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In 999.[[M41]], the Ultramarines 4th Company led by Sergeant [[Learchus Abantes]] and Chaplain [[Judd Clausel]] took twenty-five newly recruited Battle Brothers on their first engagement; an investigation of the lost patrol ship ''Guilliman's Honour''. What was a routine mission became much more when the 4th Company encountered a huge [[Ork]] [[Waaagh!]], equipped with an enormous [[gargant]]. [[Lord Admiral]] [[Lazlo Tiberius]] and the [[Strike Cruiser]] ''[[Vae Victus]]'' made a good account of themselves, however the fighting on the ground was close, bloody and bitter, with [[Dreadnought]] [[Barkus]] making a heroic sacrifice for the company during the defense of [[Corinth (City)|Corinth]].{{Fn|4}}
===The Plague Wars===
In 109.[[M42]], [[Plague Marines]] and other [[Chaos]] creatures attacked Espandor. The Prandium 30th [[Ultramar Auxilia]] Regiment was among the defenders.{{Fn|5a}} [[Roboute Guilliman]] eventually launched his Spear of Espandor counterattack that retook the planet.{{Fn|5b}}