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{{Battle
|Name = The Iron Cage
|Commanders1 = [[Rogal Dorn]]<br>[[Roboute Guilliman]]
|Commanders2 = [[Perturabo]]
|Strength1 = Entire [[Imperial Fists]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]<br>[[Ultramarines]] task force
|Strength2 = Sizable contingent
|Casualties1 = Extremely Heavy
|Casualties2 = Heavy
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'''The Iron Cage''' was a battle fought between the [[Iron Warriors]] and [[Imperial Fists]] in the immediate aftermath of the [[Horus Heresy]]. The Battle involved the entire Imperial Fists [[Space Marine Legion |Legion]] and a sizable contingent of Iron Warriors, although the specific size of the latter is not known.
==Background Events==
====Assaulting the Eternal Fortress====
The loyalists approached the Fortress in a massive formation four [[Space Marine Company|Companies]] across. Overseeing the battlefield from a tower, Perturabo directed the defense defence against his brothers' forces. The Imperial Fists were immediately met with heavy defensesdefences. With the aid of tank traps and minefields, the Iron Warriors neutralized their armor armour and pinned their infantry units.{{Fn|3b}}
Upon breaking out, the Loyalists discovered less resistance than expected. Unknown to the loyalists, Perturabo was withdrawing portions of his force to entice the Imperial Fists to assault their positions and take additional casualties. Crucially, this allowed the Primarch of the Iron Warriors to control the movements of the Loyalists, directing them into carefully planned traps and kill zones. By repeating this tactic, the Iron Warriors were able to break apart the formations of the Imperial Fists, first Company by Company and then Squad by Squad. By the sixth day, the Imperial Fists had been reduced to largely fighting Battle-Brother by Battle-Brother.{{Fn|3b}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Index Astartes II]]: [[Imperial Fists]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: pgs. 13–14
**{{Endn|1b}}: pgs. 14–15
**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 17
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]], Chapter XXV.*{{Endn|3}}: [[Index Astartes I]]: [[Iron Warriors]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 35
**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 36
*{{Endn|4}}: [[First Founding (Background Book)]], pg. 152 - — ''Imperial Fists: Chapter Legend: The Feast of Blades''
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