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→First Taros Intervention
===First Taros Intervention===
When his treachery was unveiled, the [[Avenging Sons]] [[Space Marine]]s were called upon to assassinate Governor Aulis in what was to be the First Taros Intervention. The [[Taros Intervention Force]] descented on planet and valiantly fought with the [[Tau]] xenos, but eventually the Avenging Sons]] were unable to carry out the assignment after suffering tremendous losses including one [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]] - [[Caim]] - at the hands of the Tau forces already assigned to protect the capital '''Tarokeen''' and the governor.{{Fn|1d}} Following the assassination attempt battle the [[Tau]] officially annexed Taros while the Imperium decided on full-scale invasion to rectify the situation.{{Fn|1e}}
===Invasion===