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==Recent Colonial History==
==Recent Colonial History==
*'''69 years BCH''': [[Saul Tigh]] born (defined by deleted scene in "[[Valley of Darkness]]" concerning the ''[[Brenik]]'') (He has [[Crossroads, Part II|recently]] been revealed as a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], presumably making his birth questionable.)
*'''69 years BCH''': [[Saul Tigh]] born (defined by deleted scene in "[[Valley of Darkness]]" concerning the ''[[Brenik]]'') (He has [[Crossroads, Part II|recently]] been revealed as a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], presumably making his birth questionable.)
*'''64 years BCH''': [[William Adama]] born in Qualai, Caprica ([[Hero]])
*'''64 years BCH''': [[William Adama]] born in Qualai, [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[Hero]])
*'''55 - 52 years BCH''': Somewhere during this time, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are built to aid in hard labor and warfare ([[Miniseries]])
*'''55 - 52 years BCH''': Somewhere during this time, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are built to aid in hard labor and warfare ([[Miniseries]])
*'''52 years BCH''': Cylon revolt starts the first [[Cylon War]] ([[Colonial Day]])
*'''52 years BCH''': Cylon revolt starts the first [[Cylon War]] ([[Colonial Day]])
*'''52 years BCH''': [[Articles of Colonization]] signed ([[Colonial Day]], [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005])
*'''52 years BCH''': [[Articles of Colonization]] signed ([[Colonial Day]], [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005])
*'''51 years BCH''' Colonial ship ''[[Brenik]]'' is lost after a boarding action by [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]] ([[Valley of Darkness]], deleted scene)
*'''51 years BCH''' Colonial ship ''[[Brenik]]'' is lost after a boarding action by [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]] ([[Valley of Darkness]], deleted scene)
*ca. '''50 years BCH''': Battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'' enters service
*ca. '''50 years BCH''': Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' enters service
*'''42 years BCH:''' William Adama begins his service in the Colonial Fleet as a Viper pilot, near the end of the Cylon War ("[[Hero]]", [[Razor Flashbacks]])
*'''42 years BCH:''' William Adama begins his service in the Colonial Fleet as a Viper pilot, near the end of the Cylon War ("Hero", [[Razor Flashbacks]])
*'''40 years BCH:'''  
*'''40 years BCH:'''  
**[[Operation Raptor Talon]] conducted by the Colonial Fleet. Battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' destroyed ([[Razor Flashbacks]]).  
**[[Operation Raptor Talon]] conducted by the Colonial Fleet. Battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' destroyed (Razor Flashbacks).  
**Armistice ends the [[Cylon War]]. Cylons exile themselves from the Twelve Colonies ([[Miniseries]])
**Armistice ends the [[Cylon War]]. Cylons exile themselves from the Twelve Colonies (Miniseries)
**William Adama mustered out of the Colonial Fleet ("[[Scattered]]", [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]])
**William Adama mustered out of the Colonial Fleet ("[[Scattered]]", [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]])
*'''37 BCH:''' William Adama enlists as merchant marine and served about inter-colony freighters ("[[Scattered]]", [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]]):
*'''37 BCH:''' William Adama enlists as merchant marine and served about inter-colony freighters ("[[Scattered]]", Adama's dossier):
*'''ca. 28 BCH:''' William Adama and [[Saul Tigh]] first meet ("[[Scattered]]", "[[Torn]]") <ref>The podcast for "Scattered" places their meeting "twenty years ago". In "[[Torn]]", Adama states that he has known Tigh for 30 years. Furthermore, [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]] places his reinstatement into the Colonial Fleet at 23 BCH. ''Battlestar Wiki'' choses to use the more consistent dates.</ref>
*'''28 BCH:''' [[Galen Tyrol]] born <ref>At the time of the Cylon Attack, Tyrol has "ten years experience" ([[Miniseries[[), and has "served on battlestars since I was 18" ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]), putting his birth in 28 BCH.</ref>
*'''ca. 28 BCH:''' William Adama and Saul Tigh first meet ("Scattered", "[[Torn]]") <ref>The podcast for "Scattered" places their meeting "twenty years ago". In "[[Torn]]", Adama states that he has known Tigh for 30 years. Furthermore, Adama's dossier places his reinstatement into the Colonial Fleet at 23 BCH. ''Battlestar Wiki'' choses to use the more consistent dates.</ref>
*'''ca. 27 BCH:''' William and [[Carolanne Adama]] meet and marry <ref name = "leezak">This date is assumed as follows: Zak died 2 BCH. Since he graduated from some kind of military academy, he would at least 22 years old, following real world models. On a [[:Image:Primusphoto.jpg|photograph]] of William Adama with his sons, Lee seems to be about two years older than Zak. Adama and his wife probably met not long before Lee's birth.</ref>
*'''ca. 27 BCH:''' William and [[Carolanne Adama]] meet and marry <ref name = "leezak">This date is assumed as follows: Zak died 2 BCH. Since he graduated from some kind of military academy, he would at least 22 years old, following real world models. On a [[:Image:Primusphoto.jpg|photograph]] of William Adama with his sons, Lee seems to be about two years older than Zak. Adama and his wife probably met not long before Lee's birth.</ref>
*'''ca. 26 BCH:''' [[Lee Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/>
*'''ca. 26 BCH:''' [[Lee Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/>
*'''ca. 24 BCH:''' [[Zak Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/>
*'''ca. 24 BCH:''' [[Zak Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/>
*'''23 years BCH:''' William Adama reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain ("[[Scattered]]" deleted scene, [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]])
*'''23 years BCH:''' William Adama reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain ("Scattered" deleted scene, Adama's dossier)
