Second Base Campaign

The Second Base Campaign was a series of engagements early in the Human-Covenant War, taking place in January 2526. The Covenant ultimately overwhelmed the colony's defenses and razed the planet's surface. Second Base was the second human world to be glassed.
==Timeline==
;November 7, 2525 : Covenant missionary ship Tenacity approaches the human colony world of Second Base. Observing spacecraft operating near the planet, Tenacity records the planet as a human world and departs for High Charity, arriving on November 17. 
;December 11 : The Covenant fleet Resplendent Piety departs for the human colony of Second Base with twenty-eight ships: 2 assault carriers, 11 cruisers, and 15 destroyers. Resplendent Piety is commanded by Fleetmaster Veer 'Umamee. Included in the invasion force is a zealot unit led by Field Marshal Ndar 'Mantakree.
;January 8, 2526 : The twenty-eight ships of Resplendent Piety arrive near the human colony of Second Base and easily overwhelm the frigate and two corvettes of UNSC Battle Group Echo-7; Fleet Master 'Umamee deploys ground forces near the northern city of Port Hassan, Field Master Thon 'Nbekee commanding. 'Umamee also dispatches several teams of Sangheili Zealots to the planet, under the command of Field Marshal Ndar 'Mantakree.
:Following the destruction of the battle group and the arrival of Covenant ground forces, Governor Derek Ghaznavi orders the full mobilization of the planetary militia. In an emergency session, the parliament of Second Base authorizes the enlistment of 80,000 additional militia. 
;January 9 : Covenant ground forces assail Port Hassan, the northernmost large settlement of the continent Rossignol. Despite emergency mobilization, the city's defenses are ill-equipped against the attack and begin crumbling.
:Additional Covenant ground forces, led by Field Master Ando 'Zoree, deploy to the northern extremes of the western continent Wohlstand, near the mining settlement of Jordanstown; the settlement is reinforced by militia from the city of Victoria.
;January 10 : Port Hassan is overwhelmed, and its remaining defenders and residents are hunted down by Covenant ground forces; zealots search the ruined city for artifacts.
:Covenant ground forces assault Jordanstown in northern Wohlstand. 
;January 11 : Resplendent Piety lands small contingents of Covenant troops across Rossignol, primarily near the settlements of Cypher's Landing, Port Anders, and Port Laurent; Port Hassan is abandoned by Covenant ground forces and is subsequently glassed. Field Master 'Nbekee redeploys his army against the large city of Port Anders. 
:Jordanstown is crushed by the Covenant; the ruined settlement is glassed as Field Master 'Zoree marches his army towards Victoria.
:The parliament of Second Base authorizes the enlistment of an additional 200,000 colonial militia, and the declaration of martial law under Governor Ghaznavi. 
*Taken together, the destruction of Port Hassan and Jordanstown result in nearly 50,000 human deaths. 
; January 12 : Covenant forces step up their general offensive against the human population of Second Base. In central Wohlstand, a greatly reinforced Covenant army assaults the regional capital of Victoria, assisted by fighters and low-orbiting destroyers. Two hundred kilometers southeast of Victoria, the coastal city of Port Stanley is attacked by Covenant aircraft; the city is subjected to strafing and bombing.
:Along the western coast of Rossignol, Covenant forces besiege Port Anders and Port Laurent; Field Master 'Nbekee deploys artillery, mortar tanks, and fighters against each city.
:The Covenant suffers a minor setback, however, when a sizable detachment of colonial militia overwhelm a small Covenant force near Cypher's Landing. 
; January 13 : On Wohlstand, Covenant forces press their assaults on Victoria and Port Stanley. Field Master Ando 'Zoree orders increasingly aggressive tactics against the defenders of Victoria, including the use of orbital strikes. Covenant aerial attacks on Port Stanley continue, with additional fighters and dropships becoming involved. As Covenant troops begin deploying into the embattled city, Field Marshal Ndar 'Mantakree personally leads his zealots into Port Stanley.
:On Rossignol, Field Master 'Nbekee divides his army, leaving a sizable siege force at Port Anders while the bulk of his army travels towards Cypher's Landing. 
; January 14 : Covenant forces successfully crush resistance at Victoria; 'Zoree quickly moves his forces against Port Stanley, overwhelming the city's remaining defenses. Field Marshal 'Mantakree withdraws his forces from Port Stanley; after departing Wohlstand, he dispatches zealots to Port Anders and Port Laurent. 'Mantakree himself and dozens of zealots continue on towards Cypher's Landing.
:'Nbekee, en route to Cypher's Landing with his army, engages and destroys a militia contingent attempting to reach Port Anders.
