The Postwar Crusades, otherwise known as the Sangheili Crusades or the Covenant Eradication Crusades, were a series of conflicts lead by many Covenant Separatist Leaders to root out and destroy splinter factions of the Covenant Empire. The first major battle in the Crusades was fought at the Lekgolo homeworld of Te, where a large remnant of Covenant forces had been holding presence since the end of the war. The Fleet of the Righteous Crusade attacked the Covenant occupying force.