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==Background Events==
====History of Enmity====
The [[Imperial Fists]], lead by [[Rogal Dorn]], and [[Iron Warriors]], lead by [[Perturabo]], developed a strong rivalry bordering on disdain during the [[Great Crusade]]. Both Legions possessed like specializations in the areas of defense and siege warfare, leading to competition between the two. Tensions escalated dramatically shortly after Dorn and his Legion were given the honor of fortifying the [[Imperial Palace]] on [[Terra]], the seat of the [[Emperor of Mankind]] and the [[Imperium]], after the successful conclusion of the [[Ullanor Crusade]]. Shortly thereafter [[Horus]] Declared declared the Iron Warriors to be the true masters of siege warfare, [[Fulgrim]] asked Dorn if he believed the Palace could withstand an assault by the Iron Warriors. Dorn answered that the defenses of the Palace would hold against any adversary providing they were adequately manned. Perturabo went into a deep rage, responding with insults so vile and baseless that onlookers were dismayed. The two Legions never again served in the same campaign.<sup>1a</sup>
The enmity between the two Legions expressed itself during the [[Horus Heresy]], particularly in the conduct of the Iron Warriors. After Horus' victory at [[Isstvan V]], Horus dispatched the Iron Warriors to intercept a large Imperial Fists fleet, counting on the disdain the Iron Warriors had for their loyalist counterparts to motivate their prosecution of the mission.<sup>2</sup> During the [[Horus_heresy#The_Siege_of_Terra_and_the_aftermath_of_the_Heresy|Siege of the Imperial Palace]], which Perturabo oversaw, the Iron Warriors took perverse pleasure in dismantling the defenses erected by the Imperial Fists.<sup>3a</sup>
