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==Military Campaigns==

The Imperium launched a series of mighty [[Expedition Fleets (Hektor Heresy)|Expedition Fleets]] together with smaller Compliance Groups to conquer the Galaxy.  Scouting ahead of these regular forces were a host of semi-autonomous [[Rogue Traders (Hektor Heresy)|Rogue Traders Militant]].  The campaigns listed below are just a sampling of the military actions fought by these forces.

*'''800.M30 [[Volemar Gamma Campaign]]'''.  Hektor Cincinnatus leads the First and Second Legions on a successful purgation mission against an Orkish outpost in the Sol System.

*'''811.M30 to 823.M30 [[Parthorum Wars]]'''.  Shortly after the Astronomican's light begins to pierce the void, the [[Heralds of Hektor|First Legion]] lead a series of wars in the strategically-significant Parthorum Sector.  Although the [[Parthorum Xenocide]] breaks the Xenos rulers of the Sector, waves of rebellion among the Emperor's new subjects call on the First Legion to adapt their Compliance methods.

*'''829.M30 to 837.M30 [[The Pulmni War|The Pulmn System Campaign]]'''  The [[Life Bringers|Brothers of Death]] legion defeats the old and powerful system-wide empire of the Ork warboss [[Mongo Mork]]. The Brothers' tenacity matches that of the veteran Orks and a lengthy, costly war of attrition takes place. Though their victory in taking such a strategically important system is regarded highly, the Brothers' lose numerous astartes and a significant portion of their leadership in the war and resultant clean-up. The five heirs of Mongo Mork, each more capable than most warbosses, flee the system with whatever small number of forces remained. The campaign continues nearly six years after the war due to the return of Orkoid populations to planets previously thought clear, and the Brothers learn much of combating the Ork. This is considered to be the primary initiating event of the decades long and sector spanning [[The Cleansing of the Mongoid Sector|Mongoid Ork Wars]], as well as a watershed event in the study of combating Ork infestations, though this would not be recognized until much later.

*'''853.M30 [[Pacification of the Chwiorydd Hardd]]'''  The Chwiorydd Hardd system was an outpost of a slaving race known as the Amatteir.  [[Gaspard Lumey]] chose to start his pacification of the Al-Sherar Sector here in order to eliminate a possible threat to the Imperium's new conquests.  The operation was successful and blooded the [[Void Angels|Fifth's]] Auxilia, having a particularly strong effect on the soldiers from [[the Markian Pact]].

*'''857.M30 [[Al-Sherar Sector War]]'''  Following their success at Chwiorydd Hardd, Fifth Legion faced a severe test.  The vengeful Amatteir launched a planetary invasion of Gaspard Lumey's homeworld.  A bitter resistance campaign, eventually reinforced by the Legio Cataegis of [[Ghalhal]], threw off the Xenos.  Lumey then seized the initiative and launched a brilliant series of counter-attacks, shattering the Amatteir Empire and rediscovering the mighty Forge World [[Al-Sherar]].

*'''860.M30 to 882.M30 The Cordian Annex'''  [[Life Bringers]] astartes, under the guidance of their newly discovered [[Johannes Vrach|Primarch]], bring the Cordian system into compliance with unprecedented swiftness. Loss of life is minimal and most of the Cordians are enthusiastic to join the greater fold of humanity after the legion's relief efforts. Those few planets which resist integration are scoured entirely of life by the chemical bombardments of the XIIth's fleet. The slow, methodical rebuilding of the system shows a steep contrast to the previous strategies employed by the legion, with some detractors deriding them as a legion of doctors rather than warriors.  

*'''864.M30 [[Flenching of Skythykos]]''' [[Inferox]] fought a hard battle against the Orks of the Skythykos sector, reshaping the Fourth Legion in the process.

*'''864.M30 [[Razing of Leshmiere]]''' [[Alexandri of Rosskar]] demonstrates his brutal intentions with an atrocity-packed victory over the human-ruled Leshmieren Commune.

*'''868.M30 [[Curis-4 Compliance]]'''  Gaspard Lumey's Fifth Legion showed the effectiveness of their political terror tactics by rapidly conquering an advanced, militarily powerful world.

*'''882.M30 to 929.M30 [[The Cleansing of the Mongoid Sector|The Mongoid Ork Wars]]'''  The discovery of the wreckage of lost sacred band member [[Life Bringers#The XIIth Squad of the Sacred Band|Vanheim Paracel's]] fleet leads to a conflict between [[Life Bringers]] astartes and the Ork warbosses Little Mork and Grak in the Renyl system. Though not comprising one sole event, the Mongoid Wars occur over the course of several decades as the Orkoid descendents of [[Mongo Mork]], coordinated largely by Little Mork, continuously evade destruction at the hands of the legion. [[Johannes Vrach|Johannes Vrach's]] efforts to rebuild each system as it is retaken only complicate the problem, as many of the more militaristic of his men flock to support of commander [[Life Bringers#The XIIth Squad of the Sacred Band|Theophrastus Salk]], though the primarch's medical advances are a large part of the legion's successes. Eventually, the Orks are beaten back to the Nuroux system, and the longest and bloodiest war occurs. The Life Bringers lost many veterans during the Nuroux War, but the self-styled pirate king Little Mork and his cadre of Eldar corsairs, Nurouxi human pirates, and freebooters is eventually defeated at the close of the campaign thanks to Salk's Sacrifice. The entirety of the Mongoid sector is brought into compliance and the now largely unopposed Vrach sets about engaging in medical work.

*'''964.M30 First encounter with the Harakien Empire'''  [[Imperial Army (Hektor Heresy)|Imperial Army]] forces are soundly beaten by the armed might of the [[Harakien Eldar Empire]] and only the arrival of a force of [[Void Angels|Winged Victory]] Space Marines stems the rout.  A series of raids and counter-raids ensues.

*'''973.M30 to 976.M30 [[Pacification of the Harakien Sector]]'''  The [[Void Angels|Fifth Legion]] launches a massive offensive against the [[Harakien Eldar Empire]].  Although the Eldar inflict significant casualties on [[Gaspard Lumey]]'s crusade forces, they are driven back into the Webway.

*'''c.990.M30: Vetrovnak incursions begin'''  Striking from the Hvar Cluster, the [[Vetrovnak]] begin their first wave of attacks on the Galaxy.  Incidents such as the [[Harvest of Ruawch]] leave Imperial citizens fearful and confused.

*'''994.M30 to 000.M31 [[Ullanor Crusade (Hektor Heresy)|Ullanor Crusade]]'''  [[Golgothos]] and the Emperor lead elements of the [[Heralds of Hektor|First Legion]], [[War Scribes|Second Legion]], and the Primarch's own [[The Entombed|Sixth Legion]] in an attack on the mighty Ork empire of Ullanor. The Emperor and Hektor Cincinnatus launch a spoiling attack on the outer worlds to lure Orks away from their homeworld, then Golgothos and Arelex Orannis go to Ullanor itself to deliver the coup de grace. Tragically, the killing blow goes awry and Golgothos is crippled. Imperial efforts are rescued by Hektor's brilliant improvisations, leading to the first Primarch being named Warmaster.

*'''998.M30 [[Core Worlds Campaign]]'''  The largest human realm outside the Imperium is brutally conquered by the Fifth Legion, with the support of the [[Eyes of the Emperor]].