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{{citeCharacter|Portal ={{AstraMilitarumPortal}}[[|Name =Macaroth|Image:Macaroth =Aaron-griffin-macaroth-final.jpg|Caption =|Title =[[Warmaster]]|Homeworld =|Birth =|Active Period =[[M41]] - Present|Death =|thumbCause of Death =|Species =[[Human]]|Type =|Gender =Male|Relatives =|Occupation ='' ''*[[General]] <small>(Formerly)</small>*[[Warmaster]] of the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]]{{Fn|right2}}|Preceded by =[[Slaydo]] <small>(as Warmaster Macaroth){{Fn|2}}</small>|Succeeded by =|Faction ='' ''*[[Imperium of Man]]**[[Imperial Guard]]|Notes =}}'''Macaroth''' was a high-ranking [[general]] of the [[Imperial Guard]] who became the [[Warmaster]] of the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]] after the death of the previous Warmasterhis predecessor, [[Slaydo]], on the world of [[Balhaut]]. {{Fn|2}}

During ==Biography==Young, and relatively undistinguished compared to the other senior commanders of the battle for Balhaut he led forces on Crusade, Macaroth came to Slaydo's notice during the Balopolis front after one [[ImperialBattle for Balhaut]] , assuming command of the force on the [[CommanderBalopolis]] was injured and two others front after all three of his immediate superiors were killed or incapacitated in the space of three as many days. He was promoted Slaydo granted him a battlefield promotion to the rank of Marshall by the Warmaster [[Marshal (Imperial Guard)|Marshal]], and Macaroth took control of that the entire front, turning what was seen as an impending Imperial defeat into a great victory.{{Fn|1a}}

During the battle for the Ogliarchy High PalaceBefore Balhaut, Warmaster Slaydo was killed Macaroth appears only once in battle against the Crusade's annals; during the initial [[ChaosImperial]] Archon invasion of the [[NadzybarSabbat Worlds]] and on his deathbed had made Macaroth , Slaydo became frustrated with the Warmaster slow progress of the Crusade. This decision upset many invasion of [[Formal Prime]], and the heavy casualties being inflicted on his Lords Militantmen. He exclaimed, ''"show me men who regarded Macaroth as too young know how to fight!"'' and too junior an officer to ascend one of his subordinates retorted, ''"follow me to the positionmorgue, sir, and I'll show you plenty. A period of political in-fighting amongst the highest echelons of the Imperial Crusade force would take place over much of the next year"'' This remark was always attributed to [[Lord General]] [[Curell]], but on his deathbed, Curell swore it had been his deputy, Macaroth. {{Fn|1b}}

During the battle for the Oligarchy High Palace on Balhaut, Slaydo was killed in single combat with [[Archon (Chaos)|Archon]] [[Nadzybar]]. On his deathbed, Slaydo declared Macaroth his successor as Warmaster Macaroth has since then led Imperial forces to of the Crusade.{{Fn|2}} This decision upset many great victories, most notably at the fortress-world of his [[MorlondLords Militant]], who regarded Macaroth as too young and too junior an officer to ascend to the position. The A period of political in-fighting amongst the highest echelons of the Imperial Crusade under force would take place over much of the next year. That Macaroth survived it and retained his command has also succeeded in position is a tribute to the capture rank-and/or destruction -file of many surviving Magisters from the Guard's great affection for and faith in Slaydo, but also Macaroth's dayssurprising ability as a leader.{{Fn|1c}}

==Related Articles==Immediately after the Imperial victory on Balhaut, Macaroth launched a further advance into the [[Cabal Worlds]], determined to keep up the momentum of the Crusade that Slaydo began. He gained a reputation as a gambler which worried many of his subordinates, but many of his gambits turned out successfully. Like many leading commanders, Macaroth was a somewhat inscrutable figure, and his actions were the source of heated debate among [[Imperial Tactician]]s and historians alike, but what they saw as recklessness may simply have indicated Macaroth's talent for strategy and out-thinking his opponents, which Slaydo recognised.{{Fn|1d}} *Warmaster Macaroth led Imperial forces to many great victories, most notably at the fortress-world [[Morlond]]. The Crusade under his command also succeeded in the capture and/or destruction of many of the [[Magister (Chaos)|Magister]]s who escaped Balhaut after Nadzybar's defeat, including [[Sabbat Worlds Sholen Skara]] and [[Heritor Asphodel]].{{Fn|1e}} However, the Crusadewas stalled by the rise of [[Urlock Gaur]], a brutal Chaos warlord in command of a disciplined army, the [[Blood Pact]]. Macaroth also knew he could not afford to underestimate the abilities of [[Anakwanar Sek]], the most brilliant of Nadzybar's former lieutenants, who continued to plague the Crusade in the years after Balhaut.{{Fn|1f}}

{{Citation issues}}*1: [[Gaunt's Ghosts The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book)]]**{{Endn|1a}}: {{Cite Marker End}}**{{Endn|1b}}: Phase One, pg. 17**{{Endn|1c}}: {{Cite Marker End}}**{{Endn|1d}}: {{Cite Marker End}}**{{Endn|1e}}: {{Cite Marker End}}**{{Endn|1f}}: {{Cite Marker End}}*{{Endn|2}}: [[First and Only (Novel Series)]] by — [[Dan AbnettThe Founding (Omnibus)]], Part Five, Chapter One

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