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|Combatant1 = [[Imperium]]
|Combatant2 = [[Chaos|Forces of Chaos]]
|Commanders1 = [[Warmaster]] [[Slaydo]](KIA)<br>[[Marshal_(Imperial_Guard)|Marshal]] [[Macaroth]]<br>[[Lord General Militant]] [[Hechtor Dravere]](KIA)<br>[[Lord Militant]] [[Cybon]]<br>[[Lord Militant]] [[Vichres]](KIA)<br>[[Lord General]] [[Bulledin]]<br>[[Lord General]] [[Lugo]]<br>[[Lord General]] [[Barthol Van Voytz]]<br>[[Lord General]] [[Urienz]]<br>[[General]] [[Jater Elbeth]](MIA)<br>[[General]] [[Dilen Belfry]]<br>[[General]] [[Andreas Carnhide]]<br>[[Commissar|Colonel-Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]]<br>[[Admiral]] [[Kristor]]<br>[[Admiral]] [[Shaever]]<br>[[Vice Admiral]] [[Alber Vander Trake]](KIA)<br>[[Saint Sabbat]]
|Commanders2 = Archon [[Nadzybar]](KIA)<br>Archon [[Urlock Gaur]]<br>Magister [[Araek Etogaur]](KIA)<br>Magister [[Heritor Asphodel]](KIA)<br>Magister [[Qux of the Eyeless|Qux]]<br>Magister [[Enok Innokenti]](KIA)<br>Magister [[Shebol Red-Hand]](KIA)<br>Magister [[Anakwanar Sek]]<br>Magister [[Sholen Skara]](POW)<br>Magister [[Rusheck Vakkim]](KIA)
|Strength1 = [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade Imperial Forces|See Order of Battle]]
Warmaster Slaydo led the assault on Balhaut personally. Orbital superiority was achieved inside 21 hours, and the Imperial forces landed on 9 separate areas of the planet, engaging Chaos forces swiftly and directly. The amount of troops landed would not be exceeded during the Crusade until the assault on [[Morlond]], years later.{{Fn|1o}}
[[Image:SabbatCrusadeArt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Saint Sabbat]] during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade]]
The fiercest fighting took place in the cities of the planet. [[Balopolis]] was a particularly bloody struggle, during which Imperial officers took extremely high casualties. The initial commander, General [[Curell]], was wounded and taken from the field after about two days of fighting. In the next ten hours, two successive Imperial commanders were both killed, and command fell to the senior surviving officer, Commander [[Macaroth]]. Upon receiving this news, Slaydo field-promoted Macaroth to [[Marshal_(Imperial_Guard)|Marshal]]. Macaroth proved immediately capable at such a command and eventually turned the battlefront completely around, making an impending Imperial loss into a remarkable victory.{{Fn|1o}}{{Fn|1p}}
The worst fighting Slaydo reserved for himself. Facing him were four Chaos armies, led by Nadzybar, [[Heritor Asphodel]], [[Khul Kolesh]] and Sholen Skara. Bottled up in the Oligarchy palace, they ferociously held the Imperial assault forces off for ten days.{{Fn|1q}}
