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==Regimental History & Battle Honours==
The Tanith First and Only are best known for their participating in the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]], which began in 755.[[M41]]. During the Crusade, the Ghosts' expertise in covert operations was instrumental in the liberation of a number of worlds. However, rivalries with other, more illustrious regiments (in particular, the [[Jantine Patricians]] and the [[Volpone Bluebloods]]) often put the Ghosts at risk. The regiment took heavy losses in its early actions, including the loss of three hundred during a friendly fire "incident" at Voltis Watergate. Heavy casualties were also incurred during the effort to recapture the [[Forge World]] of [[Fortis Binary]], so much so that by the time of the Ghosts' deployment on [[Monthax]], they numbered only 1,500. The casualties taken at Monthax and later Verghast were replaced by recruits taken from the destroyed Vervunhive, at which time female soldiers first joined the Tanith.
Ten years after their founding, the Tanith had been involved in numerous campaigns during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Casualties weakened the regiment to the point where they were merged into another regiment, the 81st Belladon Recon, to form the 81st/1st Recon. Gaunt and a small team of Tanith soldiers had previously been sent on a high-risk covert mission, and upon their unexpected return found the regiment as they knew it gone. Most notably, it was now commanded by Colonel Lucian Wilder. Gaunt eventually managed to regain command of the Eighty-first First, but only after Wilder granted him field command before sacrificing himself in a heroic rearguard action.
