Marshal (Black Templars)

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This article is about the Black Templars rank; for the Imperial Guard rank, see Marshal (Imperial Guard).

Black Templars Marshal

A Marshal leads a Black Templars Crusade and is second only to the High Marshal. A marshal can be compared to a company commander although the number of Space Marines under his command can vary.^[1b]

Black Templars Crusade Fleets are often led by an experienced Marshal – similar in role to the Captains of other Chapters – who oversees the order of battle and commands their troops from the front lines.^[9]

Marshals are chosen from the Sword Brethren, the Black Templars elite troops, through ritual combat, with the winner receiving the rank upon approval from the High Marshal. Only once was this approval known to be withheld, during the Gervahrt Repeal of M36.^[1a]

Known Marshals

• Actoan — In 996.M41, led a Crusade against Golgotha to eradicate the Ork presence there ^[3]
• Adelbert^[5]
• Amalrich — Commander of the Tiberior Crusade^[1b]
• Armante — Led the Chapter's Lastrati Crusade
• Austein — Instigator and commander of the Donian Crusade in the Segmentum Pacificus. Killed by Orks in 988 M.39 on Nickel V^[2]
• Bohemond — led a Black Templars Crusade to the relief of Eidolica during the War of the Beast^[4a][4b]
• Brant — Leader of the Black Templars sent to Armageddon.^{[Needs Citation]}
• Daidin — Commander of the crusade in which Helbrecht served. Succeeded by Helbrecht upon his death.
• Galan Mauger^[8a]
• Gervhart
• Gheidon^[8b]
• Ghershov^[8c]
• Hochnor^[8c]
• Korvain
• Magneric — Dreadnought and Marshal of the Kalkator Crusade in M32
• Marius Amalrich — Commander of the Cruxis Crusade, fought in the 13th Black Crusade
• Maxim^[8b]
• Montfort
• Palin Harros — Commander of the Arkron Crusade
• Sendric^[8a]
• Haeson — Commander during the 13th Black Crusade
• Holgher - Commander of the Purgus Crusade^[8]
• Ricard — Commander of the Dimaris Crusade^[1b]
• Tannhauser^[8d]
• Kurtz - War in the Pariah Nexus^[6]
• Verbekh^[8e]
• Verhoff^[8c]
• Werhner — Austein's heir apparent, victor of the Donian Crusade after 17 years fighting. Became Marshal of the Thangdron Crusade^[2]

Images

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  Marshal (3rd ed, limited edition)

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  Marshal (9th Edition)

Sources

• 1: Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)
  • 1a: pg. 13
  • 1b: pg. 44
• 2: Index Astartes II, pgs. 44–55
• 3: Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition) (E-Book Edition) — The Eternal Crusade
• 4: Predator, Prey (Novel)
  • 4a: Chapter 12
  • 4b: Chapter 19
• 5: Champions, All (Short Story)
• 6: Psychic Awakening: Pariah pg.17
• 7: Warhammer Community: Gen Con the Black Templars are back with a crusading new army set (posted 20/9/2021) (last accessed 21/9/2021)
• 8: Codex: Black Templars (9th Edition), pg. 21
  • 8a: pgs. 63-66
  • 8b: pgs. 24-27
  • 8c: pgs. 10-13
  • 8d: pg. 51
  • 8e: pg. 20
• 9: The Sunday Preview Is Back in Black this Week with the Second Wave of Black Templars (last accessed 14/11/21)

Uncited

• Conquest of Armageddon by Jonathan Green