Siege of Inwit
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The Siege of Inwit (009.M31 - 013.M31) was a Horus Heresy campaign, that Warmaster Horus' Traitor forces waged against the Imperium's Inwit Cluster.[1]
Overview
It was undertaken by dozens of Traitor fleets, who each sought to claim the prize of the Imperial Fists Legion's Homeworld, Inwit. The siege then steadily increased in intensity for four years,[1] with the Imperial garrisons being occasionally reinforced by contingents of the Imperial Army and Mechanicum.[3]
Eventually, a vast Traitor force including elements of the World Eaters, Iron Warriors, and Thousand Sons[3] eventually fought their way to Inwit itself as the remaining loyalists sought to dug-in and make a final stand. After the invaders then laid siege to the world, the Imperial Fists lost dozens of warships in desperate attempts to break the blockade and seek reinforcements. While the Imperial Fists Frigate Astral Majesty was able to reach the Dark Angels forces, they soon found themselves requisitioned for Lion El'Jonson's Crusade of vengeance instead of relieving Inwit.[2]
However, Warmaster Horus' direct assault on Terra drew the many traitors away from the Inwit Cluster.[1] This allowed a relief force of Salamanders, Imperial Army, and Mechanicum forces to reach Inwit and break the siege.[3] In the wake of the traitors' retreat, however, they left behind a string of burning and wasted worlds across the Inwit Cluster.[1] After their victory at Inwit, the local loyalists intervened in the Malagant Conflict.[3]
Order of battle
Loyalists
- Imperial Fists[1]
- Salamanders[3]
- Imperial Army
- 789th Solar Auxilia Cohort ("Ice Bears")[3]
- 79th Auxilia Armoured Cohort[3]
- Legio Ignatum[3]
- House Taranis[3]
Traitors
- World Eaters[3]
- Iron Warriors[3]
- Thousand Sons[3]
- Traitor Imperial Army
See also
Sources
- 1: Horus Heresy Website: Explore the Galaxy - The Siege of Inwit (Posted on 02/06/22) (Last accessed on 2 June 22)
- 2: White Dwarf 478, pg. 106
- 3: Legions Imperialis Rulebook (2023), Timeline of the Horus Heresy
