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A Timeline of the [[Horus Heresy]]. | A Timeline of the [[Horus Heresy]]. | ||
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|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Event''' | |style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Event''' | ||
|style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Notes''' | |style=background:#4F4F4F align=center|'''Notes''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |550.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |The [[Emperor]] begins creates the first strain of [[Prototype Legionnaire]]s{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |669.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |The [[Unification Wars|Battle of Ararat]]{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |Last major battle of the [[Unification Wars]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |703.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[First Pacification of Luna]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |712.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |The [[Emperor]] formally declares the end of the [[Unification Wars]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |739.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |The [[Treaty of Olympus]] | ||
+ | |The [[Mechanicum]] enters the [[Imperium]]{{Fn|26}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|792.[[M30]] | |792.[[M30]] | ||
− | |[[ | + | |The Emperor begins the [[Primarch Project]]. The Primarchs are scattered in their infancy. |
− | | | + | |{{Fn|26}} |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |798.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |The [[Great Crusade]] begins | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |801.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Horus Lupercal]] is discovered on [[Cthonia]] | ||
+ | |First Primarch to be rediscovered officially{{Fn|26}}<br>other sources state [[Alpharius]] to be the first discovered on [[Terra]] itself shortly after the scattering of the Primarchs but kept in the shadows.{{Fn|27}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |819.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] is rediscovered on [[Fenris]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |821.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |One of the two [[Lost Primarch]]s is rediscovered | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |824.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Ferrus Manus]] is rediscovered on [[Medusa]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |830.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Fulgrim]] is rediscovered on [[Chemos]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |832.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Vulkan]] is rediscovered on [[Nocturne]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |835.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Rogal Dorn]] is rediscovered on [[Inwit]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |837.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Roboute Guilliman]] is rediscovered on [[Macragge]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|840.[[M30]] | |840.[[M30]] | ||
− | |[[Magnus the Red]] is discovered by the [[Emperor]].{{Fn|19}} | + | |[[Magnus the Red]] is discovered by the [[Emperor]] on [[Prospero]].{{Fn|19}} |
| | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |843.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Sanguinius]] is rediscovered on [[Baal]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |846.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Lion El'Jonson]] is rediscovered on [[Caliban]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |849.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Perturabo]] is rediscovered on [[Olympia]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |854.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Mortarion]] is rediscovered on [[Barbarus]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |857.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Lorgar]] is rediscovered on [[Colchis]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |865.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Jaghatai Khan]] is rediscovered on [[Chogoris]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |896.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Konrad Curze]] is rediscovered on [[Nostramo]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |899.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Angron]] is rediscovered on [[Nuceria]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |922.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |[[Corax]] is rediscovered on [[Deliverance]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |927.[[M30]] | ||
+ | |rediscovery of one of the two [[Lost Primarch]]s | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|964.[[M30]] | |964.[[M30]] | ||
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|981.[[M30]] | |981.[[M30]] | ||
− | |[[Alpharius Omegon]] assumes control of the [[Alpha Legion|XXth Legion]]{{Fn|1}} | + | |[[Alpharius Omegon]] officially assumes control of the [[Alpha Legion|XXth Legion]]{{Fn|1}} |
|The last Primarch is discovered by the [[Emperor]] | |The last Primarch is discovered by the [[Emperor]] | ||
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|[[Horus]] kills Fabricator Consul Emory Salignac of the [[Auretian Technocracy]], triggering a ten-month war with the Technocracy.{{Fn|8}} | |[[Horus]] kills Fabricator Consul Emory Salignac of the [[Auretian Technocracy]], triggering a ten-month war with the Technocracy.{{Fn|8}} | ||
|The war was orchestrated by Horus to obtain [[STC]]'s in order to secure an alliance with [[Kelbor-Hal]]. After securing Mechanicum support, [[Lorgar]] sets them to secretly construct three [[Furious Abyss]] [[Battleship]]s | |The war was orchestrated by Horus to obtain [[STC]]'s in order to secure an alliance with [[Kelbor-Hal]]. After securing Mechanicum support, [[Lorgar]] sets them to secretly construct three [[Furious Abyss]] [[Battleship]]s | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |004-005.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Burning of Prospero]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|004.[[M31]] | |004.[[M31]] | ||
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|The [[Drop Site Massacre]].{{Fn|1}} The [[Word Bearers]], [[Alpha Legion]], [[Night Lords]], and [[Iron Warriors]] reveal their treachery and take part in the annihilation of the [[Raven Guard]], [[Salamanders]], and [[Iron Hands]]. [[Ferrus Manus]] is killed and [[Fulgrim]] becomes possessed by a [[Daemon]]. [[Vulkan]] is taken prisoner by [[Konrad Curze]]. [[Corax]] begins a guerrilla war against traitor forces for the next several weeks before being rescued. | |The [[Drop Site Massacre]].{{Fn|1}} The [[Word Bearers]], [[Alpha Legion]], [[Night Lords]], and [[Iron Warriors]] reveal their treachery and take part in the annihilation of the [[Raven Guard]], [[Salamanders]], and [[Iron Hands]]. [[Ferrus Manus]] is killed and [[Fulgrim]] becomes possessed by a [[Daemon]]. [[Vulkan]] is taken prisoner by [[Konrad Curze]]. [[Corax]] begins a guerrilla war against traitor forces for the next several weeks before being rescued. | ||
