Several readers have asked for a chronology of events mentioned in the
series so far, and the following lists all of the dates mentioned or alluded
to in The Dark Wing, The Dark Path, The Dark Ascent,
and The Dark Crusade.
The book where the event is mentioned is listed in parentheses after the
description.
| ~6200 BCE |
The Turn Without Sun. Am'a'an Guardians go to the Plane of Sleep. (Dark Crusade) |
| ~5700 BCE |
Qu’u returns the gyaryu
to e’Yen. Beginning of the Unification. (Dark Path) |
| ~484 BCE |
Zor arrive at E’rene’e by cold-sleep.
Kanu’u HeU’ur declares se’e Mar deSen. (Dark
Wing) |
| ~520 |
Zor develop FTL capability. (Dark Wing) |
| 1512 |
Niccolò Macchiavelli receives the strappado from the Otto di Guardia of Florence.(Dark Crusade) |
| ~2030 |
Station One completed. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2098 |
Treaty of São Paulo establishes Sol System
property rights for UN member states. (Extended Warranty) |
| 2116 |
Dieron (Epsilon Indi) colonized by cold-sleep.
(Dark Ascent) |
| 2120 |
Rashk arrive in Sol System and sell jump technology
to various Earth governments. Star-Rider disappears; Clement
successfully jumps to Tau Ceti. (Extended Warranty) |
| 2120s |
Grimaldi Base constructed by UN. (Dark Wing) |
| 2134 |
Admiral Marie Anderson (EU) fights one of the first battles outside Sol System - a 3-on-3 with rebels at Tau Ceti.(Dark Crusade) |
| ~2135 |
Stanton System colonized by India. (Dark Ascent) |
| ~2150 |
Pier de Lorenzo portrait of Césare Borgia discovered and hung in the Palazzo Pittì. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2161 |
The Templar Order encourages Willem MacDowell to declare himself Emperor and unite humanity. (Deus Vult) |
| 2161-2164 |
War of Accession. Establishment of the Solar
Empire. (Dark Wing) |
| 2162 |
Destruction of the Gateway Arch. (Dark Wing) |
| 2163 |
Destruction of the Guildhall in London; Pitt statue moved to Barclays Bank on Canary Wharf (later Imperial Bank). (Dark Crusade) |
| 2173 |
Aldebaran Uprising. Admiral Kerry (“Steelbladder”)
Anderson defeats rebels to sustain the Solar Empire. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2190 or so |
Rebuilding of St. Louis; Admiralty facilities
constructed about this time. (Dark Wing) |
| 2190s |
Six Worlds' Revolt. Admiral Kerry ("Steelbladder") Anderson commands Imperial forces. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2206 |
Emperor Willem I dies.
|
| ~2240 |
Old Far Macintosh System station boosted to
Port Saud. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2252 |
Dark Dawn of Alya. (Dark Wing) |
| 2261 |
Balvenie distillery sold to Bremerton Corporation; last of the Balvenie. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2262 |
Ted McMasters born.
|
| 2270 |
Sergei Torrijos born.
|
| 2274 |
S’reth born. (Dark Path) |
| 2283 |
Mustapha captured from the zor. (Dark Wing) |
| ~2285 |
Center settled. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2291 |
Battles in Boren System (industrial worlds.)
Lyonesse-class Lancaster badly damaged there. (Dark
Wing) |
| 2292 |
Concordance-class Lancaster
commissioned. Reversal of fortune and ‘Rodyn manueuver’
at New Patras. (Dark Wing) |
| 2294 |
Sergei Torrijos’ court-martial aboard Ponchartrain.
Sergei meets Ted McMasters. (Dark Wing) |
| 2295 |
Treaty of Las Duhr (end of 3rd human-zor conflict).
Sergei beached from carrier Ponchartrain. (Dark Wing)Admiral Arturo Anderson is First Lord of the Admiralty. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2296 |
Ted McMasters becomes captain of Lancaster. (Dark Wing) |
| 2297 |
Sir Malcolm Rodyn dies. (Dark Wing) |
| 2297-2309 |
4th human-zor conflict.
|
| ~2300 |
Ór lands on vuhl homeworld. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2301 or so |
Construction begins on zor base in the
Antares Rift. (Dark Wing) |
| 2304 |
Sergei Torrijos becomes captain of Lancaster.
(Dark Wing) |
| 2307 |
Ivan Marais meets Captain Stone. (Dark Wing) |
| 2309 |
Battle of Scandia (decisive battle prior to Efal;
Dark Wing)
|
| 2309 |
Treaty of Efal (ends 4th human-zor conflict;
Dark Wing)
|
| 2310 |
Kanev’s history of the man-zor conflict
(By Fire And Sword) published. Absolute Victory published.
