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the original [[Imperial Fists]] had been created by the Emperor. Indeed, some had been held in stasis since the days of the [[Great Crusade]]; a few of the Primaris Space Marines could recall having seen [[Rogal Dorn]] himself. Such reunions were repeated on [[Baal]], [[Chogoris]], and throughout [[Ultramar]].{{Fn|5}}
After around 100 12 years{{Fn|418}}, the first phase Indomitus Crusade began to break downend and the [[Unnumbered Sons]] were finally broken up. When the vast holds of the ''Zar-Quaesitor'' were emptied, Archmagos Cawl departed, for he had many more secret vaults to activate in order to complete the [[Ultima Founding]]. Once deployed, new Chapters remained after the initial conflicts were won, seeking to consolidate the crusade's gains. In many cases, they did this by establishing their own new Chapter planets. In this way, the crusade not only freed worlds from the tyranny of the Dark Gods, but also strengthened their defenses against further attacks that were sure to come.{{Fn|5}} After hearing of serious developments in the [[Plague Wars]] of [[Ultramar]], Guilliman could no longer ignore his home and decided to break up the Indomitus Crusadereturn to Ultramar. After the [[Battle of Raukos]] Guilliman held a great Triumph and announced the dispersion of the Crusade throughout the Imperium.{{Fn|4}}
===Notable Battles of the Indomitus Crusade===
*[[Magos]] [[Cordus-Rho]]
*[[Lord General Militant]] [[Verne]]{{Fn|12}}
==Notes on Chronology==
Originally as outlined in the [[Dark Imperium (Novel Series)|Dark Imperium]] novel series, the Indomitus Crusade lasted roughly 100 years and ended with the [[Plague Wars]]. However in 2021 Black Library retconned the events of the novels to take place only 12 years after the Crusade had begun with no end-date set.{{Fn|18}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 71 - The Indomitus Crusade
*{{Endn|17}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/10/08/white-dwarf-welcome-to-flashpoint/ Warhammer Community: White Dwarf: Welcome to Flashpoint! (Posted on 08/10/2020)] (Last accessed on 8 October 2020)
*{{Endn|18}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/05/the-warhammer-preview-online-black-library/ The Warhammer Preview Online – Black Library (posted 12/5/2020)] = Interview with Guy Haley (last accessed 12/5/2020)
[[Category:Black Crusades]]
[[Category:Battles (Imperium)]]