*'''21 years BCH:''' Saul Tigh reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain by now-Major Adama ([[Scattered]]) <ref>The time between Adama's and Tigh's reinstatement is not specified on screen. The February/March issue of ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine'' gives t as two years: "''Adama reenlisted with the service and Tigh spent two years drinking before Adama pulled strings to get him back into service.''"</ref>
*'''21 years BCH:''' Saul Tigh reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain by now-Major Adama (Scattered) <ref>The time between Adama's and Tigh's reinstatement is not specified on screen. The February/March issue of ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine'' gives t as two years: "''Adama reenlisted with the service and Tigh spent two years drinking before Adama pulled strings to get him back into service.''"</ref>
*'''20 years BCH:'''
*'''20 years BCH:'''
**Last significant [[FTL]] jump recorded in ''[[Galactica]]'s'' logs (Miniseries)
**Last significant [[FTL]] jump recorded in ''Galactica's'' logs (Miniseries)
**[[Tom Zarek]] imprisoned for blowing up a government building on [[Sagittaron]] ([[Bastille Day]])
**[[Tom Zarek]] imprisoned for blowing up a government building on [[Sagittaron]] ([[Bastille Day]])
*'''17 BCH:''' William Adama assigned to the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', where he makes his 1000th Viper landing ([[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]], "[[Act of Contrition]]")
*'''17 BCH:''' William Adama assigned to the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', where he makes his 1000th Viper landing (Adama's dossier, "[[Act of Contrition]]")
*'''11 years BCH:''' [[Laura Roslin]] begins her career in politics ([[Litmus]])
*'''11 years BCH:''' [[Laura Roslin]] begins her career in politics ([[Litmus]])
*'''13 years BCH:''' William Adama assigned as executive officer to the new battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' ([[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]])
*'''13 years BCH:''' William Adama assigned as executive officer to the new battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' (Adama's dossier)
*'''ca. 10 years BCH:''' [[Galen Tyrol]] enlists in the Colonial Fleet as a non-commissioned officer ([[Miniseries]])
*'''ca. 10 years BCH:''' Galen Tyrol enlists in the Colonial Fleet as a non-commissioned officer (Miniseries)
*'''9 years BCH:''' William Adama promoted to commander and assigned as commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'' ([[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]], "[[Hero]]")
*'''9 years BCH:''' William Adama promoted to commander and assigned as commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero")
*'''7 years BCH:''' [[Saul Tigh|Saul]] and [[Ellen Tigh]] marry ("[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/112/deleted1.html deleted scene])
*'''7 years BCH:''' Saul and [[Ellen Tigh]] marry ("[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/season01/112/deleted1.html deleted scene])
*'''6 years BCH:''' William Adama leads aborted covert intelligence mission aboard ''Valkyrie''. [[Daniel Novacek]] is shot down and captured by the Cylons. Adama and Tigh are subsequently assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]], "[[Hero]]") <ref name="hero">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error.</ref>
*'''6 years BCH:''' William Adama leads aborted covert intelligence mission aboard ''Valkyrie''. [[Daniel Novacek]] is shot down and captured by the Cylons. Adama and Tigh are subsequently assigned to ''Galactica'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero") <ref name="hero">While dialogue from "Hero" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error.</ref>
*'''5 years BCH:'''
*'''5 years BCH:'''
**[[Laura Roslin]]'s last breast exam prior to her cancer diagnosis ([[Act of Contrition]])
**[[Laura Roslin]]'s last breast exam prior to her cancer diagnosis ([[Act of Contrition]])
**[[Galen Tyrol]] assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Litmus]]) <ref>Since Adama states that Tyrol has been under his commander for "over five years", this might also be one year earlier.</ref>
**Galen Tyrol assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Litmus]]) <ref>Since Adama states that Tyrol has been under his commander for "over five years", this might also be one year earlier.</ref>
*'''4 years BCH:'''  
*'''4 years BCH:'''  
**[[Kara Thrace]] graduates from the Colonial Fleet Academy ([[Maelstrom]]).
**[[Kara Thrace]] graduates from the Colonial Fleet Academy ([[Maelstrom]]).
**[[Socrata Thrace]] dies of stomach cancer ([[Maelstrom]])
**[[Socrata Thrace]] dies of stomach cancer ([[Maelstrom]])
*'''3 years BCH:''' [[Felix Gaeta]] assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Miniseries]])
*'''3 years BCH:''' [[Felix Gaeta]] assigned to ''Galactica'' (Miniseries)
*'''2 years BCH:'''
*'''2 years BCH:'''
**[[Caprica Six]] begins residence on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]), first encounters Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Miniseries]])
**[[Caprica Six]] begins residence on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]), first encounters Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] (Miniseries)
**[[Sharon Valerii]] begins service aboard ''Galactica'' ([[The Farm]])
**[[Sharon Valerii]] begins service aboard ''Galactica'' ([[The Farm]])
**[[Zak Adama]] dies in a flight school accident ([[Miniseries]])
**Zak Adama dies in a flight school accident (Miniseries)
**Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] is re-assigned from flight school to ''Galactica'' ([[Act of Contrition]])
**Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] is re-assigned from flight school to ''Galactica'' ([[Act of Contrition]])
*'''1 Year BCH:'''  
*'''1 Year BCH:'''  
**Last time William and Carolanne Adama speak ([[Miniseries]])
**Last time William and Carolanne Adama speak (Miniseries)
**Carolanne Adama gets engaged ([[Miniseries]])
**Carolanne Adama gets engaged (Miniseries)
**[[Anastasia Dualla]] last visits her home ([[Final Cut]])
**[[Anastasia Dualla]] last visits her home ([[Final Cut]])


