Parthorum Wars
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| Parthorum Wars | |
| Date | 811-823.M30 |
| Scale | sector-wide |
| Theatre | Parthorum Sector |
| Status | Imperial Victory |
| Belligerents | |
| Imperium of Mankind | Osroene Empire rebel forces |
| Commanders and Leaders | |
| Hektor Cincinnatus | Empress Etuili Sevoold local leaders |
| Strength | |
| First Legion | armed forces of the Osroene Empire Irregulars |
| Losses | |
| Outcome | |
| Parthorum Stream secured for Imperial shipping, worlds in this region eventually brought into Compliance | |
The Parthorum Wars were a series of military conflicts fought by the Imperium of Mankind in the early years of the Great Crusade. The conflict centered on the Parthorum Stream, a long stable current in the Warp close to Terra. This region's strategic significance is underscored by the deployment of the mighty Expedition Fleets of the First Legion in each of the key phases of the wars.
Parthorum Xenocide
In 811.M30, the First Legion descended upon a Xenos-ruled Empire located in the Parthorum Stream. The alien Osroene had vast legions, but Hektor used his Astropaths and Navigators to out-maneuver his foes at every turn. After a sequence of crushing defeats, the Xenos offered the Imperium terms - but by this stage their demise was inevitable. Within a year, the Osroene had been reduced from a sector-spanning Empire to a few handfuls of refugees.
Second Parthorum Pacification
Although the Osroene had been decisively defeated, their human subjects did not take easily to the Imperial Truth. Small-scale rebellions simmered for years, before a succession of planetary revolts overwhelmed the Imperial garrisons. Leonidas Manisicus led the 6th Expedition Fleet in a short, sharp punitive action to put down the rebels in 818.M30.
Third Parthorum Pacification
The 6th's victory proved fleeting. Although the worlds they had punished remained passive in this revolt, other systems in the Parthorum Stream threw off the Imperial yoke in 822.M30 and would not be restored to order until the arrival of Hektor's own 3rd Expedition Fleet the next year.