Battle of Tyrok Fields

The Battle of Tyrok Fields took place at the beginning of Abbadon the Despoiler's Thirteenth Black Crusade, at Tyrok Fields on Cadia.

The Battle Begins
The battle began when the Volscani Cataphracts, who had been thought to be loyal soldiers of the Imperium but had instead thrown their lot in with Abbadon and Chaos, broke ranks during a massive parade and began the wanton slaughter of several hundred nearby Imperial Guardsmen. The true extent of their treachery was discovered when they stormed the Governor of Cadia's Leviathan, and killed him. He had been on site to receive a massed salute from all the assembled soldiers before they went off to defend the Cadian Gate from Abbadon's attack.

Ursarkar Creed and the Cadian 8th
Ursarkar Creed, present at Tyrok with his Cadian 8th regiment, rallied the forces under his command and immediatly counter-attacked the traitor guardsmen. The 8th spearheaded an advance of several regiments, with the 7th regiment at it's side the entire time. Jarran Kell, color sergeant and standard bearer for the 8th, fought ferociously and never allowed the sacred standard of his beloved regiment to touch the ground. The 7th was not so lucky though. Its color sergeant was killed soon after the fighting began, with the flag passed to another soldier, who met his end not long afterwards. This trend continued throughout the day; when one standard bearer died, another man stepped forward to take the flag. The 7th's regimental history even goes so far as to say that it's soldier's were so committed to their colors that the holy ornament never touched the dirt.

The Titans
High above the battlefield, the gargantuan war machines of the Adeptus Mechanicus assisted the Cadians with their counter attack. The part that is most remembered today is when the titans knocked out the void shields of the Volscani leviathans, enabling the charge to continue right into the heart of the enemy's command ranks. If the titans had been unsuccessful, the guardsmen would have been slaughtered wholesale by the enourmous cannons sported by the building sized command vehicles. Instead, the soldiers were able to run right past the guns and board the Leviathans, effectively rending the proverbial head from the beast.

The Aftermath
Because of Creed's decisiveness in reacting so quickly, the potential for horrendous defeat was averted and a victory was made where it was extremely likely there would have been none.