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However, in the wake of their defeat at [[Balhaut]], a splinter fleet of [[Chaos]] slipped past the picket set up by the [[Imperial Navy]], thanks to the newly-appointed Warmaster [[Macaroth]]'s change of tactics.{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|3a}} This small fleet attacked and conquered six [[system]]s before [[The Circudus Offensive|being defeated]], one of which was Tanith.{{Fn|3a}}
On the day of the Founding, the Chaos armada bombarded Tanith from orbit, and deployed ground troops to kill vital Imperial personnel before burning Tanith and its forests with the fleet's firepower. [[Colonel-Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]] was one of the last people to leave the planet before its demise, and was saved by a youth called [[Brin Milo]], whom he took with him in gratitude.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|3a}} Milo later confirms that he was the only civilian to leave Tanith alive, being too young to join the Guard.{{Cite ThisFn|3f}}
In all, only around 3,500 people survived the evacuation.{{Fn|3a}} The remaining Tanith themselves referred to the destruction of their homeworld as '''The Loss'''. Nonetheless, the survivors knew their duty - they had, after all, enlisted with the [[Astra Militarum]] - and joined the Imperial forces fighting in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.{{Fn|1d}}
**{{Endn|3d}}: Chapter Eight
**{{Endn|3e}}: Chapter Nine
**{{Endn|3f}}: Chapter Ten
[[Category:Dead Worlds]]
