Timeline of the Galactic Civil War

This is a timeline of the Galactic Civil War. The date system used in this timeline is Galactic Standard Calendar.

Timeline

 * 19 BBY - Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, in the wake of the Clone Wars and in response to an alleged rebellion by the Jedi, declares the formation of the Galactic Empire with himself as Emperor for life.
 * 1 BBY - The Rebel Alliance takes shape.




 * Early campaigns
 * 1 BBY - Battle of Sagma
 * Kwymar Suppressions
 * 1 BBY - Battle of Doniphon
 * 1 BBY - Battle of Kestos Minor
 * 1 BBY - Battle of Picutorion
 * 1 BBY - Battle of Spuma
 * 1 BBY - Battle of Telos IV
 * 1 BBY - Battle of Turak IV
 * 0 BBY - Escape from Death Star I
 * 0 BBY - Battle of Danuta
 * 0 BBY - Battle of Turkana
 * 0 BBY - First Battle of Ord Biniir
 * 0 BBY - Battle of Polis Massa


 * Destruction of the Death Star I (A New Hope)
 * 0 BBY - Attack on Tantive IV
 * 0 BBY - Battle of the Dune Sea
 * 0 BBY - Skirmish in Mos Eisley
 * 0 BBY - Second Battle of Ord Biniir
 * 0 BBY - Skirmish in the Death Star
 * 0 BBY - Battle of Rhen Var
 * 0 BBY - Mission to Yavin
 * 0 BBY - Battle of Yavin




 * Imperial Reprecussions - Post-Battle of Yavin
 * 0 ABY - Battle of Solem
 * 0 ABY - First Battle of Yavin 4
 * 0 ABY - Battle of Talay
 * 0 ABY - Battle of Drexel II
 * 0 ABY - Assault on Tatooine
 * 0 ABY - Mission at Barkhesh
 * 0 ABY - Attack on Ison
 * 0 ABY - Attack on Chorax
 * 0 ABY - Battle of Corellia
 * 0 ABY - Mission to Ord Mantell
 * 0 ABY - Battle of Maridun
 * 0 ABY - Battle of Jabiim
 * 1 ABY - Battle of Gerrard V
 * 1 ABY - Circarporous Crisis
 * 1 ABY - Raid on the Jade Moon
 * 1 ABY - Raid on Kuat
 * 1 ABY - Mission on Kile II
 * 1 ABY - Battle of Kessel
 * The Kohl Seerdon crisis
 * 1 ABY - Mission on Talooran
 * 1 ABY - Second Mission on Fest
 * 2 ABY - Battle of Chandrila
 * 2 ABY - Raid on Sullust
 * 2 ABY - First Battle of Thyferra
 * 3 ABY - Invasion of Dantooine
 * 3 ABY - Battle of Ralltiir
 * 3 ABY - Battle of Derra IV


 * Battle of Hoth (The Empire Strikes Back)
 * 3 ABY - Battle of Hoth
 * 3 ABY - Invasion of Bespin
 * Regrouping - Post-Battle of Hoth
 * 3 ABY - Mission on the Maw
 * 3 ABY - Second Mission to Ord Mantell
 * 3 ABY - Battle of Gall/Mission to Gall
 * 3 ABY - Raid at Bakura
 * 3 ABY - Mission on Geonosis
 * 3 ABY - Mission at Destrillion
 * 3 ABY - Battle of Dubrillion
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Fondor
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Taanab
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Prince Xizor's Skyhook
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Kothlis
 * 4 ABY - Mission on Prefsbelt IV


 * Destruction of the Empire (Return of the Jedi)
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Bespin
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Bajic
 * 4 ABY - Skirmish at Carkoon
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Endor
 * 4 ABY - Uprising on Coruscant


 * Purge of the Imperials - Post-Battle of Endor
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Bakura
 * 4 ABY - Battle of Brentaal IV
 * 5 ABY - Battle of Milagro
 * 6 ABY - Battle of Cadinth
 * 6 ABY - First Battle of Borleias
 * 6 ABY - Second Battle of Borleias
 * 6 ABY - First Battle of Courscant
 * Bacta War
 * 7 ABY - Battle of Thyferra (Bacta War)
 * 7 ABY - Battle of Xyquine
 * 7 ABY - Battles of the Corporate Sector
 * 8 ABY - Battle of Dathomir
 * Thrawn Crisis
 * 9 ABY - Battle of Obroa-skai
 * 9 ABY - First Battle of Nomad City
 * 9 ABY - Battle of Sluis Van
 * 9 ABY - Battle of Ord Mantell
 * 9 ABY - Second Battle of Coruscant
 * 9 ABY - Second Battle of Nomad City
 * 9 ABY - Battle of Bilbringi


 * Reborn Empire
 * 10 ABY - Third Battle of Coruscant
 * 10 ABY - First Battle of Dac
 * 10 ABY - Battle of Pinnacle Base
 * Operation Shadow Hand
 * 10 ABY - Battle of Balmorra
 * 10 ABY - Battle of Ossus
 * 10 ABY - Battle of the Emperor's Citadel
 * 10 ABY - Second Battle of New Alderaan
 * 11 ABY - Battle of Onderon


 * Post-Reborn Empire
 * Fourth Battle of Coruscant
 * 11 ABY - Battle of the Maw Installation
 * 11 ABY - Second Battle of Dac
 * 12 ABY - Battle of the Jedi Praxeum (Galactic Civil War)
 * 12 ABY - Second Battle of the Jedi Praxeum
 * 13 ABY - Mission on Alzoc III
 * 13 ABY - Battle of Nam Chorios
 * 13 ABY - Battle of Orinda


 * Around 17 ABY
 * Yevethan Purge
 * Blockade of Doornik-319
 * Battle of ILC-905
 * Battle of N'zoth
 * 17 ABY - Battle of Almania
 * 18 ABY - Battle of Centerpoint Station
 * 19 ABY - The Caamas Document/Hand of Thrawn crisis
 * Battle of Bothawui
 * Battle of Yaga Minor
 * 19 ABY A peace treaty ends the war. At this point the Galactic Empire, under the command of Admiral Gilad Pellaeon consists of 8 backwater sectors bordering the unknown regions.