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The '''''Torch of Sol''''' was a [[Battleship]] in the [[Imperial Fists]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]. Active during the [[Great Crusade]], it took part in the [[Night Crusade]].{{Fn|1a}}

==History==
At that time, it was commanded by [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Thrass]], who had been personally selected by his [[Primarch]] [[Dorn]], to command one of the [[Imperial Fists]]' flotillas. These small formations of Legion and [[Imperialis Armada]] warships were charged with acting as a vanguard for the Imperial Fists and would guide the main fleet to anything of interest they discovered.{{Fn|1c}} Thrass was carrying out his duties, when his flotilla entered a [[System]] ruled by the [[Human]] [[Damareen Consensus]] empire.{{Fn|1a}} 
 
He broadcasted an offer for the [[Damareen Consensus|Damareen]] to join the [[Imperium]], but the empire instead attacked [[Thrass]]' flotilla. As per the [[Imperial Fists]]' standing orders for hostile first contact with the [[Occluda Noctis]]'s Human civilizations, the [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] gave the order to retreat. However, several of Thrass' warships were lost to the Damareen before the flotilla returned to the [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]'s main fleet. The Captain would soon bring word of the Damareen's attack to his [[Primarch]]{{Fn|1b}} and [[Dorn]] led the Imperial Fists in [[Compliance|conquering]] the Damareen.{{Fn|1c}}  

==See also==
*[[Known Vessels of the Imperial Fists]]

==Sources==
*1: [[Rogal Dorn: The Emperor's Crusader (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Section 11
**{{Endn|1b}}: Section 13
**{{Endn|1d}}: Section 18   
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