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Having been reclaimed from the [[Archenemy]] since '''758.M41''', Sverren was overrun again when [[Archon (Chaos)|Archon]] [[Nadzybar]] launched a counter-offensive against [[Warmaster]] [[Slaydo]]. Slaydo dispatched [[General]] [[Bulledin]] to re-take the planet, since Bulledin had been one of the two commanders who [[First Battle of Sverren|successfully conquered]] the world in '''757-758'''. This proved to be fortuitous for reasons that perhaps even Slaydo did not consider.{{Fn|1a}}
Bulledin, who remembered the grueling first campaign on Sverren, resolved in his private journal that ''"this benighted world shall This place will not trouble belabour me againtwice."'' This resolve translated as a dogged refusal to retreat which communicated itself to his officers and helped shore up the morale of the rank-and-file. Thus, even in the face of overwhelming numbers, the Imperials stubbornly refused to withdraw, and successfully delayed the Archenemy forces until reinforcements from Slaydo arrived.{{Fn|1a}}
Later analysis by [[Imperial Tactician]]s confirmed that the [[Chaos]] warhosts on Sverren had been commanded not only by [[Magister]] [[Sholen Skara]], but also by Archon Nadzybar himself. They commented that it was perhaps fortunate that Bulledin had been unaware of this, or even he might have decided that retreat was a tactically sound decision.{{Fn|1a}}
