Battle of Reach

The Battle of Reach, alternatively called the Fall of Reach or the Prelude to the finding of Installation 04, was an incident that took place during the Human-Covenant War, that revolved around Reach. The Battle began when the Covenant attacked the Human fortress of Reach, devastating the air defences and glassing the planet. Many Spartan teams fought to defend Reach, including Noble Team, which had Jorgey in it, and Red Team, which had Johnny in it. Despite the best efforts of the Spartans and the Humans, Reach fell, and many were killed. Jorgey survived the battle when he sacrificed himself to destroy a Covenant Supercarrier using a portal, only for him to be pulled through and land on Requiem. Johnny also fled the battle in the Pillar of Autumn.

Despite the Humans losing this battle, it was a turning point in the war. The humans lost very few battles from then on because the Reapers decided to clear the Covenat off every world that they had taken from the humans, and soon after the Covenant fell due ot the actions of Arby, Johnny and Cortana.