Battle of Actium

The battle of Actium was a military engagement that occured engagement between the UNSC forces and the Covenant on May 10th, 2545.

In 2545, a Covenant armada invaded the planet in attempt to conquer and glass the planet. on May 10th, Colonel Acono Mentia of the 53rd Armoured Division, standing before the 12,000 UNSC troops foghting alongside him, made a speech:

" Let no one here question our place in Human history. That we are here right now is not a quincidence or an accident. It is our fate. and this war, our birthright, our legacy. Our generation was born to fight the Covenant, and you, my fellow soldiers, were born for this very day. Today the enemy will hear the roar of Humanity, and they will fear us. "

The planet fell less that a month later, but Colonel Mentia led the UNSC forces deep into enemy territory. There, with a pair of HAVOK tactical nukes, they destroyed three of the largest Covenant staging areas in recorded history. All Covenant and UNSC forces were wiped out, but the Covenant forces took heavy losses.

Sources:

Halo Waypoint- Hero- Courage

http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198