Battle of Jovandira
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The Battle of Jovandira was a battle that occurred between the T'au Empire and the Imperium of Man on the Relic World of Jovandira.[1]
History
Jovandira was conquered sometime near the end of M41 by T'au forces. When the Imperium learned of this, the nearby Strike Force Retribution Torchbearer Fleet was taken from its assigned duty and sent to destroy the T'au. Led by Captain-General Trajann Valoris, and including forces from the Adeptus Custodes and the Imperial Fists and Raven's Watch Chapters, the Strike Force was also charged with recovering any of Jovandira's relics.[1]
After they arrived, Valoris's forces struck at one of the world's cities, where Commanders Starstrike and Novastorm and Shas'la Longstrike were overseeing the excavation of six Imperial relics. In the battle that followed, both sides were devastated and the city was heavily damaged by the fighting. Both Starstrike and Novastorm were killed and in retaliation the T'au killed or wounded the Strike Force's leadership as well. Now with no leaders left on either side, both the Imperials and T'au retreated from the ruined city with the relics they had claimed. Though the Imperials had reclaimed more relics, neither side could claim a true victory.[1]
Imperial Order of Battle
- Captain-General Trajann Valoris
- Shield-Captain
- Vexilus Praetor
- Allarus Custodians
- Custodian Guard
- Vertus Praetors
- Venerable Contemptor Dreadnought
- Captain Tor Garadon
- Librarian
- Apothecary
- Lieutenant
- 2x Intercessor Squads
- Inceptor Squad
- Hellblaster Squad
- Centurion Devastator Squad
- Scout Squad
- 2x Redemptor Dreadnoughts
- Stormtalon
Sources
- 1: White Dwarf December 2019, pgs. 90-106 - Battle Report: The Relics of Jovandira
