Battle of New Tyne

The Battle of New Tyne was an engagement during the battle to reclaim the controlled colony of . On October 7th, after the destruction of the Venezian naval force, the UNSC began unloading a landing force at the main settlement on the planet, the city of . In short order, the was captured by the UNSC, who continued to bring into troops constantly. Over the next week, the rebels and UNSC clashed in a long, drawn out urban battle that saw the UNSC gaining ground at a high cost. Unbeknownst to the UNSC commander, General William Powav, the rebel commanders in the Militia Council had no intention of holding the city.
On October 16th, orders were sent to the solitary rebel silo by the Militia Council to launch their missile at the city. Their hope was that the ghastly casualties caused by the weapon would cause the UNSC to withdraw from the planet. The detonation killed scores of both rebels and UNSC troops, and effectively leveled New Tyne.
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