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==Overview==
The battle began when [[Eldar]] forces from [[Craftworld]]s [[Mymeara]] and [[Alaitoc]]{{Fn|1a}}, along with the [[Harlequin]]s of the [[Masque of the Winter Sun]]{{Fn|2}} and the [[Void Dragons]], [[Sky Raiders]], [[Sunblitz Brotherhood]]{{Fn|1a}} and [[Cloud Dancers]]{{Fn|4}} [[Eldar Corsair|Corsair]] warbands entered the Betalis System in search of Irillyth's armour after its location had been verified by Mymeara's [[Farseer]]s. The Eldar hoped to reactivate the armour and bring the [[Phoenix Lord]] to life in order to fight for the safety of the Eldar race once more. Initially smashing through the [[Imperial Navy]] orbital defense platforms and patrol craft, the Eldar soon descended upon Betalis III's surface while heavy war engines and reinforcements entered the world through its hidden [[Webway Nexus]]. However the Eldar encountered stiff resistance from the [[Imperial Guard]], [[Space Wolves]], and [[Collegia Titanica]] forces that were moved to reinforce the planet once it came under [[xenos]] attack.{{Fn|1a}}
After vicious Imperial resistance that fought the Eldar to a bloody stalemate, the Eldar succeeded in identifying and retrieving Irillyth's Armour and [[Spirit Stone]]. Thus the xenos then left as mysteriously and quickly as they had arrived, leaving the confounded Imperial forces as they were. The Imperium for its part interpreted this series of events as a great victory, despite the [[Ordo Xenos]] remaining highly suspicious due to their past experiences with the enigmatic Eldar. However soon the grim news arrived that the more sinister Eldar Corsairs had kidnapped large segments of the [[Human]] population of Betalis III as they withdrew.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1c}}
