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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a battle fought by the [[White Scars]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1}} 

The war began when the [[White Scars]] came across a handful of worlds sparsely inhabited by [[Humanhuman]]s of ancient [[Terra]]n descent, though they were never named. Unlike many other civilizations during the [[Age of Strife]], these colonists had prospered. However , despite peaceful overtures, these humans saw the Scars as invaders and resisted them. In space, White Scars vessels battled with the sturdy [[Cruiser]]s of this enemy civilization that , which had been hardened in its battles against [[Xenos]] raiders over many years. However , they were too few to stand before the Imperial fleet and quickly overwhelmned, though overwhelmed; in recognition of their bravery [[Jaghatai Khan]] allowed them to withdraw. Having secure secured orbital space, the Khan initiated a [[Drop Pod]] and airborne assault.{{Fn|1}}

The Scars were met by heavily armored and armed infantry more akin to mobile tanks. Though formidable, these warriors could not match the Scars ' speed and were constantly outflanked and outmaneuvered outmanoeuvred by the Space Marines ' [[Jetbike]] formations. One by one, the machine-infantry were cutdown cut down but Jaghatai left their cities untouched out of mercy. He instead sent three ambassadors to these cities to once again offer the terms of surrender and assimilation into the [[Imperium]]. However these emissaries instead returned in piecepieces, slaughtered by order of the ruler of this realm who is now known only as the [[Pale Emperor]]. Enraged, the Khan raised razed an enemy city to ruin and slew every inhabitant within. This process repeated itself city after city and soon enough world after world as the Scars sacked all they came across on their path to the Pale Emperor's throneworld.{{Fn|1}}

*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight- Malevolence]], pgs. 154–155