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* {{inlineref|7322}}: The [[w:epoch (reference date)|epoch]] of this timeline. After one of the first Cylon attacks on Caprica, the people of the farm village of [[Umbra]] are scattered. Chameleon is separated from Starbuck, who is later found alone at the edge of the [[Thorn forest]] and is presumed orphaned at 7 years ([[The Man With Nine Lives]]).
* {{inlineref|7322}}: The [[w:epoch (reference date)|epoch]] of this timeline. After one of the first Cylon attacks on Caprica, the people of the farm village of [[Umbra]] are scattered. Chameleon is separated from Starbuck, who is later found alone at the edge of the [[Thorn forest]] and is presumed orphaned at 7 years ([[The Man With Nine Lives]]).
* '''~7341:''' [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] is born to [[Serina]] in the Colonies.<ref name="hathaway_age">This information is based on [[Noah Hathaway]]'s age at the time of filming, which was seven.</ref>
* '''~7341:''' [[Boxey (TOS)|Boxey]] is born to [[Serina]] in the Colonies.<ref name="hathaway_age">This information is based on [[Noah Hathaway]]'s age at the time of filming, which was seven.</ref>
* '''7346:''' The [[Fifth Fleet]] engages the Cylons at the [[Battle of Molecay]]. Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' is the only Colonial vessel to survive. Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]], realizing there will be Cylons lying in wait along the entire route back to the Colonies, orders ''Pegasus'' out into deep space 2 yahrens before "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]".
* {{inlineref|7346}}: The [[Fifth Fleet]] engages the Cylons at the [[Battle of Molecay]]. Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' is the only Colonial vessel to survive. Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]], realizing there will be Cylons lying in wait along the entire route back to the Colonies, orders ''Pegasus'' out into deep space 2 yahrens before "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]".
* '''~7347:''' ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' heads out into deep space, eventually winding up in the [[Delphian Empire]], which is in the process of falling to the Cylons ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]).
* '''~7347:''' ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' heads out into deep space, eventually winding up in the [[Delphian Empire]], which is in the process of falling to the Cylons ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]).


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*  [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]
*  [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]


==7349 - 7377==
==7349 and later ==


: ''The period between ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.''
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The Cylons, over this 30 year period, develop completely new technologies and evolve considerably - "beyond the wildest fears" of the Colonials, according to Dr. Zee. These new technologies include improved Cylon Raiders and the creation of humanoid Cylons.<ref>The increased technological prowess of the Cylons is described in "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" and "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]".</ref>
The period between ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', and the episodes and events of the ''Galactica 1980'' happened in this period. Of course, as Battlestar Wiki treats ''1980'' as a separate continuity, a [[Timeline (1980)|separate timeline page is available]].
 
Also, during this period, the Imperious Leader is apparently replaced, as his voice is considerably different by 3778.<ref>When the Imperious Leader is shown in "[[Space Croppers]]", he is no longer voiced by [[Patrick Macnee]], but instead by [[Dennis Haysbert]].</ref>
 
Sometime prior to 3768, [[Captain Apollo]] dies.<ref>Troy refers to Apollo's death in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".  This apparently happens before the events depicted in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]" as Starbuck does not mention Apollo when relating to Boomer people he wishes to say goodbye to. In addition, Apollo's death is apparently a mystery to the Fleet, or so the script for the unfilmed episode "[[The Wheel of Fire]]" indicates.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|7349}}: [[Dillon]] is born in space aboard a vessel in the Colonial Fleet. <ref>Based on the age of [[Barry Van Dyke]] at the time of filming.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|7351}}: [[Jamie Hamilton]] is born in the United States on Earth. <ref>Based on the age of actress [[Robyn Douglass]] at the time of filming, who portrayed Jamie Hamilton.  She identifies herself as an American in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]".</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|7358}}: The last attack by the Cylons on the Colonial fleet until 1980. <ref>There has not been a Cylon attack in almost a generation prior to "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]". A generation is typically denoted as 20 years.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|7368}}: [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] is stranded on a [[Planet Starbuck|desolate planetoid]], where he rebuilds the Centurion named [[Cyrus]] (nicknamed "Cy" by Starbuck). Some time later at this same location, Dr. [[Zee]] is born to the mysterious woman, [[Angela]]. <ref>Events of the flashback sequence of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".  Dr. Zee is a pre-teen child, who appears to be roughly ten years of age.  Reasoning backward, he was born c. 1970.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|After 7368}}
 
::Dr. Zee's ship catches up to the Fleet. <ref>The voyage of Dr. Zee's ship is shown in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]"</ref>.
 
