Battles of the Great Crusade (List)

A listing of known campaigns and battles of note during the Great Crusade. This listing is not exhaustive and is presented merely for interest and comparison.

Notes

• An attempt has been made to present the unsorted listing in chronological order. However, due to the nature of the way the timing information is presented in the source texts (often nebulously and even contradictorily), the chronological order must only be taken as a rough guide.
• Several campaign names are currently presumed. For example, the Battle of Isstvan III is the second battle to take place upon that world, but never referred to as such. Therefore the first battle of has been named the Compliance of Isstvan III, as it was a compliance action.
• The first and last known battles of the Great Crusade effectively overlap with the previous and following Grand Campaigns; the pacification of Boeotia was the last known action in the Unification of Terra, even though it took place after the Great Crusade had started, whilst the Battle of Isstvan III began as part of a Great Crusade campaign and ended as the first battle of the Horus Heresy.

Battle/Campaign	Location	Combatant(s) 1	Combatant(s) 2	Outcome	Source(s)
1st Pacification of Luna	Luna	Legions VII,XIII, and XVI	Gene-cults	Imperial Victory	[21]
Sedna Campaign	Sedna	8 Space Marine Legions	Xenos	Imperial Victory
Battle of Neptune	Neptune	IXth Legion	Mutant hordes	Imperial victory
Battle of Behtelgen IV	Behtelgen IV	First Legion	Unknown Xenos organism	Imperial victory
Battle of Canis-Balor	Canis-Balor	First Legion	Unknown Xenos	Tactical Imperial defeat, Exterminatus enacted
Siege of Reillis	Reillis	Luna Wolves Imperial Army	Humans	Imperial victory
Wheel of Fire Campaign	Wheel of Fire	Space Wolves	Orks	Imperial victory
Proximan Betrayal	Proxima	Emperor's Children Custodian Guard	Human rebels	Imperial victory
Molorian Revolt	Molor	Space Wolves	Human Rebels	Imperial victory
Delsvaan Campaign	Delsvaan	Space Wolves	Delsvaan regime	Imperial victory
Battle of Gorro	Gorro	Luna Wolves Custodian Guard	Orks	Imperial victory
Battle of Keylek	Keylek	Luna Wolves	The Keylekid	Imperial victory	[1]
War in the Shedim Drifts	Anark Zeta	Luna Wolves Collegia Titanica	Eldar	Imperial victory
Noman Campaign	Nova Borilia	Space Wolves	Noman	Imperial victory
Siege of Incaladion	Incaladion	Iron Warriors	Xenos	Pyrrhic Imperial victory
Battle of Rust	02-34	Iron Hands	Orks	Imperial Victory
Sealing of the Black Gate	Eye of Terror region	First Legion	Unknown Daemonic entity	Imperial victory
Battle of Karkasarn	Karkasarn	Ultramarines First Legion	Human armies	Imperial victory
Battle of Advex-Mors	Advex-Mors	First Legion Imperial Army Mechanicum	Rangda	Imperial victory
Rangdan Xenocides	Northern Imperium	Dark Angels Alpha Legion Space Wolves	Rangda	Imperial Pyrrhic Victory
Compliance of Kharaatan‎	Kharaatan‎	Salamanders Night Lords	Kharaatan forces	Imperial Victory
Ghenna Massacre	Ghenna	World Eaters	Human rebels	Imperial victory
Destruction of Absyrtus	Absyrtus	Death Guard	Rogue Psykers	Exterminatus	[17]
Unheard War	Uranus	Imperial Fists	Pirates and Warp plague	Imperial Victory
Battle of 47-16	47-16	47th Expedition	The Sons of the Storm	Imperial victory	[9][13]
Conquest of One-Five-Four Four	One-Five-Four Four	Iron Hands Salamanders Death Guard Imperial Army	Eldar	Eldar withdrawal
Dulan Campaign	Dulan	Space Wolves Dark Angels Imperial Army	Faash	Imperial victory
Castigation of Terentius	Halo Stars	Luna Wolves Iron Hands Night Lords Alpha Legion Ordo Reductor	Rebels	Imperial victory
Purging of Arachiana	Arachiana	Word Bearers	Cultists	Imperial victory
