13th Black Crusade
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The Thirteenth Black Crusade began in 999.M41, and resulted in the largest mobilisation of both Imperial and Chaotic forces seen since the Horus Heresy. In this campaign at least one Blackstone Fortress was destroyed by Necron raiders as they were designed to destroy the C'tan.
The Thirteenth Black Crusade was the background to the worldwide Warhammer 40,000 Eye of Terror campaign, which resulted in a minor victory for the forces of Chaos and gave Abaddon a foothold in the Cadian Gate, though he suffered grevious losses to his fleet.
While the ground is largely controlled by the forces of Chaos, the skies above Cadia are almost entirely ruled by Admiral Quarren and the entire Battle Fleet Groups: Gothic and Solar and elements of several chapters of Space Marines, leaving the results open as the battle rages on. Having both space and air superiority gives a significant advantage to the Imperial forces, allowing the deployment of fresh troops and the bombardment of Abaddon's army.
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Forces
Imperial Forces2
Major Armed Units
- Agripinaa Home Guard
- Blitzen Heavy Armoured
- Cadian Shock Troops
- Cadian Youth Army
- Cadian Kasrkin
- Thracian Guard
- Gudrunite Rifles
- Narmenian Tank Brigade
- Cthonian Armoured Cavalry
- Drookian Fenguard
- Narsine Yeomanry
- Kellersburg Irregulars
- Finreht Highlanders
- Knovian Gharkas
- Zenonian Free Companies
- Barelian Penal Legions
- Avellorn Field Regiments
- Jouran Dragoons
Individual Regiments2
- Cadian 3rd
- Cadian 107th
- Dernhelm 9th
- Methuselan Infantry 12th (Mechanised)
- Necromunda 8th Infantry
- Thracian 290th
- Framlingham Rifles
- Ritzos 12th
- Praetorian 5th
- Hadleys Hope XI Rifle Regiment
- Cadian 9th Armoured
- 10th Mordian
- Valhalla 54th
- 41st Elysian Drop Troopers 'Angel Guard'
- 23rd Krieg
- 79th Britan Armoured
- Reconnaissance Regiment
- 43rd/65th Heidrun
- 153rd Desert Devils
- Praetorian 35th
- 352nd Sturm Pioneers
- Hyrkan 6th regiment
- Catachan XII
- Flotte Coloniale XXI
- Phobos XV
- Mordant 303rd 'Acid Dogs'
Imperial Navy
- Battlefleet Solar
- Battlegroup Nemesis
- Battle Group Imperatis
- Bakka Sector Task Force
- 42 Space Marine Craft
Space Marine Chapters
- Dark Angels
- Space Wolves
- White Scars
- Ultramarines (the Ultramarines fielded an Honour Company)
- Angels of Absolution
- Angels of Vigilance
- Angels Sanguine
- Brazen Claws
- Death Spectres
- Doom Eagles
- Excoriators
- Exorcists
- Harbingers
- Howling Griffons
- Iron Knights
- Iron Snakes
- Marines Exemplar
- Night Watch
- Novamarines
- Relictors (declared as Excommunicate Traitoris by the Inquisition during the 13th Black Crusade)
- Revilers
- Storm Warriors
- Subjugators
- White Consuls
- Grey Knights
Specific Companies
Chaos forces
Chaos Legions
- Alpha Legion
- Black Legion
- Death Guard
- Emperor's Children
- Iron Warriors
- Night Lords
- Thousand Sons
- Word Bearers
- World Eaters
Renegade Chaos Forces
- Extinction Angels
- The Pyre (turned traitor during the 13th Black Crusade)
- Sons of Malice
- Violators
- Warp Ghosts
