Overview Timeline
From Star Trek: Gamma One
This timeline is designed to be a reference for players during the character generation process. It lists major events of interest, events which you can use to flesh out your background and add in major elements.
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| 2365 | 2366 | 2367 | 2368 | 2369 | 2370 | 2371 | 2372 | 2373 | 2374 | 2375 | 2376 | 2377 |
2286
- Betreka Nebula incident, involving a Klingon reconnaissance vessel and a Cardassian cruiser, causes declarations of war between the Empire and the Union.
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2304
- A cease-fire emerges in the war between the Klingons and the Cardassians. No formal treaty is signed at this time, however.
2311
- The UFP and the Romulans war in Tomed Sector. The war is short, and by year's end the parties have signed the Treaty of Algeron.
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2328
- Cardassian Union formally annexes and occupies Bajor.
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2344
- USS Enterprise-C, an Ambassador-class, under command of Capt. Rachel Garrett, is destroyed in Romulan sneak attack at Narendra III.
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2346
- Romulans attack Khitomer colony.
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2347
- Cardassian sneak attack on Setlik III colony causes war between the Federation and the Cardassian Union.
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2348
- Prototype New Orleans-class Heavy Frigate USS New Orleans is commissioned and launched for shakedown cruise in battle against the Cardassians.
- Cardassians begin constructiong Terok Nor mining support facility in orbit around Bajor.
2350
- The Tholian Assembly declares war on the Federation over territorial annexes. This war would de-escalate without a formal peace treaty within 3 or 4 years, and simmer as a border conflict with occasional flare-ups after that.
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2351
- Cardassian Occupying Force at Bajor opens Terok Nor for full use.
2353
- In a major skirmish, the Tholians destroy a Federation starbase.
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2357
- The Talarians declare war on the UFP. This is mostly a border conflict, since the technology disparity is so great that the Talarians are unable to penetrate Federation space.
- Infamous Gallitep labor camp on Bajor is liberated by the resistance movement.
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2358
- Prototype Galaxy-class Explorer USS Galaxy is commissioned and launched.
- Starfleet Intelligence sponsors illegal cloaking device experiments on USS Pegasus in violation of the Treaty of Algeron.
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2364
- Official First Contact with the Borg.
2365
- Preliminary cease-fire signed between UFP and Cardassian Union; treaty talks begin at Starbase G-6, Betazed Sector.
- Starfleet Tribunal decision in the case of 'In Re: Lieutenant Commander Data' expands the corollaries of the Prime Directive and Federation civil rights laws with regards to artificially intelligent beings.
- Starfleet begins offering anti-Borg strategic and tactical coursework as special post-graduate programs at Starfleet Academy.
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2366
- Semi-final armistice signed between UFP and Cardassian Union which formalizes cease-fire into permanence and sets stage for final treaty. Negotiations continue at Starbase G-6.
- Work begins on the Defiant-class Heavy Escort project, of which the prototype vessel will be USS Defiant.
- The Borg attack the Federation in the vicinity of the Paulson Nebula. CAPT Jean-Luc Picard is assimilated and becomes Locutus of Borg.
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2367
- The Borg attack at Wolf 359. Rescue of Picard/Locutus.
- Klingon Civil War begins. Starfleet blockades Klingon-Romulan border to counter Romulan involvement.
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2368
- Romulan-Vulcan reunification movement exposed and used as cover for covert Romulan attempt to invade Vulcan. This attempt fails.
- The Danube-class Runabout enters full production.
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2369
- Cardassian Union ends occupation of Bajor after 41 years. Terok Nor is placed under administrative control of Starfleet by the Bajoran Provisional Government and is renamed 'Deep Space 9'.
- Re-discovery of Bajoran Wormhole by then-CMDR Benjamin Sisko of DS9.
- Scientific discovery of common DNA seeding of many Alpha/Beta Quadrant humanoid races by unknown 'precursor' race.
- Clone of Kahless installed as Klingon Emperor, ceremonial head of state.
- Tholian Assembly signs peace treaty with UFP.
- As-yet-unnamed resistance faction that will later be called 'the Maquis' is founded along UFP-Cardassian border.
- Prototype Nova-class Heavy Scout USS Nova is launched.
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- Occupation of Bajor - Cardassian Withdrawal
- Bajoran Provisional Government
- Bajoran wormhole
- Benjamin Sisko
- Ancient humanoid
- Maquis - Seeds of Resistance
2370
- Borg again attempt to invade Federation space.
- Final treaty between UFP and Cardassian Union formalizes the DMZ between the two powers and ends the five-year treaty talks at Starbase G-6
- First Contact with the Skreeaa at DS9.
- The Maquis take first public terrorist actions.
