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|Name = Battle of Gaduare
|Conflict = [[Unification Wars]]{{Fn|1}}
|Date = Before 669.[[M30]]{{Fn|12}}|Location = [[Franc]], [[Terra]]{{Fn|1}}|Outcome = Total Imperium Victory <br> Anhilation , anhilation of the rebel militia <br> End of the Unification Wars{{Fn|1}}
|Combatant1 = Avelroi Militia{{Fn|1}}
|Combatant2 = [[Imperium of Man]]{{Fn|1}}|Commanders1 = [[Havuleq D'agross]](KIA){{Fn|1}}|Commanders2 =[[Emperor of Mankind]]{{Fn|1}}|Strength1 =50,000 Franc light mitilia armed with [[Imperial Army ]] equipment{{Fn|1}}|Strength2 =5,000 [[Thunder Warriors ]] armed with Bolters and Chainswords{{Fn|1}}
|Casualties1 = Near-complete destruction of 50,000 militia members <br> Havuleq killed{{Fn|1}}
|Casualties2 = Light-to-none
}}
The '''Battle of Gaduare''' was one of the final battle in the series last battles of conflicts known as the [[Unification Wars]] that took place in [[Europa (Terra)|Europa]] on [[Terra]]. It was also known as the '''Massacre of Gaduare''', for it was less a battle than it was a brutal slaughter.{{Fn|1}}
==Prelude==
==The Battle of Avelroi==
Within less than an hour, the once-bold horde of fifty-thousand Avelrois militia, who saw themselves as the noble spark for rebellion around the world that would see it throw off the Emperor's collar, was utterly annihilated, with as few as only one militia survivor: [[Uriah Olathaire]]. It would also be revealed that Havuleq had indeed assaulted and murdered the governess, exposing him as a charlatan who merely exploited those around him and ultimately led tens of thousands to their deaths.{{Fn|1}}
The end of this battle marked the successful completion of the unification efforts on in [[Europa (Terra)|Europa]], but at a terrible cost as the Emperor expectedwhere only [[Scandian]] raiders were still known to remain independent of Imperial rule. Soon would spell {{Fn|1}} The massacre also marked one of the end last battles of the Thunder Warriors as, without with the nature of the wars to fight come different from the previous campaigns of slaughter and given their fundamental flaws, they now became as much a threat to the stability and ascension of mankind as they had to its enemies, leading to their betrayal and destruction{{Fn|1}} in 669.[[M30]].{{Fn|2}} The Unification Wars continued for several decades, but the Imperium had already become firmly secure in its control over most of Terra.{{Fn|12}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: ''[[The Last Church (Short Story)]]'' by *{{Endn|2}}: [[Graham McNeill]https://thehorusheresy.com/explore-the-galaxy Horusheresy.com Galaxy Timeline](last accessed 2/6/2022)
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