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*[[Saragorn Enclave]] - the Enclave surrendered to the forces of the Emperor but still carried on the experiments in secret. When the Emperor discovered this defiance, he dispatched the [[VIII Legion|VIIIth Astartes Legion]] to bring his retribution. The Enclave was viciously destroyed.{{Fn|7a}}
The final battle of the war was the [[Massacre at Gaduare]] in [[Franc]], where 5,000 Thunder Warriors slaughtered 50,000 rebel militia.{{Fn|5}} The last act of the Unification era saw the Emperor purge the Thunder Warriors at Mount Ararat, making way for his next generation of superhuman warriors, the [[Space Marines]].{{Fn|9}} After his military victories the Emperor sought to spread his [[Imperial Truth]] across the planet, enforcing atheism and destroying the planet's churches. The final church of Terra, the [[Church of the Lightning Stone]], was destroyed shortly before the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|5}}
===Aftermath===
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Master of Mankind (Novel)]] Chapter 6
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)]], pg. 9
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Codex Supplement: White Scars (8th Edition)]], pg. 24
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