- First trade encounter with the Dominion through the Dosi and the Karemma.
- First hostile encounter with the Dominion through Jem'Hadar destruction of Galaxy-class USS Odyssey.
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- 2370 - Events
- Federation-Cardassian Treaty
- Demilitarized Zone
- Skrreea
- Maquis
- Dosi
- Karemma
- Dominion
- Jem'hadar
2371
- Cardassian Union signs separate peace treaty with the Bajoran Provisional Government.
- Prototype Defiant-Class Heavy Escort USS Defiant is assigned to Deep Space 9.
- Romulans secretly agree to allow limited use of a cloaking device to the crew of USS Defiant as an exception to the Treaty of Algeron in exchange for Federation data on the Dominion and other considerations.
- Tholian Assembly begins negotiations of a non-aggression pact with Dominion.
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2372
- Civilian Detapa Council overthrows Cardassian Central Command and assumes control of the Cardassian Union government.
- Klingons repudiate 68-year-old cease-fire with Cardassian government and reopen hostilities.
- Klingons repudiate Khitomer Accords and engage in war with the United Federation of Planets.
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- Detapa Council
- Cardassian Central Command
- Klingon-Cardassian War - Revolution and Paranoia
- Second Federation-Klingon War
2373
- The Klingons sign a new cease-fire with the Federation.
- The Dominon signs formal non-aggression pacts with The Tholian Assembly, the Romulan Star Empire, and the Bajoran Provisional Government.
- The Borg make another attempt to invade the Federation, culminating in The Battle of Sector 001.
- The Dominon invades the Alpha Quadrant, formally beginning what the UFP simply refers to as the Dominion War.
- The Cardassian Union joins the Dominon.
- The Klingons agree to reinstatement of the Khitomer Accords.
- The Dominon captures Bajor system and Deep Space 9, and the Dominion War begins.
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2374
- The Federation and the Klingons retake Bajor Sector and DS9 from the Dominion as part of 'Operation Return'.
- The Dominion seizes and occupies Betazed.
- The Romulans are convinced to repudiate their non-aggression pact with the Dominion and join the UFP-Klingon Alliance.
- First Battle of Chin'toka takes place.
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2375
- The Romulan Star Navy places a military field hospital on one of Bajor's moons, but is evicted by the Bajoran Provisional Government, still technically neutral to the Dominion, when evidence comes to light that they are stockpiling weapons there, as well.
- Klingon task force destroys the Monac shipyards, an important Cardassian-Dominion repair facility in Cardassian space.
- Betazed is retaken by the Alliance.
- The Breen formally ally with the Dominion.
- The Breen, on behalf of the Dominion, launch an attack on Earth. San Francisco, headquarters of Starfleet, is badly damaged.
- The Cardassians revolt against the Dominion and give aid to the Alliance in the Battle of Cardassia Prime, which effectively ends the Dominion War.
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2376
- Formal cease-fire signed as the Dominion forces in the Alpha Quadrant retreat back through the wormhole.
- First wave of Alliance scouting missions through the wormhole confirm Dominion pullback. USS Majestic (Intrepid-class), USS Nova, and USS Moravia (Norway-class) are assigned to these early scouting missions with coordination and tactical support from USS Defiant, USS Greenland (Norway-class) and IKS Ghav'vang (Goralis-class) out of DS9 and Starbase 375.
- Starbase 375 and Deep Space 9 trade off hosting post-war treaty talks between the Cardassians and the Alliance.
- Formal trading of POWs takes place between the Cardassians and the Alliance.
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2377
- Formal trading of POWs begins between the Dominion and the Alliance through intermediaries in the Gamma Quadrant.
- Ad Hoc Task Force Gamma One is officially formed from elements of the 7th, 8th, 16th, and Ad Hoc Colonization Fleets under the command of Fleet Captain Noah Taylor-Vetra of USS Argus (Prometheus-class), formerly of the 7th Fleet.
- USS Marathon (Steamrunner-class), also from the 7th Fleet, is reassigned to the Task Force.
- USS Majestic, USS Nova, USS Moravia, and USS Greenland are reassigned from 8th and 16th Fleet Commands to the new task force.
- IKS Ghav'vang and IKS Meq'taQ (Jenthar-class) are assigned to the Task Force under Allied protocols by the IKDF. A Vidian-class Heavy Starbird is promised to the Task Force by the RSN under Allied protocols, but is not yet formally assigned.
- Still in spacedock undergoing refit, USS Vanguard-A (Nebula-class) is pulled from the Colonization Fleet and assigned to the Task Force, as is USS Tribune (Intrepid-class), also from the Colonization Fleet.
- USS Marathon enters the Gamma Quadrant to begin reconnaissance in preparation for USS Vanguard-A's arrival.
