Imperial Guard Battles

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Noteworthy battles of the Imperial Guard.

Individual Battles

Name	Notes	Source
Defence of Fortress Carcasson	The Cadian 9th Shock Troops Regiment devastate Hive Fleet Scarabus.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 5
Defence of El'Phanor	Humans are known to have fought next to the Luna Wolves, possibly in the defence of El'Phanor itself.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 4
Battle of the Gates of Balcarhsa	Lord Martial Graf Harazahn leads the battle against what appears to be Eldar forces.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 33
Disaster at Breakback Hill	The 2nd Catachan were defeated by Chaos renegades backed by Khorne Berserkers. High casualty for the Imperials in turn leading to the battle record being partial to nothing.	[Needs Citation]

M38 Campaigns

Campaign	Notes	Source
Soldane Campaign	Known to have occurred in M38 and Imperial forces included the Valhallan 93rd Ice Warriors.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 30
Vrakesworld Campaign	Known to have occurred in M38 and Imperial forces included the Cadian 8th.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Salonika Crusade	Known to have occurred in 733.M38 and led by Warmaster Demetrius.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 66

M39 Campaigns

Campaign	Notes	Source
Annukani Campaign	Known to have occurred in M39 and Imperial forces included the Tallarn 89th Desert Raiders.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 30
Gorsinian Lava Desert Campaign	Known to have occurred in M39 and Imperial forces included the Cadian 85th Shock Troops Regiment or 'Firedrakes'.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31

M40 Campaigns

Campaign	Notes	Source
Cursus War	Known to have occurred in M40 and Imperial forces included the Tallarn 12th Desert Raiders.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 30
Salt Desert Campaign	Known to have occurred in M40 and Imperial forces included the 35th Orcallian Regiment.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 30
Gerreck Heresy	Known to have occurred in M40 and Imperial forces included the Cadian 8th.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Vintock III Campaign	Known to have occurred in M40 and Imperial forces included the Cadian 122nd Shock Troops Regiment. Known that the campaign included a winter-period due to change in fatigues.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Klestry Forest War	Known to have occurred in M40 and Imperial forces included the Cadian 450th Shock Troops Regiment.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31

M41 Campaigns

Campaign	Notes	Source
12th Black Crusade	139.M41. Also known as the Gothic War.	[Needs Citation]
Macharian Crusade	392-399.M41.	[Needs Citation]
Invasion of Jucha	Six regiments and four battlecruisers took part in the invasion of the planet Jucha. The regiments were the Mordian 2nd, Catachan 4th, Catachan 5th, Catachan 6th, Catachan 12th and Catachan 14th.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 9
Pacification of the Forax Cluster	At least eight planets were pacified in the Forax Cluster region.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 9
Purging of Shaboloth Night World	Known to have occurred in M41 and Imperial forces included the Cadian 110th Shock Troops Regiment, or 'Shadow Corps'.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Cinchare Hrud Infestation	Known to have occurred in M41 and Imperial forces, including the Cadian 39th Shock Troops Regiment or 'Xenobane', were charged with removing a Hrud infestation from Cinchare.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Vogen Campaign	Known to have occurred in M41 and Imperial forces included the Cadian 122nd Shock Troops Regiment.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Rassagar III Campaign	Known to have occurred in M41 and Imperial forces included the Cadian 180th Shock Troops Regiment or 'Stalking Tigers'. Concluded in the defeat of Waaagh! Craslash.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Third War for Gassharma	Spring Offensive known to have occurred in M41 and Imperial forces included the 101st Vendoland Regiment.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Damocles Gulf Crusade	742.M41 (Operation Hydra). Imperial forces included the Brimlock 4th Dragoons Regiment.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31
Sabbat Worlds Crusade	755.M41-775.M41.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 52
Drussite Crusade	Ursarkar Creed raised from the rank of Whiteshield to Captain of the Cadian 8th.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 50
Invasion of Trecondal	Ursarkar Creed defeated Chaos Space Marine Lord Brule.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 50
Hrud Migration	983-5.M41. Ursarkar Creed fought through this war.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 50
Defence of Aurent	Ursarkar Creed defends Aurent from Ulthwé raid in 992.M41 and annihilates the Eldar.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 50
First War for Armageddon	444.M41. First war for the planet of Armageddon, fought against the forces of Chaos. Survivors were transferred to work camps after learning that Daemons exist and the planet resettled.	[Needs Citation]
Second War for Armageddon	941.M41. In the Battle for Hades Hive, Commissar Yarrick held Hades Hive against massive Ork forces and eventually inspired Imperial forces sufficiently to destroy the Orks and force Ghazghkull to flee.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 52
Third War for Armageddon	998.M41. The Orks returned fifty-seven years after the second war.	[Needs Citation]
13th Black Crusade	999.M41. The Battle of Tyrok Fields is first major battle between the Cadian 8th and the traitor Volscani Cataphracts (see also Battle of Kasr Tyrok).	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex) pgs. 12–13, Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex) pg. 51, Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex) pg. 15

Undated Campaigns

Campaign	Notes	Source
Vanryan's World Cleansing	Imperial forces included the 898th Cromaryn.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 30
Maugral Prime Campaign	Imperial forces included the 182nd Moloch Rifles.	Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 31

Sources

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