A timeline of all major events in the Halo universe from the time of the Forerunners through the rule of the Created.
The Spartan II program, led by Dr. Catherine Halsey, was a plan by the Office of Naval Intelligence to use children with superior genetic traits to create a group of super-soldiers in order to put an end to the ongoing Insurrection in the outer colonies.
On their first mission as fully augmented Spartan-IIs, Blue Team, consisting of John-117, Samuel-034, Linda-058, Kelly-087, and Fred-104, infiltrate Eridanus Secundus, a hidden United Rebel Front base located in an asteroid field, and capture Colonel Watts.
The Battle of Chi Ceti was a battle between the UNSC Commonwealth and the Covenant vessel Unrelenting in the Chi Ceti system on November 27th, 2525.
The Battle of Jericho VII was a three-day naval and ground battle pitting the UNSC versus the Covenant forces in the Lambda Serpentis system.
Operation: RED FLAG was a planned operation by both the Office of Naval Intelligence and the UNSC to use Spartans to capture a Covenant ship, use it to penetrate into Covenant space, and capture a Hierarch, with the intent of using the Prophet to broker a cease-fire.
The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV was a large-scale space and ground battle between UNSC and Covenant forces in the Sigma Octanus system in July 2552.
The Fall of Reach was possibly the largest battle during the Human-Covenant War, taking place in the Epsilon Eridani system, in orbit and on the ground of Reach, humanity's largest military stronghold.
