Barcinian Insurrection

The Barcinian Insurrection is the first notable campaign conducted by the fleet-bound, crusading Knights of Sol Space Marine Chapter.

History
The Barcinian Sub-Sector, close to the Chapter’s Homeworld, had risen in revolt and declared its independence from the imperium a year before the Knights of Sol grew to full strength, led by the popular Planetary Governor Galeric Vonrak, the seed of Heresy was strong among the revolters, having cast the worship of the Emperor aside.

The Insurrection, as it had become known, had attracted various Imperial Guard Regiments to its traitorous cause, hordes of rebels protecting the Sub-Sector and preaching heretical ideas, surrounding systems and even whole neighboring Sub-Sectors had fallen to the preaching of Governor Galeric already, no signs of stopping shown as it threatened to engulf the whole Sector.

A crusade was gathering to defend the Sector and bring it back into the Emperor’s Light, the local Battlefleet and several Imperial Guard Regiments, as well as forces from several Chapters, had gathered in this crusade and in it, Vanarth saw a chance for his Chapter to prove itself, and led the entire forces of the Chapter and its 1.000 Astartes into the fight.

The Civilized World of Beric was the first to fall, the men of the 1st and 2nd Company raining down upon the main heretical bastions with a barrage of Launch Pods, legions of corrupted PDF Forces awaited the Astartes upon their arrival, for the rebels intended to defeat the invasion force in one swift battle upon their landing zone.

However, the rebels proved to be ill-equipped, and the proud Knights found them wanting, the Heretics fell  at the Space Marine’s onslaught, their outdated vehicles were destroyed from afar by the Lancers, while the Knights defended their position from the hordes of rebels, pushing them back and forcing them to retreat.

The retreat soon turned into a full rout as the Seraphs landed on the middle of their armies, chainswords rattling and maiming the terrified rebels as the retreat turned into a full rout, what had been expected to be a decisive victory for the rebels turning into a crushing defeat.

The remaining rebels retreated into the planetary capital and starports, and Vanarth himself led the charge from the front, his power sword Daemonslayer being stained with the blood of the traitors as the city and its defenders fell to the combined might of the two Companies, and with the Capital seized, it was but a matter of time for the campaign to become a victory.

With Beric under heel, the Knights had fulfilled their first victory in a baptism of blood and fire, and although the first Dreadnoughts came into service, it was seen as a worthy sacrifice.