Raid on New Alexandria

The Raid of New Alexandria, also known as the Siege of New Alexandria, was a major engagement between the UNSC and the Covenant Empire within the city of New Alexandria on the human controlled planet of Reach. Major evacuations of civilian personnel took place during the battle. It lasted for five days and concluded with the glassing of the city by the Covenant.
==Background==
Though the Supercarrier Long Night of Solace had been destroyed in the atmosphere by UNSC forces, the arrival of Covenant reinforcements in the Reach system ensured the initiative remained with the Covenant. 
==Battle==
===Evacuation===
The Covenant dispatched a large Jiralhanae-led raiding party to the city of New Alexandria, supported by at least three Covenant Corvettes. Heavy fighting raged on the ground as remaining UNSC forces defied commands to triage and evacuate civilians caught between the crossfire of Covenant and human firefights, despite their efforts many civilians died in Covenant atrocities, prompting an evacuation of the civilians through the Traxus Tower. However, the Covenant local air superiority with their Corvettes prevented the evacuation. The UNSC forces in the city attempted to destroy the Corvettes with FPF weapons, but were unsuccessful. One of the Covenant ships destroyed the tower, leaving the evacuees no choice but to use aerial transport. During these events, the Spartan Noble Six had made his/her way into the city after surviving the destruction of Long Night of Solace, and the Spartan led a group of ODSTs and Army troopers under Sergeant Major Duvall in a successful effort to reactivate the city's missile defence batteries, which had been captured and disabled by Covenant troops. This allowed the human forces to shoot down one Corvette and force the others to retreat, allowing the transports to evac safely.Halo: Reach - Level: Exodus
===Night Time Assistance===
By nightfall, the situation had deteriorated further for the UNSC forces, as the Covenant forces had placed Covenant communications jammers on numerous buildings, cutting off communications between the surviving UNSC troops and command. Noble Six, now having rejoined his team, was tasked with destroying them in spite of the now-overwhelming Covenant air superiority. Noble Six eliminated all three jammers and aided other UNSC troops trapped in the ruined city, but it was too late; multiple s arrived during his mission and started glassing numerous locations in the city. Six would assist in the final evacuation of ONI headquarters by providing air support against numerous antiaircraft Shade turrets, and rejoined his team in the building. As the group received their new orders from Colonel Urban Holland, the Covenant evacuated their remaining ground forces and began the full glassing of the area, forcing Noble Team to flee. As they fled to a fallout bunker, a Phantom flew overhead and a Field Marshall Zealot fired a Needle Rifle at Kat. The round went straight through her helmet, killing her instantly. Noble Six quickly caught her and dragged her body to the bunker while the rest of Noble team quickly returned fire.Halo: Reach - Level: New Alexandria
==Aftermath==
Three days after Noble team evacuated into the bunker, they emerged. The city had been severely damaged. The skyscrapers that survived were heavily damaged. The UNSC was desperately searching for survivors. Jun got a signal flare out as a Pelican came in to evac them.
Unggoy who operated during the battle also came up with a theory on human reproduction. Specifically, that human females reach maturity by losing appendages. This theory would be put to the test in 2558 when Gribyam met Dr. Catherine Halsey.Halo 5: Guardians - Mission Intel: Unggoy Science Report
==Participants==
===UEG===
====Naval Assets====
Class	Name	Status
 	 	Unknown
====Military Personnel====
Branch 	Rank 	Name 	Status
UNSC Army 	Commander 	Carter-A259 	Survived
UNSC Army 	Lieutenant Commander	Catherine-B320 	KIA
UNSC Army 	Warrant Officer 	Emile-A239 	Survived
UNSC Army 	Warrant Officer 	Jun-A266 	Survived
UNSC Army 	Lieutenant 	SPARTAN-B312 	Survived
UNSC Army 	Sergeant Major 	Duvall 	Unknown
UNSC Army 	Unknown 	Evacuation Dispatch	Unknown
UNSC Army 	Unknown 	Echo Dispatch 	Unknown
Kilo Dispatch 	Unknown 	Unknown 	
UNSC Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant 	Edward Buck 	Survived
UNSC Marine Corps	Staff sergeant 	Marcus P. Stacker 	Survived
====Units====
*UNSC Army
**Romeo Company
**7 Delta 19
**Evacuation Team 7
**Kilo 26
**Yankee 9
**4 Charlie 27
**1 Alpha
***1 Alpha 3
**Foxtrot 21
**7 Charlie 40
**Oscar 18
*UNSC Marine Corps
**11th Shock Troops Battalion
***Alpha-Nine
**Bullfrogs
====Vehicles====
Class 	Name 	Status
D77-TC Pelican	Delta 15 	Survived
D77-TC Pelican	Whiskey 039	Survived
D77-TC Pelican	Whiskey 035	Survived
D77-TC Pelican	Whiskey 037	Survived
D77-TC Pelican	Whiskey 036	Survived
==Gallery==
Halo-Reach - New Alexandria DogFight.jpg|Army trooper in a UH-144 Falcon, shooting at a Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft
Noble Six Observing New Alexandria.jpg|Noble Six arriving at New Alexandria.
==Sources==
Category:Engagements in the Fall of Reach