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The '''{{PAGENAME}}Harrowing of Pyrrhan''' was a battle during the [[Horus Heresy]].
==Overview==
The loyalists made a mad dash towards Pyrrhan, with many ships claimed by the planetoid-sized gun emplacements of the Daemonic Fortress. Once within close orbit of Pyrrhan the loyalist fleet was able to maneuver itself into a blindspot, and avoided the fortress' fire. However despite the combined armies of three Legion's, Pyrrhan was defended by seemingly endless hordes of Daemons spread out across daemonic forges the size of continents. [[Destroyer Squad]]s from the Ultrmarines led the vanguard of the attack, followed by disciplined firing lines of the Dark Angels. Lastly the Blood Angels launched a [[Drop Pod]] and gunship assault into the central Manufactorum complex, hoping to find some way to shatter the Daemonic anchors.{{Fn|1}}
Under heavy air support and led personally by Sanguinius, the Blood Angels managed to advance to the central gate of the largest manufactorum complex as the Ultramarines and Dark Angels battled on their flanks. The Blood Angels managed to enter the complex just before the doors sealed shut behind them. The Lion led his legionaries to the regions before the closed doors of the forge.
The formations of Dark Angels were walls of black iron. The daemons hurled
themselves against the barriers. The Dark Angels refused to give up a single step
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Ruinstorm (Novel)]] - — Chapters 8-118–11 {{HHBattles}}
[[Category:Battles (Horus Heresy)]]
[[Category:Battles (Chaos)]]
[[Category:Battles (Dark Angels)]]
[[Category:Battles (Daemons)]]
