4th Black Crusade
From Lexicanum
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The 4th Black Crusade would prove to be highly costly to the Imperium, seeing the destruction of the Citadel of Kromarch and the loss of many lives. The attack began in 001.M34 and was led by Abaddon the Despoiler. Abaddon had learnt well from his last two Black Crusades and besieged the walls of Cadia while taking the bulk of his forces out into the wilds of the Segmentum Obscurus.
On his drive to Terra, Abaddon landed his forces on El'Phanor and this was where his attack would end. Abaddon led his forces personally against the defenders, his followers and warriors dropping all around him, until the walls crumbled and his attack was pressed home. Abaddon then gave his troops free reign over the city and no man, woman or child was free from the assaults of Chaos. This move doomed Abaddon however, as it gave the Imperial forces time to regroup and plan revenge on Chaos. The Imperial forces fell on the tide of Chaos and wiped it from the face of the planet, few escaping back to the Eye of Terror, signalling the end of the Black Crusade.