Riohbia Compliance	Riohbia	Raven Guard Thousand Sons	Warlocks of Riohbia	Imperial victory
Destruction of Tuonoetar	Tuonoetar	World Eaters	Eldar	Imperial victory
Defense of Tranquility	Dalinite Nebula	Emperor's Children	Unknown xenos	Imperial victory
Novo Andruss Rebellion	Novo Andruss	Alpha Legion	Rebels	Imperial victory
Defense of Helioret	Magc'Sithraal	Blood Angels Ordo Sinister	Eldar	Imperial victory
Battle of Davin	Davin	Luna Wolves Word Bearers	Davinite forces	Imperial victory	[2]
Extermination of the Mitu	Manachea System	Imperial Fists 2 other Space Marine Legions Solar Auxilia	Mitu	Imperial victory
Muspel Compliance	Muspel	Dark Angels Imperial Army	Khrave	Imperial victory
Devastation of Zoah	Zoah	Night Lords Thousand Sons	Zoan Humans	Imperial victory
Zaramund Campaign	Zaramund System	Sons of Horus Dark Angels Death Guard	Human rebels	Imperial victory
Acceredine Defiance	Castus	Thousand Sons Imperial Army	Acceredine Enclave	Imperial victory
Banquet of Kiy-Buran	Kiy-Buran	Blood Angels Imperial Army	Mutant hordes	Imperial victory
Fall of the Pale Emperor	Unnamed Systems	White Scars	Unnamed Human civilization	Imperial victory
Battle of Cethlen	Cethlen	War Hounds	Rebels Megafauna	Exterminatus
Battle of Sarosh	Sarosh	Dark Angels	Saroshi rebels	Imperial victory	[6]
Battle of Byzanthis	Byzanthis	Dark Angels	Byzanthian forces	Imperial victory	[10]
Droggorn Campaign	Droggorn	Space Wolves Thousand Sons	Orks	Imperial victory
Astranii War	Astranii Machine Empire	Imperial Fists Iron Hands Sons of Horus	Astranii Machine Empire	Imperial victory
Extermination of the Adryantis Cluster	Adryantis Cluster	Blood Angels	Adryantis Humans	Imperial victory
Osiris Rebellion	Osiris Cluster	Ultramarines	Osirian Psybrids	Imperial defeat	[22]
Burning of Anahktor	Anahktor System	Blood Angels	Anahktorians	Imperial victory
Byzas Campaign	Byzas	Emperor's Children	Rebels	Imperial victory
Valnum compliance	Valnum	Thousand Sons	Renegade Knights	Imperial victory
Bernean Campaign	Bernean Empire	Iron Warriors	Bernean Empire	Imperial victory
Kamenka Campaign	Kamenka Troika	Thousand Sons Imperial Army Legio Astorum	Orks	Imperial victory
Battle of Thoas	Thoas	Ultramarines	Orks	Imperial victory	[15]
Araneus Wars	Necromunda	Imperial Fists	Araneus Continuity/Xenos	Imperial victory
Rama Sula Rebellion	Rama Sula	Space Wolves	Rebels	Imperial victory
War of the Consus Drift	Consus Drift	Imperial Fists	Driftborn	Imperial victory
Overseer War	Dahinta	Luna Wolves	The Overseers	Imperial victory	[1]
Battle of Rennimar	Rennimar	Imperial Fists	Orks	Imperial victory
Aegisine War	Unknown	Imperial Fists	Hecuban Conformity	Imperial victory
Piamen Campaign	Piamen	Night Lords	Piameni	Imperial victory
Battle of Thrael Falls	Cestus II	Imperial Fists Luna Wolves	Anak	Imperial victory	[18]
Ataem Campaign	Antaem	Salamanders	Orks	Imperial victory
Extinction of the Katara	Kenuit System	Emperor's Children	Katara	Imperial Victory
Praxil Compliance	Praxil	Emperor's Children Blood Angels Imperial Fists	Praxil	Imperial Victory
Morningstar Campaign	Morningstar	Thousand Sons Iron Warriors	Daemons	Imperial victory	[16]
Compliance of Isstvan III	Isstvan III	Raven Guard	Warsingers	Imperial victory	[3]
Siege of Firebase Endriago	Barakan	Dark Angels	Orks	Imperial victory	[11]
Turning of the Golden Apostles‎	Golden Apostles	Thousand Sons	Human-Xenos alliance	Imperial victory
Battle of Jielthwa	Jielthwa	Ultramarines	Eldar	Unknown
Caskian Campaign	Caskian	Ultramarines Word Bearers	Unnamed insectoid xenos	Unknown	[14]
Battle of Gyros-Thravian	Gyros-Thravian	Luna Wolves Death Guard Imperial Fists Adeptus Custodes	Orks	Imperial victory
