Achilus Crusade

The Achilus Crusade is a war of re-conquest fought on three fronts. It is a savage war waged with every weapon that the Imperium possesses, and its commanders have sworn that it will not fail. I spite of such oaths, the Achilus Crusade may come to ruin. The Tau Empire have cast their desiring eye over the worlds and resources of the Reach and move with all force to make it their own. On worlds long forsake by the Imperium the salves of the Dark Gods of Chaos. Perhaps even worse, from the depths of the untamed void the Great Devourer has risen; the Tyranids who would consume all within the Jericho Reach and leave nothing but carcass worlds spread amongst the ancient stars.

At first, the forces of Lord Militant Achilus enjoyed rapid success, taking several worlds and establishing a core of systems to act as the basis of further conquests. Since theses early victories, however, the Crusade has seen the death of its leader, the division of its armies to fight wars on many fronts, and the bleeding dry of its forces by attrition and the onslaught of deadly enemies with unexpected numbers and strength.

The new leader Lord Militant Solomon Tetrarchus split the Crusade in three Salients: The Orpheus Salient, being the rimward-most advance and is now halted by the Tyranid advance; the Acheros Salient, being the central advance, which has been bogged down right from the start by Chaos forces and has seen the most deaths of Imperial Guardsmen since the beginning of the Crusade; and the Canis Salient, being the coreward advance, intended to liberate the worlds in its line of advance from the Tau expansion. The Canis Salient has also come under attack by the Tyranids and is now fighting a war on two fronts.