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Ultimately, the Loyalists were completely crushed, in part to [[Lucius]]' betrayal and the orbital bombardment of the Choral City, but made Horus pay dearly. The battle lasted for three months and inflicted huge losses upon the Traitors. It was a Pyrrhic Victory at best.
While the battle raged upon the planet, a handfull handful of Loyalists led by Captain [[Nathaniel Garro]] of the Death Guard managed to commandeer a vessel, the frigate [[Eisenstein]]. The Eisenstein quickly fled into the [[Warp]], and Garro managed to warn the [[Emperor]] of Horus' betrayal.
Horus prepared a trap on the planet [[Isstvan V]], which was much more successful.