Melchior Compliance	Melchior	Luna Wolves Blood Angels White Scars	Nephilim	Imperial victory
Seryn Reach Campaign	Eastern Fringe	Ultramarines	Khrave	Imperial defeat
Galadon Campaign	Galadon Secondus	Iron Hands Word Bearers	Unknown	Imperial victory
World Prince Campaign	Unnamed world	Imperial Fists Alpha Legion	World-Prince forces	Imperial victory
Hoadh Campaign	Hoadh	White Scars	Nephilim	Imperial victory
Night Crusade	Occluda Noctis	Imperial Fists Emperor's Children Dark Angels	Damareen Consensus	Imperial victory
Ullanor Crusade	Ullanor	Luna Wolves	Orks	Imperial victory	[20]
Kayvas Initiative	Kayvas Belt	Blood Angels Alpha Legion	Orks	Imperial victory
Battle of the Mountain	Aghoru	Thousand Sons Space Wolves	Warp-corruption	Imperial victory	[12]
Teghar Campaign	Teghar Pentaurus	Blood Angels	Abhumans	Imperial victory
Battle of Shrike	Ark Reach Secundus	Thousand Sons Space Wolves Word Bearers	Avenians	Imperial victory	[12]
Pacification of the Ark Reach Cluster	Ark Reach Cluster	47th Expedition Space Wolves Thousand Sons Word Bearers	Ark Reach forces	Imperial victory	[12]
Emancipation of Drune	Drune	Sons of Horus White Scars Death Guard	Xenos	Imperial victory
Fall of the Lords of Gardinaal	Gardinaal	Iron Hands Emperor's Children	Gardinaal	Imperial victory
Preaixor Campaign	Preaixor	Emperor's Children Death Guard	Unknown	Unknown, presumably Imperial victory	[4b]
Cleansing of Laeran	Laeran	Emperor's Children	The Laer	Imperial victory	[5]
Fall of the Black Judges	Meratara Cluster	Iron Warriors	Black Judges	Imperial victory
Vhnori Resurgence	Terra	Night Lords	Crimson Walkers insurgents	Imperial victory
Battle of Velekshar	Velekshar	Night Lords Iron Warriors	Orks	Imperial Victory
Golgothan Slaughter	Sarum	World Eaters	Brotherhood of Ruin	Imperial victory	[21]
Conquest of Galaspar	Galaspar	Death Guard	The Order	Imperial victory	[21]
Destruction of the Quietude	Unknown	Space Wolves	Olamic Quietude	Imperial victory
Diasporex War	Corollis	52nd Expedition Emperor's Children	The Diasporex	Imperial victory	[5]
Battle of the Corollis Star	Corollis	Emperor's Children Iron Hands	The Diasporex	Imperial victory	[5]
Battle of 63-19	63-19	63rd Expedition	'The Empire of Man'	Imperial victory	[1]
Battle of the Whisperhead Mountains	63-19	Luna Wolves	Whisperhead rebels	Imperial victory	[1]
Destruction of the Hydrinoxis Conclave	Hydrinoxis Conclave	Unknown	Humans Xenos	Imperial victory
Nurthene War	Nurth	670th Expedition Fleet Alpha Legion	The Echvehnurth	Imperial defeat	[7]
War on Murder	Murder	Blood Angels Emperor's Children Luna Wolves	Megarachnids	Campaign abandoned	[1]
The Winnowing	Aeschylrai Systems	Night Lords	Aeschylrai Warriors	Imperial Victory
Corrinos Campaign	Corrinos System	Word Bearers	Local forces	Word Bearers victory
Battle of Xenobia Principis	Xenobia	Luna Wolves	The Interex	Inconclusive	[1]
Scalland Campaign	Scalland Sector	Raven Guard	Eldar	Imperial Victory
Battle of Davin's Moon	Davin	63rd Expedition	Nurg-leth entities	Imperial pyrrhic victory	[2]
Battle of Tarsus	Tarsus	Emperor's Children	Eldar	Imperial victory	[5]
Battle of the Eurydice Terminal	Eurydice Terminal	Ultramarines/War Hounds	Osirian Psybrids	Imperial victory
Auretian Technocracy War	Auretia	63rd Expedition World Eaters	Auretian Technocracy	Imperial victory	[2]
Battle of Kernunnos	Kernunnos	954th Expedition Fleet	Tyrants of Kernunnos	Imperial victory	[8]
Tesstra Compliance	Tesstra	Alpha Legion/Ultramarines	Conservation	Imperial victory
Hunting of the Ak'Haireth	Olmec	Alpha Legion	Ak'Haireth	Imperial victory
Battle of Antimon	Antimon	Space Wolves	Dark Eldar	Imperial victory	[8]
