Yennu Egwu
Yennu Egwu was the General-Captain of the Addaba Free Corps PDF Regiment and led them in the Battle of Terra, during the Horus Heresy.[1a]
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The following paragraphs contain spoilers for: | The First Wall (Novel) |
Haling from the Afrik Addaba Hive, she was originally a Captain in the Addaba 64th Defence Corps, which was sent with several other Regiments to defend the Imperial Palace. However the Regiments came under repeated attacks from Horus' forces and suffered heavy losses. This included their commanders and after one such attack, Egwu found herself the highest ranking officer to escape with the depleted Regiments. This led to the Regiments being reorganised into the Addaba Free Corps and Egwu became its General-Captain.[1a] Under her leadership, the Free Corps was able to reach their rendezvous within a hidden base, near the Lion's Gate space port. The Primarch Dorn had meant for the Imperial forces there to serve as reinforcements for the space port, when it became threatened. However when he later gave the order for them to attack Horus' forces invading the Lion's Gate, Egwu ordered the Addaba Free Corps to reveal they were loyal to the traitorous Warmaster.[1b] The Regiment then began attacking the other Imperial forces in the hidden base, which prevented them from aiding the space port.[1c] Because of the Addaba Free Corps' actions, the Lion's Gate fell to the Warmaster, but in retaliation, the Imperium soon destroyed the Regiment's home, Addaba Hive, with orbital fire.[1d]
