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The Ignatum would go on to serve in the [[Siege of Terra]], deploying its full Legio strength at the battle of the Mercury exultant killzone region of the [[Imperial Palace]]. {{Fn|15a}} During the battle on Terra, the Legio was led by Princeps Maximus [[Cydon]] aboard the [[Warmonger Class Titan]] ''[[Imperious Prima]]''.{{Fn|4}} In the battle for the Mercury-Exultant Killzone, the Legio Ignatum along with an array of other Loyalist Legios and [[Knight House]]s entered into an apocalyptic battle against the [[Legio Mortis]] led by the ''[[Dies Irae]]''.{{Fn|15a}} Though inflicting heavy losses upon the enemy, the Legio Ignatum defensive lines were eventually breached by Legio Mortis and their Princeps Maximus Cydon was killed in battle when the ''Imperious Prima'' was destroyed.{{Fn|15e}} Shattered remnants of Legio Ignatum later took part in the defense of the [[Eternity Gate]] under the command of [[Sanguinius]] but were eventually overwhelmed by the sheer number of the traitor forces.{{Fn|17}}
After the lifting of the siege of the Palace, the Legio took part in the campaigns to track down and punish the heretics.. Also during the Heresy, Throughout the long and bloody campaigns, the Fire Wasps kept their fierce hatred of the [[Legio Mortis]], their old rivals turned to Chaos. This infamous Traitor Legion battered the walls of the Imperial Palace, and terrorised and systematically exterminated the populations of dozens of hive cities on Paramar and Tallarn. The hatred for the traitor Legio burns in the hearts of the members of the Legio Ignatum and one day old debts must be repaid.{{Cite This}}
[[Image:IgnatumTitans.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Legio Ignatum Titans on [[Terra]] during the [[Horus Heresy]]{{Fn|16}}]]
