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== Biography ==
Young, and relatively undistinguished compared to the other senior commanders of the Crusade, Macaroth came to Slaydo's notice during the [[Battle for Balhaut]], assuming command of the force on the [[Balopolis]] front after all three of his immediate superiors were killed or incapacitated in the space of three as many days. Slaydo granted him a battlefield promotion to [[Marshal (Imperial Guard)|Marshal]], and Macaroth took control of the entire front, turning what was seen as an impending Imperial defeat into a great victory.{{Fn|1a}}
Before Balhaut, Macaroth appears only once in the Crusade's annals; during the initial [[Imperial]] invasion of the [[Sabbat Worlds]], Slaydo became frustrated with the slow progress of the invasion of [[Formal Prime]], and the heavy casualties being inflicted on his men. He exclaimed, ''"show me men who know how to fight!"'' and one of his subordinates retorted, ''"follow me to the morgue, sir, and I'll show you plenty."'' This remark was always attributed to [[Lord General]] [[Curell]], but on his deathbed, Curell swore it had been his deputy, Macaroth.{{Fn|1b}}