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{{Ambiguous|subject=the Imperial Crusade|disambiguation=Achilus}}
{{Battle
|Name =Achilus Crusade
|Image =
|Image caption=
|Conflict =
|Date = 777.[[M41]]
|Location = [[Jericho Reach]]
|Outcome = Ongoing
|Combatant1 = [[Imperium]]
|Combatant2 = Forces of [[Chaos]]<br>[[Tau Empire]]<br>[[Hive Fleet Dagon]]
|Commanders1 = [[Tiber Achilus]] (KIA)<br>[[Solomon Tetrarchus]]
|Commanders2 = Various
|Strength1 = [[Achilus Crusade#Imperium|See Order of Battle]]
|Strength2 = [[Achilus Crusade#Crusade Forces|See Order of Battle]]
|Casualties1 = Heavy
|Casualties2 = Unknown
}}
The '''Achilus Crusade''' is an ongoing [[Crusade]] of the [[Imperium]], begun in 777,[[M41]] to reclaim the [[Jericho Reach]] region from [[Xenos]] and [[Heretic]]s. Under the command of [[Lord General Militant]] [[Solomon Tetrarchus]], he commands not only [[Imperial Guard]] detachments but also [[Space Marine]] detachments, [[Titan Legion]]s, and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] forces. The Crusade also operates in close cooperation with the [[Deathwatch]] against various [[Xenos]] forces in the area, but relations can become tense if the Crusade attempts to usurp the autonomy of the Deathwatch.{{Fn|1}}
==Overview==
The Crusade intends to rapidly conquer the Jericho Reach to use it as a staging area for other Crusades to capture the [[Eastern Fringe]] and potentially begin an offensive against the [[Tau Empire]]. The cataylst for the Crusade was the discovery of an active [[Warp]] gate in [[Segmentum Obscurus]] which had a quick and easy path to the Jericho Reach. When word of this new discovery reached the [[High Lords of Terra]], a Crusade was approved to take advantage of this Warp route. The Crusades original commander was Lord General Militant [[Tiber Achilus]] (to which the Crusade was named after), but after a [[Gellar Field]] failure on his [[Grand Cruiser]] resulted in the ship being lost to the Warp, Lord General Militant [[Tetrarchus]] assumed command.{{Fn|1}}
The Crusade is taking place over three salients: designated Canis, Acheros, and Orpheus. The general Imperial strategy is to Canis Slient drive towards the core of Jericho Reach and crush native resistance while Acheros and Orpheus Salients move swiftly through uninhabited rim worlds, encircling the core and disrupting Tau activities in the area. Early on, the Crusade enjoyed rapid success, taking several worlds from heretic and rebel forces.{{Fn|1}}
In Archos Salient, the Crusade is bogged down in bloody fighting against Chaos forces, including warbands of [[Chaos Space Marines]]. The Chaos Marines organized a massive, well-organized counterattack consisting of [[Space Hulk]]s and [[Cruiser]]-class vessels. The Acheros salient fleet, dispersed across the area in twenty sub-groups, were isolated and destroyed while poorly protected troop convoys were hunted down and ravaged. Only the skill of Imperial Navy fleet commanders and Space Marine forces prevented a sudden and savage loss of the entire salient, organizing an ordered withdrawal. At least 160,000 troops were lost in the Chaos offensive in six weeks of savage fighting, the majority of which were [[Guardsmen]] who were killed when their transport ships were destroyed.{{Fn|1}}
In Cellebos Salient, a bloody war of attrition is taking place against heretic and secessionist forces. Control for key worlds such as [[Khazant]] and [[Vanity]] has swung back and forth several times.{{Fn|1}} In addition, Space Marine and Imperial Guard forces began to clash with [[Tau]] [[Cadre]]'s dispatched from the [[Sept]] of [[Velk'Han]].{{Fn|2}}
==Crusade Forces{{Fn|1}}==
*[[Dark Sons]]: 3 Companies
*[[Grey Knights]]: Classified
*[[Genesis Chapter]]
*[[Deathwatch]]: Classified
*[[Blood Swords]]: 2 Companies
*[[Relictors]]: 1 Special Detachment
*[[Storm Wardens]]: 7 Companies
*[[Templars of Blood]]
*A Crusader Company containing elements of the [[Death Spectres]], [[Subjugators]], [[Disciples of Caliban]], and [[Iron Snakes]]
*[[Order of the Crimson Oath]]: 2 Missions
===Imperial Navy====
+Vessels of Note:
*''Belial'' - [[Emperor Class Battleship]]
====Inquisition====
====Officio Assassinorum====
====Chaos Space Marines{{Fn|1}}====
*[[Alpha Legion]]
*[[Death Guard]]
*[[Word Bearers]]
*[[Berserkers of Skallathrax]]
===Tau Empire===
*Detachments Forces from the [[Sept]] of [[Hunter CadreVelk'Han]]s{{Fn|12}}*The '''Mal'caor Fleet''' under the command of High Admiral [[Kor'o Y'eldi]]
===Tyranids===
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Deathwatch Core Rulebook]] pg.331-349
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Deathwatch: The Achilus Assault]] pg.101
[[Category:Battles (Imperial GuardAstra Militarum)]]
[[Category:Battles (Space Marines)]]
[[Category:Battles (Adepta Sororitas)]]
[[Category:Battles (Chaos)]]
[[Category:Battles (Tau)]]
[[Category:Battles (Tyranids)]]
