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*'''220.[[M38]]''' — Arios Point Ambush. The Howling Griffons were ambushed by then Chaos Lord Periclitor on their return to Mancora. the ambush led to the death of Chapter Master Orlando Furioso (see Orlando Furioso, below) as well as most of their 1st and 8th Companies{{Fn|4}}. This has sparked a long standing feud between the [[Word Bearers]] and the Howling Griffons.{{Fn|4}}
*'''905-906.[[M41]]''' — Shortly before the [[Badab War]] the Howling Griffons [[4th Company , Howling Griffons Chapter|Fourth]] along with parts of their [[6thCompany, Howling Griffons Chapter|Sixth]], [[7th Company, Howling Griffons Chapter|Seventh]], [[10th Company, Howling Griffons Chapter|Tenth]], and 1st First Companies carried out a lengthy search and destroy campaign within the [[Caradryad Sector]]. It can be safely assumed that a large number of planetary assaults were carried out during this action as they were severely lacking in [[Thunderhawk]]s and [[drop pods]] when answering the call for aid in the [[Badab War]] as they had not had the chance to return to [[Mancora]].{{Fn|4}}
*'''906-909.[[M41]]''' — [[Badab War]]. The Howling Griffons, along with the [[Novamarines]], responded to calls for aid. Having just finished a campaign in the [[Caradryad Sector]], the Howling Griffons' task force was no more than 250 Space Marines and had insufficient planetary assault resources to aid in front line assaults. As a result, their initial engagements were to carry out garrison duties or convoy protection. Their largest deployment was to garrison the airless moons in the [[Khymara]] system, rebuilding old listening posts as staging areas for later in the war. Unfortunately this posting put them in the path of the [[Executioners]] in 907.M41{{Fn|12}} who were coming to aid the Secessionists as part of their blood oath to Huron. The Howling Griffons were annihilated; after the [[Executioners]] withdrawal, the casualty rate was more than 70%, including the catastrophic loss of their strike cruiser, ''[[Augeias]]'', and [[Chaplain Dreadnought]] [[Armand Titus|Titus]]. Despite these losses, the remaining force continued to fight wherever they could until officially relieved in 909.[[M41]]{{Fn|4}}