(Dark Wing) |
| 2311-2312 |
The Dark Wing events.
|
| 2312 |
Treaty of E’rene’e (ends 5th and
final human-zor conflict)
|
| 2314 |
Dr. Ariana Sontag's Dictionary of Zor Sociology published. (Dark Ascent) Shiell Institute founded. (Dark Crusade) |
2315 |
A Letter From Exile published. (Dark
Wing) |
| 2320 |
M’m’e’e Sha’kan “emerges
from the Three”. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2326 |
First Sanctuary instructor at Shiell Institute. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2326 |
S’rchne’e resettled. (Dark Path) |
| 2334 |
Th’an’ya born. (Dark Path) |
| 2337 |
Death of Admiral Marais; Sergei Torrijos becomes
Gyaryu’har. (Dark Path) |
| 2351 |
Death of Alyne Bell Torrijos. (Dark Path) |
| 2357 |
Don and Grace Laperriere married. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2359 |
Jackie Laperriere born on Dieron. (Dark Path) |
| ~2363 |
Felicidad System mapped by the IGS. JANISSARY System mapped by the IGS. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2364 |
Death of Marc Hudson. (Dark Path) |
| 2367 |
Shiell Institute develops E3G tests. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2369 |
M’m’e’e Sha’kan appointed
Third Deputy Director of Imperial Intelligence. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2372 |
Sargasso System surveyed by IGS. (Dark Path)
Port Saud System surveyed by IGS. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2374 |
Negri Sembilan commissioned. (Dark
Path) KEYSTONE System mapped by IGS. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2376 |
First landing at Cicero. Owen Garrett born. (Dark Path) |
| 2377 |
Last Imperial mapping of Corcyra System. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2381 |
Jackie Laperriere graduates from Imperial Naval
Academy. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2382 |
Grace Laperriere dies. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2383 |
Jackie Laperriere posted to Kennewick.
Big Fredericks killed at Allara. Jackie posted to Royal Oak II.
(Dark Path) |
| 2384 |
Thompson’s World rebellion. Jackie Laperriere
E3G-tested for Sensitive ability. (Dark Path) |
| 2386 |
Jackie Laperriere given command of Torrance.
Jackie meets Dan McReynolds. (Dark Path) The High Nest tries
to contact the vuhls. Th’an’ya returns from A’aen.
Th’an’ya’s ship misjumps. Th’an’ya dies;
Ch’en’ya born. (Dark Ascent) |
| 2387 |
Dan McReynolds given command of Horace;
he and Jackie part. (Dark Path) |
| 2388 |
IGS explorations near Cicero. (Dark Path) |
| 2390-2391 |
Pirate activity near Cicero. (Dark Path) |
| 2391 |
Negri Sembilan and Gustav Adolf
II assigned to Cicero. (Dark Path) |
| 2392 |
Dan McReynolds leaves the Navy. Ch’k’te
assigned to Cicero. (Dark Path) |
| 2393 |
Mya'ar HeChra assigned as the esGyu'u at Oahu. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2394 |
McReynolds’ partnership buys Fair Damsel.
(Dark Path) Simon Boyd born. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2395 |
Christoph Kim becomes XO of Pappenheim.
(Dark Path) |
| 2396-2397 |
The Dark Path and The Dark Ascent
events. |
| 2397 |
John Smith born at Shikoku Labs. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2398 |
Guardian Order founded by Imperial decree. Battles at Dominica and New Georgetown. Second battle at Josephson (Ray Santos killed). (Dark Crusade) |
| 2399 |
Dan McReynolds marries Kirsten Laperriere. Pyotr Ngo becomes captain of Fair Damsel. Hal McReynolds born. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2401 |
Lauren McReynolds born. Second battle of Adrianople; Jonathan Durant killed by vuhls. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2401/02 |
Garrett decides to resign from the Guardian Order (after revealing his desire to go back to war to Tonio). Antonio St. Giles becomes Commander and Master of the Inner Gate. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2404 |
Garrett visits Djiwara at Port Saud. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2405 |
Green Book edition of Opening The Gate published for the Inner Order. Alan Howe assigned to jumps with Marines. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2406 |
Port Saud Station destroyed by the vuhls. Garrett using Spilman identity. Battle at Masaryk (Howe's first Marine drop). (Dark Crusade) |
| 2410 |
Owen Garrett makes an appearance in Genève. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2412 |
Owen Garrett makes an appearance at Ala Moana in Oahu. John Smith becomes a Marine. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2413 |
John Smith becomes a Guardian, training at Rydell. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2415 |
Owen Garrett is sighted at Emperor Willem Starport in Harrison System. Garrett meets Smith and convinces him to join Blazing Star; Smith disappears from Guardian detail there. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2417 |
Third battle of Adrianople. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2419 |
Marcia Tsang and Allan Robertson separate. Death of Admiral Hsien. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2420 |
Duke Alastair Simón de los Garces engaged to Princess Samantha. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2421 |
Tristan da Cunha, Barbados, Seychelles commissioned. Battle at Evangeline. Allan Robertson given command of Kenyatta II. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2422 |
The Dark Crusade (part 1) events. |
| 2424 |
The Dark Crusade (part 2) events. |
| 2424 |
Operation ELYSIUM: battles at New Harare, IGS 44978, Rivières, Tamarind, Wolfram Minor, Towson, 6 other bases. The War Manifesto published. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2426 |
Battle at Cor Caroli. Ron Marroux injured. (Dark Crusade) |
| 2427 |
Last entry in Barbara MacEwan's journal in The Dark Crusade. |
| 2430 |
Approximate date of The Dark Crusade (partial history of the war). (Dark Crusade) |