Compliance of Indra-sul	Indra-sul	Raven Guard	Khrave	Imperial victory
Carinae Retribution	Carinae System	Raven Guard	Carinae Sodality	Imperial victory
Pacification of the Carinea Moons	Carinea Moons	Death Guard	Unknown	Unknown, presumably Imperial victory	[4a]
Mariposa Campaign	Mariposa	Blood Angels Imperial Fists Imperial Army Sisters of Silence	Mutant Cults	Imperial victory
Sak'trada Deeps Campaign	Sak'trada Deeps	Iron Warriors	Hrud	Pyrrhic Imperial victory
Siege of Mykana	Mykana	Dark Angels Emperor's Children	Human Empire	Imperial victory
Battle of Ashkhelon	Ashkhelon III	Space Wolves Mechanicum	Enemy AI	Imperial victory
Battle of Iota Horologi	Iota Horologi	Death Guard Sisters of Silence	Jorgall	Imperial victory	[4]
Battle of Oura'Nuoama	Oura'Nuoama	Death Guard Blood Angels Imperial Knights	Unnamed Xenos species	Imperial victory	[19]
Unrest on Caliban	Caliban	Lutheran Dark Angels	Calibanite rebels	Inconclusive	[11]
Battle of Deep Orbital DS191	Deep Orbital 191	Emperor's Children	Orks	Imperial victory	[5]
Battle of the Fist of Iron	Fist of Iron	Emperor's Children	Iron Hands	Inconclusive	[5]
Ghennai Cluster Compliance	Ghennai Cluster	Ultramarines	Orks Xenos	Imperial victory
Battle of Gate Forty-Two	Akum-Sothos Cluster	Luna Wolves Raven Guard Iron Warriors Space Wolves	Unsighted Kings	Pyrrhic Imperial victory
Chondax Campaign	Chondax System	White Scars	Orks	Imperial victory, extends into Horus Heresy
Gordian League Campaign	Gordian League Shield Worlds	Dark Angels	Gordian League	Imperial victory	[11]
Battle of Isstvan Extremis	Isstvan Extremis	Emperor's Children Death Guard	Warsingers	Imperial victory	[4]
Battle of Isstvan III	Isstvan III	Sons of Horus Emperor's Children traitors Death Guard traitors World Eaters traitors Legio Mortis	Luna Wolves Emperor's Children loyalists Death Guard loyalists World Eaters loyalists	Traitor victory	[3]

See also

• List of Lists
  • Battles of the Horus Heresy (List)

Sources

• 1: Horus Rising (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 2: False Gods (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 3: Galaxy in Flames (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 4: The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
  • 4a: Chapter One
  • 4b: Chapter Five
• 5: Fulgrim (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 6: Descent of Angels (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 7: Legion (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 8: Wolf at the Door (Short Story) — Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
• 9: Scions of the Storm (Short Story) — Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
• 10: Call of the Lion (Short Story) — Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
• 11: Fallen Angels (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 12: A Thousand Sons (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 13: The First Heretic (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 14: Know No Fear (Novel), Target//Acquisition, Chapter 4
• 15: Roboute Guilliman: Lord of Ultramar (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 16: Magnus the Red: Master of Prospero (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 17: The Verdict of the Scythe (Short Story)
• 18: Honour Among Fiends (Short Story)
• 19: Unification (Short Story)
• 20: Index Astartes IV, ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 21: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal, ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 22: The Horus Heresy Book Five - Tempest, ^{[Needs Citation]}