===Events of the [[Miniseries]]===
==Events of the [[Miniseries]]==
*'''Zero Hour:'''
*'''Zero Hour:'''
**The [[Armistice Station]] is destroyed by Cylon forces
**The [[Armistice Station]] is destroyed by [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces
**Laura Roslin is diagnosed with inoperable breast cancer
**[[Laura Roslin]] is diagnosed with inoperable breast cancer
**''Galactica'' is decommissioned
**''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is decommissioned
**The Twelve Colonies are heavily bombarded by nuclear bombs
**The [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] are heavily bombarded by nuclear bombs
**Picon [[Fleet Headquarters]] is destroyed
**[[Picon (RDM)|Picon]] [[Fleet Headquarters]] is destroyed
**''Galactica's'' last [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron is destroyed
**''Galactica's'' last [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron is destroyed
**A battle near Virgon ends with the total loss of the remaining Colonial Fleet including the flagship battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]''
**A battle near [[Virgon (RDM)|Virgon]] ends with the total loss of the remaining [[Colonial Fleet]] including the flagship [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]''
**The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' luckily escapes the destruction of the [[Scorpian Fleet Shipyards]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])
**The [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' luckily escapes the destruction of the [[Scorpian Fleet Shipyards]] ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]])
**''Galactica'' engages [[Cylon Raider]]s and survives with moderate damage and 85 dead
**''Galactica'' engages [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s and survives with moderate damage and 85 dead
**Last transmission from the Colonies received by Laura Roslin aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' from a [[Jack|fellow secretary]]
**Last transmission from the Colonies received by Laura Roslin aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' from a [[Jack|fellow secretary]]
**[[Case Orange]] contingency mechanism assigns Roslin the office of the President of the Twelve Colonies
**[[Case Orange]] contingency mechanism assigns Roslin the office of the President of the Twelve Colonies
**Roslin gathers stranded civilian and military ships around the vicinity of Caprica
**Roslin gathers stranded civilian and military ships in the vicinity of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]
**Commander Adama assumes overall Fleet command and orders regroup at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]
**Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] assumes overall Fleet command and orders regroup at [[Ragnar Anchorage]]
**Roslin's fleet survives two Cylon attacks and meets at Ragnar
**Roslin's fleet survives two Cylon attacks and meets at Ragnar
**''Galactica'' changes from battle stance to civilian protection, and escorts the civilian fleet from Ragnar towards the [[Prolmar Sector]]
**''Galactica'' changes from battle stance to civilian protection, and escorts the civilian fleet from Ragnar towards the [[Prolmar Sector]]

