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Betalis Campaign

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|Location =[[Betalis III]]
|Outcome =[[Eldar]] withdraw after achieving objective
|Combatant1 =[[Cadian Shock Trooper]]s<br>[[Elysian Drop Troops]]<br>[[Space Wolves]]<br>[[House Trainor]]{{Fn|54}}<br>[[Legio Gryphonicus]]
|Combatant2 =[[Eldar]] Alliance
|Commanders1 =[[General]] [[Myndoras Odon]]<br>[[Bran Redmaw]]
|Commanders2 =[[Farseer]] [[Bel-Annath]]
|Strength1 = [[Cadian 6th Armoured Regiment]]<br>[[22nd Elysian Drop Troop Regiment]]<br>[[Bran Redmaw]]'s [[Great Company]]<br>At least a phalanx of [[Knight]]s{{Fn|54}}<br>8 [[Titan]]s|Strength2 =[[Mymeara]]<br>[[Alaitoc]]<br>[[Void Dragons]]<br>[[Sky Raiders]]<br>[[Sunblitz Brotherhood]]<br>[[Cloud Dancers]]{{Fn|4}}<br>[[Masque of the Winter Sun]]{{Fn|2}}
|Casualties1 =Heavy
|Casualties2 =Unknown, but moderately heavy
==Overview==
The battle began when [[Eldar]] forces from [[Craftworld]]s [[Mymeara]] and [[Alaitoc]]{{Fn|1a}}, along with the [[Harlequin]]s of the [[Masque of the Winter Sun]]{{Fn|2}} and the [[Void Dragons]], [[Sky Raiders]], [[Sunblitz Brotherhood]]{{Fn|1a}} and [[Cloud Dancers]]{{Fn|4}} [[Eldar Corsair|Corsair]] warbands entered the [[Betalis System ]] in search of [[Irillyth]]'s armour after its location had been verified by Mymeara's [[Farseer]]s. The Eldar hoped to reactivate the armour and bring the [[Phoenix Lord]] to life in order to fight for the safety of the Eldar race once more. Initially smashing through the [[Imperial Navy]] orbital defense platforms and patrol craft, the Eldar soon descended upon Betalis III's surface while heavy war engines and reinforcements entered the world through its hidden [[Webway Nexus]]. However the Eldar encountered stiff resistance from the [[Imperial Guard]], [[Space Wolves]], [[Legio Gryphonicus]]{{Fn|1a}} and [[Collegia TitanicaHouse Trainor]] {{Fn|4}} forces that were moved to reinforce the planet once it came under [[xenos]] attack.{{Fn|1a}}
After vicious Imperial resistance that fought the Eldar to a bloody stalemate, the Eldar [[Xenos]] succeeded in identifying and retrieving [[Irillyth]]'s Armour and [[Spirit Stone]]. Thus the xenos then left as mysteriously and quickly as they had arrived, leaving the confounded [[Imperial ]] forces as they wereconfounded. The Imperium for its part interpreted this series of events as a great victory, despite the [[Ordo Xenos]] remaining highly suspicious due to their past experiences with the enigmatic Eldar. However soon the grim news arrived that the more sinister [[Eldar Corsairs ]] had kidnapped large segments of the [[Human]] population of Betalis III as they withdrew.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1c}}
==Other Famous Battles of this Campaign==
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 54 (2015)]] — ''Parade Ground - Masque of the Winter Sun''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes]], pg. 194
*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 92 (2015)]] — ''Forge World — Eldar Corsair Jetbike Upgrade Set''*{{Endn|5}}: [[White Dwarf 5 (2014)]], pg. 22
[[Category:Battles (Astra Militarum)]]
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