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The '''Battle for Tyrok Fields''' was an early but major engagement on [[Cadia]] during [[Abaddon the Despoiler]]'s [[13th Black Crusade]].{{Fn|1a}}

==Prelude==

Despite the deteriorating security situation and internal strife in the Imperial territories surrounding the [[Eye of Terror]] in the prelude to the 13th Black Crusade, Cadia remained a beacon of stability. But in order to counter the increasing frequency and scale of [[Chaos]] activity around the Cadian sector, the Cadian High Command issued an order that every regiment of [[Cadian Shock Troops]] was to muster on Cadia itself. As a result, hundreds of extra landing fields were assembled at [[Kasr Tyrok]] fields in preparation for the reinforcements. Millions of men had already been assembled when the [[Volscani]] regiment, considered by many to be the most hardened fighters in the sector, landed on Cadia. In honor of the reputation of the Volscani regiment, the Cadian High Command itself gathered at Tyrok Fields to personally greet the arriving forces. However this would prove to be a disastrous decision for Cadia, as the Volscani soon revealed their true colors.{{Fn|1a}}

==The Battle==

Exchanging their Cadian and Imperial banners for those of Chaos, the Volscani forces fired from their [[Leviathan (Transport)|Leviathan]] super-heavy transports onto the unsuspecting Cadian delegation. The command Leviathan of the [[Governor]] of Cadia, [[Marlus Porelska]] was quickly destroyed, as was nearly all of the Cadian High Command as Tyrok Fields became a scene of anarchy and carnage. The Volscani troops, now barbaric followers of Chaos, poured onto the landing fields and attacked the shocked Cadians, pouring onto them with the savagery and brutality the Volscani had gained a reputation for.{{Fn|1a}}

**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 13

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 25

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