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|Name =Battle for Columnus
|Image =BattleColumnus.jpg
|Image caption=A wounded Iron Hands Space Marine battles Orks on Columnus{{citethis}}
|Conflict =
|Date =260.[[M41]]{{citethis}}|Location =[[Columnus]]{{citethis}}|Outcome =Imperial Victory{{citethis}}|Combatant1 =[[Imperium]]{{citethis}}|Combatant2 =[[Orks]]{{citethis}}|Commanders1 =[[Iron Father]] [[Kristos]]{{citethis}}<br>[[Shadow Captain]] [[Stenn]] (KIA){{citethis}}|Commanders2 =[[Zagdakka]] (KIA){{citethis}}|Strength1 =1/3 of the [[Iron Hands]]{{citethis}},<br>[[Raven Guard]]{{citethis}},<br>[[Imperial Guard]]{{citethis}}<br>([[Conurbis XI Regiment]]{{citethis}}),{{Fn|2}}<br>30 [[Legio Ferrax]] [[Titan]]s{{citethis}},<br>[[Skitarii]]{{citethis}},<br>[[Legio Cybernetica]]{{citethis}}|Strength2 = [[Waaagh!]]{{citethis}}|Casualties1 = Heavy, including all Raven Guard{{citethis}}|Casualties2 = Annihilated{{citethis}}
}}
The '''Battle for Columnus''' (also referred to as the '''Weirdwaaagh!''') was a campaign fought by the [[Imperium]] on the [[Forge World]] of [[Columnus]] in 260.[[M41]].{{Fn|1a}}
At its two hundredth year in 460.[[M41]], the Kristosian Conclave still divided the Iron Hands more than ever.{{Fn|1b}}
==Canon ConflictTrivia=={{trivia}}==={{Endn|Conflicting sources}}===
In other sources, the date of the '''Battle for Columnus''' is stated as 100.[[M41]].{{Fn|2}}
