Siege of the Atlas Moons

Siege of the Atlas Moons

Conflict

Location

Belligerents
United Nations Space Command	Covenant Empire

Commanders
Danforth Whitcomb

The Siege of the Atlas Moons was a prolonged battle between the UNSC and the Covenant, and an early battle of the Siege of the Inner Colonies. Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb gained a reputation as a great military commander during this engagement.^[1]

Sources[]

↑ Halo: First Strike, page 179: "John had never worked with the Admiral before, but his accomplishments during the battles for New Constantinople and the Siege of the Atlas Moons were well known."

v d e Battles of the Human-Covenant war

2520s	First Harvest • Chi Ceti • Biko • Bliss • Second Harvest • Circinius IV • Alpha Aurigae • XI Boötis A • Hat Yai • Harvest Campaign

2530s	Eridanus II • Great Bear • First Arcadia • Shield 0459 • Vodin • First Jericho VII • Indra Asteroid Cluster • Charybdis IX • The Rubble • Metisette • New Harmony • Leonis Minoris • New Constantinople • K7-49 • Kholo

2540s	Second Jericho VII • Alluvion • 18 Scorpii • Psi Serpentis • Miridem • Ascon • Actium • Pegasi Delta • Draco III • Sargasso • New Llanelli • Skopje • Meridian • Second Arcadia • Paris IV

2550s	Gamma Pavonis VII • Ballast • Ariel • Fumirole • Troy • Sigma Octanus IV • First Reach (Engagements) • Tribute • Verge • Sub-Sector 35 • Line Installation 1-4 • New Jerusalem • Installation 04 (Engagements) • Threshold • Second Reach • Eridanus Secundus • Unyielding Hierophant • October 10 • Earth (Engagements) • Installation 05 (Engagements) • Onyx • Mare Erythraeum • Installation 00 (Engagements)

Unknown Date	Algolis (post-2532) • Camber (post-2535) • Chi Rho (post-2535) • Imber (post-2536) • Eirene (pre-2537) • SWITCHBACK (pre-2544) • Cascade (pre-2544) • HEMORRHAGE (post-2544) • CARTWHEEL (pre-2545) • Atlas Moons (pre-2552) • Odenli'sh (pre-2552)

Overarching Battles	Outer Colony Massacres (2525-2536) • Siege of the Inner Colonies (2536-2552)

By Victor	UNSC • Covenant