mombasa · Havana · Cleveland · Sector 6 · Crow's Nest · Tsavo · Voi) · Installation 05 · High Charity · Onyx · Mare Erythraeum · Installation 00 (Citadel · High Charity)