Defense of Laconia

The Defense of Laconia was a successful groundside campaign by the to secure the debris field left behind after the destruction of the by Master Chief Petty Officer during the .
Due to a combination of and the detonation of the vessel's , the remains of the Day of Jubilation were spread across a seventy kilometer long area of between and the . Part of the debris field, primarily composed of the most heavily damaged sections of the vessel's midsection, landed in the Laconian Gulf just south of .
The campaign on the ground saw fighting primarily in the sparsely populated regions of Laconia around the debris field. However, survivors of the Day of Jubilation that were able to rally a counterattack brought fighting to the nearby cities of Skala, Monemvasia, and as well as the island of . Reinforcements brought by battlecruisers from both the and assisted in the counterattack.
The Defense of Laconia ended in a victory for the UNSC after -led reinforcements betrayed the -led survivors and retreated to assist in the . Reports of early battlefield engagements between forces were heavily suppressed by the .