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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a clash during the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}}
The battle began when [[Iron Hands]] 98th [[Clan-Company]] led by [[Cassalir Casalir Lorramech]] fought a [[Death Guard]] task force led by [[Calas Typhon]] to prevent them from claiming a powerful [[Tuchulcha|alien sentience]] on the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Research Station]] of [[Perditus]]. The [[Dark Angels]] under [[Lion El'Jonson]] eventually arrived, driving away the Death Guard and claiming the device for themselves.{{Fn|1}}
Following the battle, the Dark Angels would pursue Typhon's fleet as the traitors left a trail of destroyed worlds in their wake.{{Fn|2}}