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==Organization==
The companies of the 8th are in high demand with other Cadian divisions, with the regiment rarely serving together as a cohesive whole. It is often split into smaller sized elements.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|7a}} At any given time, at least two full [[Imperial Guard Company|companies]] are training on [[Prosan]] with two more companies permanently garrisoned on [[Kasr Sonnen]] and [[Kasr Holn]].{{Fn|2}} Many others are split up between providing an honour guard for Cadia's highest ranking military elite,{{Fn|4}}, or seconded to the retinues of various [[Inquisitor]]s.{{Fn|2}} Their officers are in high demand too, attached to training cadres to ensure that newly raised Cadian regiments meet the exacting standards required by the Cadian military.{{Fn|4}}
==History==
The low number of the Cadian 8th suggests it was founded thousands of years ago,{{Fn|2}}, perhaps in the very earliest days of the [[Imperium]]. Destroyed numerous times since then, the 8th has always been re-founded, continuing an almost unbroken record of service.{{Fn|2}} The earliest reference to the deeds of the 8th is in [[M38]] when they fought in the [[Vrakesworld]] Campaign.{{Fn|2}}
It was during the [[13th Black Crusade]] that the 8th was renamed ''The Lord Castellan's Own'' after their former [[Colonel]], [[Ursarkar E. Creed]], who became [[Lord Castellan]] of Cadia. Creed had steadily risen in the ranks of the 8th throughout his career. Starting as a young [[Lieutenant (Imperial Guard)|Lieutenant]] during the [[Drussite Crusade]]{{Fn|4}}, he had risen to the rank of [[Lord General]] by the time he crushed an [[Ulthwé]] raid in 992.[[M41]].{{Fn|2}} With the destruction of much of Cadia's high command by the treacherous [[Volscani Cataphracts]] at the [[Battle of Tyrok Fields]], Creed was finally appointed to Cadia's highest military position.{{Fn|2}}
The 8th fought all throughout the 13th Black Crusade. While Creed may have been promoted far above a normal regimental commander, he still acted as Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th, occasionally leading them to battle,{{Fn|4}} as the Cadian Shock Regiments attempted to purge the taint of Chaos from their beloved homeworld. However, the Cadian Eighth was largely annihilated during Creed's final stand as Cadia was destroyed by [[Ezekyle Abaddon|Abaddon the Despoiler]].{{Fn|5}} However, elements of the regiment, including some of its tanks, were successfully evacuated from the dying world.{{Fn|7b}}
==Important Battles and Events==
*[[M38]] - Vrakesworld Campaign{{Fn|2}}
*[[Gerreck HeresyM40]] - [[M40Gerreck Heresy]]{{Fn|2}}*975.[[M41]] - The Drussite Crusade{{Fn|4}}*983.[[M41]] - The Countering a major [[Hrud]] Migrationmigration{{Fn|4}}*999.[[M41]] - During the [[13th Black Crusade]] the : The regiment fought in several key engagements on the [[Fortress World]] of [[Cadia]]. The , the most famous of which is was the [[Battle of Tyrok Fields]].{{Fn|4}}
==Notable Members==
*[[Ursarkar E. Creed]] - [[Commander]].
*[[Jarran Kell]] - [[Standard Bearer|Regimental Standard Bearer]].
*[[Kayrn Sylkwood]] - Former enginseer of the 8th. Now a member of the Renard [[Rogue Trader]] vessel.{{Cite This}}
*[[Morholt]] - [[Colonel]].{{Fn|6}}
*[[Lina]] - Tank commander of the [[Leman Russ Demolisher]] ''Hammer of Tyrok''{{Fn|7a}}*[[Ibsic]] - Tanker, crew of the ''Hammer of Tyrok''{{Fn|7a}}
==Trivia==
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The nickname of the Cadian 8th (the ''Lord Castellan's Own'') references the names of a number of British Army regiments, both modern and historical, that had similar nicknames, for example [[Wikipedia:Royal Lancers|The Royal Lancers]] (known as ''Queen Elizabeths' Own'') or the [[Wikipedia:Duke of Wellington's Regiment|33rd (or First Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment]] (known as the ''Duke of Wellington's Regiment'').
==See also==
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch]] {{Cite this}}
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Torturer's Thirst (Short Story)]]
*7: [[Cadia Stands (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|7a}}: Part 3, Chapter 5
**{{Endn|7b}}: Part 3, Chapter 10
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