Battle of Actium

The Battle of Actium was a military engagement that occurred between UNSC forces and the Covenant between May and June 2545 on the colony world Actium.Halo Waypoint video, Hero-Courage
==Background==
In 2545, a Covenant armada invaded the planet in an attempt to conquer and glass the world.
By May 10, Colonel Akono Menteith assumed command of the 53rd Armored Division and gave his famous speech to the surviving UNSC forces. Later that month, he led the remnants deep into Covenant-held territory in a suicidal attempt to take out three large-scale Covenant Army staging areas - three of the largest in recorded history. Detonating two HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapons nearby, the Covenant Army took heavy casualties at the cost of the UNSC forces that activated them. With no significant military presence remaining, the Covenant Navy was no longer under threat and the colony was quickly glassed.
==Trivia==
*The Battle of Actium is a real life battle that happened in 31 BC.
==Sources==
Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War
Category:Battle