::Lt. Boomer is promoted to Colonel.<ref>By the time of "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" Boomer has assumed this rank, while he still held this rank in the flashback scenes in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".</ref>
 
::Commander Adama grows a beard.<ref>Adama has a large Moses like beard throughout ''1980'', but did not have it in the flashback scenes in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".</ref>
 
::Boxey begins to go by the name "Troy" as he grows older.<ref>Troy mentions this in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]", although Adama still refers to him as Boxey in a private conversation before being shown the [[invisibility field]].</ref>
 
==7378 and later==
 
''Galactica's'' long range probes arrive in the Solar System. They positively identify the third planet as Earth.  ''Galactica'' and the Colonial Fleet reach Earth. <ref>"[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".</ref>
 
''Galactica 1980'' episodes "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" through "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III|Part III]]"
 
:Troy, Dillon and Jamie head back in time to World War II and then to the American Revolution to find [[Xavier]].  <ref>Troy, Dillon and Jamie are about to head off on this mission at the end of "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]"</ref>  The team is apparently successful in stopping Xavier, as there are no apparent changes to Earth's history.<ref>No reference to Xavier having achieved his goals is made in the subsequent episodes.</ref> Xavier escapes being brought into custody, however, and remains in Earth's past. While there, he perfects a process of cellular transformation which can allow him to assume the appearance of others. <ref>Xavier's activities are related in "[[Spaceball]]".</ref>
 
:Jamie returns to Earth, and back to the job she was offered with the United Broadcasting Corporation. <ref>As of "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", Jamie is back at work at UBC.</ref>
 
:In light of the unknown aircraft violating U.S. airspace, which are in reality Colonial Vipers, the United States Air Force dedicates new funds to the tracking of U.F.O.s.
 
:Dr. Zee leads a project to build a new saucer-shaped fighter craft, designed to thwart the Cylons.<ref>The saucer project is revealed in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and shown again in "[[Space Croppers]]".</ref>
 
:The Cylons determine to test some of their new technologies on the Colonial refugees. They plan to first attack the freighter ''Delphi'', a straggling vessel in the Colonial Fleet, which happens to function as the Fleet' school.<ref>Just prior to "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]"</ref>
 
''Galactica 1980'' episodes "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" and "[[The Super Scouts, Part II|Part II]]"
 
:Troy and Dillon spend a few days away from the children on an unknown mission.<ref>Briefly mentioned in "[Spaceball]]".</ref>
 
:Having spent an inordinate amount of money investigating the Super Scouts, Colonel Sydell's budget is questioned by his superiors in the United States Air Force.<ref>Just prior to "[[Spaceball]]"</ref>
 
:Xavier returns to the present time from Earth's past, and assumes the form of Lt. Nash of ''Galactica''. <ref>Just prior to "[[Spaceball]]"</ref>
 
''Galactica 1980'' episode "[[Spaceball]]."
 
:Xavier remains at large on Earth, without a Viper, stranded in the present and on the ground.
 
:In another test of their new technologies, the Cylons send out new, advanced fighters, manned by Centurions and humanoid Cylons, to search for the elusive Colonial fleet.<ref>Just prior to "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]"</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|Month 10 of 7378-Month 11 of 7378}}
 
::''Galactica 1980'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" <ref>"The Night the Cylons Landed" is specifically noted to occur on Halloween.</ref>
 
::''Galactica 1980'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]"<ref>Episode ends in the early hours of November 1.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|Late 7378}}
 
::The [[Imperious Leader]] and his three base ships, catch up to ''Galactica'' and the Fleet, but the location of Earth remains elusive. <ref>Just prior to "[[Space Croppers]]"</ref>
 
::''Galactica 1980 episode'' "[[Space Croppers]]".
 
::''Galactica'' maintains its first colony on Earth, and the Super Scouts remain there, relocating from the baseball camp where they had been staying.
 
::''Galactica 1980'' episode "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".
 
::The scripted but only partially shot episode "[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]" would have taken place here.
 
* {{inlineref|7379}}
 
::The planned but never filmed Starbuck episode "[[The Wheel of Fire]]" would have taken place at this time.
 
* {{inlineref|7388}}
 
::In Dr. Zee's projection of what could have happened in the future, environmental damage and population expansion has rendered Paradise Valley polluted and crowded. If Dr. Zee's warning was in fact heeded by the people of Paradise Valley, however, these events may not have come to pass.<ref>Possible future revealed in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".</ref>


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The timeline below chronicles the events depicted in the Original Series.

This timeline excludes the spin-off series Galactica 1980 and does not include any information from separate continuity works such as novels and comics. Nor does it include information from the inaccurate Encyclopedia Galactica reference released in 1979.

The timeline is given in yahrens, the Colonial term for "years." The date around which the timeline revolves is 7322, the only date given in the series, and one from the Colonial calendar. This was the yahren when the Cylons attacked Umbra on Caprica, as mentioned in "The Man with Nine Lives".

Ancient history[edit]

History of the Colonial and Cylon confict[edit]

The Seventh Millennium of Time[edit]

7349 and later[edit]

Main article: Timeline (1980)

The period between Battlestar Galactica (TOS) and Galactica 1980, and the episodes and events of the Galactica 1980 happened in this period. Of course, as Battlestar Wiki treats 1980 as a separate continuity, a separate timeline page is available.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ This information is based on the ages of Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict at the time of filming, which was 33.
  2. ↑ This information is based on Noah Hathaway's age at the time of filming, which was seven.

Original Series definition: unit of time akin to a "year" (see: Yahren)

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