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'''Gannack's Charge''' was the name given to an infamous military error occurring on 438.926.[[M41]] during the Spiron campaign. A [[Sentinel]] Troop led by [[Imperial Guard Captain|Captain]] '''[[Gannack''' ]] from the [[Kalaman 3rd Hussars|3rd Kalaman Hussars]], charged an [[Ork]] redoubt containing an artillery battery after confusing their orders. There were no survivors{{Fn|1}}.
==Trivia==
{{Trivia}}
The Charge is probably based on the real-world [[wikipedia:Charge of the Light Brigade|Charge of the Light Brigade]] during the [[wikipedia:Crimean War|Crimean War]], in which an English brigade misunderstood its orders and charged a Russian redoubt containing an artillery battery. Like the fictional Gannack's Sentinel Troop, the Brigade was completely slaughtered.
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[For the Emperor (Novel)]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]]: , Chapter 3, ppg. 80, fn. 1
[[Category:Battles (Astra Militarum)]]
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[[Category:Ciaphas Cain (Novel Series)]]
