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Later analysis by [[Imperial Tactician]]s confirmed When the relief forces arrived, it was determined that the [[Chaos]] warhosts on Sverren had been commanded not only by [[Magister]] [[Sholen Skara]], but also by Archon Nadzybar himself. They {{Fn|1a}} Later historians 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|1a1b}}

Aided by reinforcement, Bulledin drove the Chaos forces back to the Southern Continent, where they dug in and held firm, despite repeated Imperial offensives. Sixteen months later, the momentum of Nadzybar's counter-offensive was spent, and he and Skara retreated, escaping back to [[Balhaut]] after an indecisive battle with the Imperial pursuers on [[Valens 160]].{{Fn|1a}} Even later, the Second Battle of Sverren was identified as one of a handful of possible "tipping points" at which defeat in one particular theatre would have spelled disaster for the entire Crusade effort. Slaydo himself refused to be drawn out on the subject, but several Imperial tacticians and historians guessed that he must have been aware that defeat on Sverren would have left the entire mid-line front of the Crusade vulnerable to Nadzybar's offensive{{Fn|1b}}. As it was, Sverren was one of several delays that set back Slaydo's timetable for the reconquest of [[Balhaut]] by months or years, along with the protracted campaign on [[Cociaminus]], outbreaks of [[rosepock distemper]] on [[Formal Prime]] and [[Lucius (Sabbat Worlds)|Lucius]], and a protracted drought and famine on [[Eco's Hope]].{{Fn|1a}}