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The Crusade lasted for around two hundred years. Towards its end came a period of political consolidation. The Legions were at this point dispersed across the galaxy, many acting as garrison forces rather than campaigning armies. The Legions had been battling constantly, especially the [[Iron Warriors]], struggling under the monotony of siege warfare and garrison duties. Also, the Primarchs that had previously friendly rivalries were beginning to develop into dangerous feuds. Some of the Primarchs had reached the point of intolerance with one another, others like [[Magnus the Red]] had simply become isolated in the confusion of the Great Crusade. [[Perturabo]] was shunned by most due to the nature of his hand in the Crusade and was in turn envious of [[Rogal Dorn]]. [[Konrad Curze]] also had a disagreement with Dorn that escalated into a brutal surprise attack that left Dorn badly injured and unconscious. This mistrust and hatred would form the linchpin of the [[Horus Heresy]].
===Noteworthy Battles & Campaigns of the Great Crusade===
*{{Main|Battles of the Great Crusade (List)}}
*[[Keylek|The Battle of Keylek]] - The [[Keylek]] alien race are extermination by the [[Luna Wolves]] under [[Horus]].{{Fn|6}}
*[[Battle of Sixty-Three Nineteen]] - [[Horus]] brings the world of [[Sixty-Three-Nineteen]] into the Imperial fold and defeats the False Emperor.{{Fn|6}}
*[[Battle of Gyros-Thravian]] - The [[Emperor]], [[Rogal Dorn]], [[Mortarion]], and [[Horus]] defeat one of the most powerful [[Ork]] [[Warboss|Warbosses]] in recorded history, [[Gharkul Blackfang]].{{Fn|4}}
*[[Cleansing of Laeran]] - The [[Emperor's Children]] annihilate the [[Laer]].{{Fn|7}}
*[[Ullanor Crusade]] - [[Horus]] defeats the empire of [[Ork]] [[Warboss]] [[Urrlak Urruk]].{{Fn|6}}
*[[Battle of 47-16]] - The [[Word Bearers]] sack the world of [[47-16]].{{Fn|5}}
==The End of the Crusade==
*<sup>2</sup>:[[Warhammer 40,000: Compilation]], p. 20
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]] pg.166
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Collected Visions|Horus Heresy Collected Visions]] - p.143
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The First Heretic (Novel)]] Chapters 7 & 8
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Horus Rising (Novel)]] by Dan Abnett: Part One, Chapter Nine, pp. 172-73
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]]
[[Category: Imperium]][[Category:The Great Crusade|The Great Crusade]]
