Grand Company
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A Grand Company is a combat unit within the Iron Warriors Legion. In the time of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, they were the second-most important formation type in the Legion, ranking below the Grand Battalion. Grand Companies of this period, alternatively called "Cohorts", were heavily mechanised and composed of three to five Space Marine companies as well as support forces composed of regular human auxiliaries as well as Mechanicum contingents.[4a]
Following the Horus Heresy, Iron Warriors Grand Companies became warbands which resembled Space Marine Chapters. They would be usually led by a Warsmith and be composed of several regular companies commanded by Captains.[1] The number of companies that will be part of the Grand Company will vary, depending on both the number of Chaos Space Marines in the Grand Company, and if the Grand Company has been able to absorb any other Grand Companies (usually by virtue of killing a rival Warsmith).[2]
Known Grand Companies
- Third Grand Company[3]
- 5th Grand Company[4b]
- 7th Grand Company ("7th Assault Cohort")[4d]
- 11th Grand Company[4c]
- 14th Grand Company[5][7]
- 16th Grand Company[6b]
- 23rd Grand Company[6a]
- 126th Grand Company[6a]
Sources
- 1: Storm of Iron (Novel), Bridgehead, Part Four
- 2: Dead Sky, Black Sun (Novel), Prologue
- 3: Cult of the Warmason (Novel), Chapter 5
- 4: The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination
- 5: The Iron Within (Short Story)
- 6: Angel Exterminatus (Novel)
- 7: The Horus Heresy Book Six - Retribution, pg. 23