:Having completed their offensive on Wohlstand, Covenant forces withdraw from Victoria and Port Stanley; both cities are glassed.
; January 15 : Arriving by air from Wohlstand, Covenant forces arrive at Port Anders and Port Laurent. Port Anders, the second largest city of Second Base, survives the reinforced Covenant assault, though the outer perimeter is breached, and fighting reaches into the city center; Port Laurent, already greatly weakened by siege, is not fortunate. The southern city is overrun and destroyed. In central Rossignol, the huge Covenant army of Field Master Thon 'Nbekee arrives at the outskirts of Cypher's Landing.
:Cruisers and destroyers of Resplendent Piety move to low-orbit positions and begin glassing the continent of Wohlstand.
; January 16 : Covenant warships glass the city of Port Laurent; ground forces are redeployed to Cypher's Landing. Field Master 'Zoree takes command of all forces at Port Anders and orders preparations for an all-out attack; mortar units continue to shell the city.
:Field Master 'Nbekee begins his assault on Cypher's Landing: a widening series of attacks starting along the eastern perimeter of the city, and steadily spreading both north and south as Covenant forces encircle the planetary capital. 
; January 17 : Field Master Ando 'Zoree launches an all-out attack on Port Anders; despite sizable Covenant casualties, the human defenders are totally overwhelmed and destroyed. Port Anders falls to the Covenant and is subsequently glassed.
:With the fall of Port Anders, Covenant forces are concentrated against the now fully-encircled city of Cypher's Landing. Despite overwhelming odds, Governor Derek Ghaznavi and the remaining defenders of Second Base resolve to fight on.<
; January 18 : Field Masters Thon 'Nbekee and Ando 'Zoree launch simultaneous offensives on all sides of Cypher's Landing; human resistance remains fierce, but is unable to hold back the Covenant advance; fighting reaches the city center. Governor Ghaznavi is killed in combat, as are several of the colony's administrative and militia officers. Colonial civil administration and military command collapses as Cypher's Landing is overwhelmed.
:Covenant warships begin glassing northern Rossignol. 
; January 19 : Field Marshal Ndar 'Mantakree reports his teams' findings to Fleet Master Veer 'Umamee. Covenant ground forces withdraw form Cypher's Landing; by the end of the day, all living Covenant personnel return to the Fleet of Resplendent Piety. Cypher's Landing, with the rest of Rossignol, is glassed. Any remaining colonists are killed in bombardment. In total, all 876,000 colonists of Second Base are killed by the Covenant. 
; January 20 : Covenant forces complete the glassing of Second Base to the satisfaction of Fleet Master Veer 'Umamee; Resplendent Piety departs for Covenant space.
==Order of battle==
===Unified Earth Government===
Ship 	Type 	Class 	Commander 	Casualties 	Casualties 	Casualties 	Notes 	 	 	
Ship 	Type 	Class 	Commander 	Killed 	Wounded 	Total 	Notes 	 	 	
UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7 	UNSC Battle Group Echo-7
UNSC Galveston 	Heavy frigate 	Paris 	Captain Jonathan Novak (KIA) 	 	 	 	Destroyed by Covenant forces 	 	 	
UNSC Riposte 	Corvette 	 	 	 	 	 	Destroyed by Covenant forces 	 	 	
UNSC Serenity's Guard 	Corvette 	 	 	 	 	 	Destroyed by Covenant forces 	 	 	
Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla	Second Base Perimeter Security Flotilla
Second Base Sentinel 	Patrol ship 	 	 	 	 	 	Destroyed by Covenant forces 	 	 	
Eddy's Revenge 	Patrol ship 	 	 	 	 	 	Destroyed by Covenant forces 	 	 	
Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ...
Second Base Colonial Militia, Governor Derek Ghaznavi
===Covenant Empire===
Ship 	Type 	Pattern 	Commander 	Casualties 	Casualties 	Casualties 	Notes 	 	 	
Ship 	Type 	Pattern 	Commander 	Killed 	Wounded 	Total 	Notes 	 	 	
Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety 	Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety	Fleet of Resplendent Piety
Voluminous Ardor 	Assault carrier 	Kerel 	Fleet Master Veer 'UmameeShip Master	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Assault carrier 	Syfon 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Battlecruiser 	(CCS) 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Heavy destroyer 	Sinaris 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Heavy destroyer 	Sinaris 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Heavy destroyer 	Sinaris 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Light destroyer 	Wik 	Ship Master 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ... 	Total casualties: ...
Covenant ground forces
*Field Marshal Ndar 'Mantakree 
*Field Master Thon 'Nbekee
*Field Master Ando 'Zoree
Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War