Battle of New Jerusalem

"Cygnus? Didn't think there were any survivors."

- Taylor H. Miles, upon hearing about a survivor from the battle.

The Battle of New Jerusalem was an engagement in the Human-Covenant War. It was fought on the UNSC colony world of New Jerusalem in Cygnus System, between the UNSCDF and the Covenant, some time before the Battle of Earth.

The Battle
Very little is known about the battle itself, other than that the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force, a part of a Rapid Offensive Picket, suffered severe casualties during it.

Trivia

 * The Rookie so far is the only known survivor of the Battle of New Jerusalem.