Revision as of 11:36, 26 October 2007

For information on the specific dating system in the Re-imagined Series, see Colonial calendar.


This article attempts to plot the events illustrated or mentioned in the history and prehistory of the Twelve Colonies in the Re-imagined Series.

All dates use the day of the Fall of the Twelve Colonies as the central time marker for all events in the series. Items that occur before the Fall are marked as "BCH", or "Before Cylon holocaust".

Ancient History[edit]

  • Over 17,000 years BCH: A supernova creates the Ionian nebula.
  • 4,000 years BCH: The Thirteenth Tribe reportedly leaves the planet Kobol, later leaving a beacon in space and building the Temple of Five (The Eye of Jupiter)[1]. At some undated point, something travels from Earth to Kobol, passing on information about Earth, including a map of its night sky.
  • 3,600 years BCH: Pythia records her prophecies
  • 2,000 years BCH: The remaining Twelve Tribes leave Kobol
  • 2,000 years to 52 years BCH: The Twelve Colonies grow and prosper. Each colony acts as a sovereign nation, complete with inter-colonial wars

Recent Colonial History[edit]

Events of the Miniseries[edit]

Season 1[edit]

See Timeline - Season 1 (RDM)

Season 2[edit]

See Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)

Season 3[edit]

See Timeline - Season 3 (RDM)

Season 4[edit]

See Timeline - Season 4 (RDM)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Galen Tyrol cites 4,000 years as the approximate age of the temple. This is the oldest date noted in the Re-imagined Series timeline, but also conflicts with the prior date of Pythia and her works as described by Elosha in the season 1 episode "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I," where she notes that the exodus of all 13 tribes occurred 2,000 years prior.
  2. ↑ At the time of the Cylon Attack, Tyrol has "ten years experience" ([[Miniseries[[), and has "served on battlestars since I was 18" (Resistance), putting his birth in 28 BCH.
  3. ↑ The podcast for "Scattered" places their meeting "twenty years ago". In "Torn", Adama states that he has known Tigh for 30 years. Furthermore, Adama's dossier places his reinstatement into the Colonial Fleet at 23 BCH. Battlestar Wiki choses to use the more consistent dates.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 This date is assumed as follows: Zak died 2 BCH. Since he graduated from some kind of military academy, he would at least 22 years old, following real world models. On a photograph of William Adama with his sons, Lee seems to be about two years older than Zak. Adama and his wife probably met not long before Lee's birth.
  5. ↑ The time between Adama's and Tigh's reinstatement is not specified on screen. The February/March issue of Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine gives t as two years: "Adama reenlisted with the service and Tigh spent two years drinking before Adama pulled strings to get him back into service."
  6. ↑ While dialogue from "Hero" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on Galactica. See Hero#Analysis for a detailed explanation why Battlestar Wiki chooses to treat this as a continuity error.
  7. ↑ Since Adama states that Tyrol has been under his commander for "over five years", this might also be one year earlier.

Re-imagined Series definition: denotes any time preceding the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, e.g. 40 BCH (see: Timeline (RDM))

Re-imagined Series definition: the process of using the FTL engines to make an near-instantaneous apparent faster-than-light transport of a ship from one point in space to another

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