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Battle of the Borghesh Channel
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
The Battle of the Borghesh Channel was a battle between the Imperium and forces of Chaos.[1]
The battle saw 20 Imperial Navy ships destroyed by a Death Guard fleet, causing the Imperium to lose its grip on three Sub-Sectors. When Imperial forces arrived 60 years later to reclaim the region, all they found was a metal orb floating in space with the corpse of the Imperial Navy commander, Orthum Hemo, nailed to it.[1]
At least one Imperial Navy vessel, the Undying Valour, was captured during the Battle and used by the Death Guard thereafter.[1]
Sources
- 1: The Lords of Silence (Novel) Chapter 2