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==Background Events==
====History of Rivalry and 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]] after the successful conclusion of the [[Ullanor Crusade]]. Shortly thereafter [[Horus]] 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. Afterward, the two primarchs rarely spoke and their 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 counted on the disdain the Iron Warriors had for their loyalist counterparts and dispatched them to intercept a large Imperial Fists fleet, resulting in the [[Battle at the Phall system]].<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>
