The Carnage of Morox was a large-scale battle of the Horus Heresy and Great Scouring.[1]
Fought from 009.M31 all the way to 053.M31 (into the Great Scouring), it was one of the largest confrontations between Loyalist and Traitor-aligned Imperial Army forces. Both sides sought control of the Sector capital world of Morox Excellus. Due to turbulent Warp Storms, the sector was largely isolated from the rest of the Galaxy and the war was fought with little outside interference. Despite the lack of strategic significance for the wider conflict, it was noted for its massive level of atrocity and rapid technological regression by both sides.[1] Over the war's course, factions repeatedly formed and collapsed, and entire religions came into being: On the loyalist side, the 7985th Solar Auxilia Armoured Cohort founded an Imperial Cult which venetrated the few still-working machines as expressions of the Emperor as a deity; meanwhile, the traitors organized Chaos Cults summoning Daemons to aid them in battle.[2]
Ultimately, 3 billion battlefield deaths were recorded in the Carnage of Morox.[1]
See also
Sources
- 1: The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution, pg. 30
- 2: Legions Imperialis Rulebook (2023), Timeline of the Horus Heresy