|Shortly after the battle, [[Magnus]] sends word to [[Horus]] of his interest in an alliance. | |Shortly after the battle, [[Magnus]] sends word to [[Horus]] of his interest in an alliance. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |006.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Battle of the Rangda System]]{{Fn|25}} | ||
+ | |The first engagement of the [[Dark Angels]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |006.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Siege of Cthonia]] begins | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|006.[[M31]] | |006.[[M31]] | ||
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|[[Mars]] falls to the [[Dark Mechanicum]]{{Fn|4}} and is subsequently blockaded by the Imperium | |[[Mars]] falls to the [[Dark Mechanicum]]{{Fn|4}} and is subsequently blockaded by the Imperium | ||
| | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |006.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Battle of Beta-Garmon]]'s first, smaller phase begins | ||
+ | |Civil war between the Mechanicum | ||
|- | |- | ||
|200007.[[M31]] | |200007.[[M31]] | ||
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|The [[Battle of Calth]].{{Fn|4}} The [[Word Bearers]] reveal their treachery to the [[Ultramarines]]. | |The [[Battle of Calth]].{{Fn|4}} The [[Word Bearers]] reveal their treachery to the [[Ultramarines]]. | ||
|The [[Ruinstorm]] forms in the aftermath, cutting off [[Ultramar]] from the greater [[Imperium]] | |The [[Ruinstorm]] forms in the aftermath, cutting off [[Ultramar]] from the greater [[Imperium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |~007.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Betrayal at Ithraca]] | ||
+ | |sees the beginning of the [[Crusade of Iron]], which will be waged for the next two years across [[Ultramar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|007.[[M31]] | |007.[[M31]] | ||
− | |A strike force of loyalist [[ | + | |A strike force of loyalist [[Astartes]] destroys the [[Word Bearers]] ship ''[[Furious Abyss]]'' before it can attack [[Macragge]]{{Fn|12}} |
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|[[Nathaniel Garro]], [[Tylos Rubio]], and [[Macer Varren]] return to [[Isstvan III]] and discover that former [[Luna Wolves]] Captain [[Garviel Loken]] is alive{{Fn|14}} | |[[Nathaniel Garro]], [[Tylos Rubio]], and [[Macer Varren]] return to [[Isstvan III]] and discover that former [[Luna Wolves]] Captain [[Garviel Loken]] is alive{{Fn|14}} | ||
|Loken mentally rehabilitated and inducted into the [[Knights-Errant]] | |Loken mentally rehabilitated and inducted into the [[Knights-Errant]] | ||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
|~007.[[M31]] | |~007.[[M31]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|008.[[M31]] | |008.[[M31]] | ||
− | |The [[Ruin of | + | |The [[Ruin of Maerdan]] |
|One of the largest [[Titan]] battles of the war | |One of the largest [[Titan]] battles of the war | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|008.[[M31]] | |008.[[M31]] | ||
− | |The [[Battle of | + | |The [[Siege of Baal]] |
− | |[[Horus]] seemingly gains the | + | |{{Fn|26}} |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |008-009.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Battle of Vanaheim]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |009.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Breaking of Anvillus]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |009.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |[[Siege of Inwit]] | ||
+ | |{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |009.[[M31]]{{Fn|26}} | ||
+ | |[[Battle of Molech]] | ||
+ | |[[Horus]] seemingly gains the power of the [[Emperor]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|009.[[M31]] | |009.[[M31]] | ||
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|The [[Xana Incursion]] | |The [[Xana Incursion]] | ||
| | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |009.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Battle of Drooth II]] | ||
+ | |Last battle of the [[Crusade of Iron]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|009.[[M31]] | |009.[[M31]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|012.[[M31]] | |012.[[M31]] | ||
− | |The [[Battle of Beta-Garmon]] | + | |The [[Battle of Beta-Garmon]]'s 2nd and larger phase with the arrival of [[Horus]]' armada |
|One of the largest battles of the Heresy | |One of the largest battles of the Heresy | ||
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|Horus falls into a coma following [[Beta-Garmon]], but orders the mustering of the traitor primarch's to [[Ullanor]] in preparation for the drive on [[Terra]].{{Fn|20}} | |Horus falls into a coma following [[Beta-Garmon]], but orders the mustering of the traitor primarch's to [[Ullanor]] in preparation for the drive on [[Terra]].{{Fn|20}} | ||
|Horus eventually recovers, [[Lorgar]] retrieves [[Fulgrim]] from the [[Eye of Terror]] while [[Perturabo]] retrieves [[Angron]] on [[Deluge]]. Lorgar is exiled after attempting to usurp the Warmaster.{{Fn|20}} | |Horus eventually recovers, [[Lorgar]] retrieves [[Fulgrim]] from the [[Eye of Terror]] while [[Perturabo]] retrieves [[Angron]] on [[Deluge]]. Lorgar is exiled after attempting to usurp the Warmaster.{{Fn|20}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |~013.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The [[Defence of Ryza]]{{Fn|24}} | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |~013.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |Following the purging of [[Ynyx]], [[Calas Typhon]] sabotages the [[Death Guard]] [[Navigator]]s in the [[Warp]] which allows them to succumb to [[Nurgle]]{{Fn|22}} | ||
+ | |Then the Death Guard arrive at the [[Siege of Terra]], they have been fully corrupted by [[Chaos]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |~013.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |[[Malcador (Character)|Malcador]] presents his nine chosen [[Knights-Errant]] to the [[Emperor]] who are subsequently sent to [[Titan (Moon)|Titan]] | ||
+ | |Will go on to found the [[Grey Knights]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|013.[[M31]] | |013.[[M31]] | ||
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|The [[Battle of the Carchera System]] | |The [[Battle of the Carchera System]] | ||
|The [[Iron Warriors]] try to delay the [[Ultramarines]] advance to [[Terra]] | |The [[Iron Warriors]] try to delay the [[Ultramarines]] advance to [[Terra]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |0000014.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The final phase of the [[Solar War]] | ||
+ | |[[Horus]]' armada captures the [[Sol System]] before moving on [[Terra]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |014.[[M31]] | ||
+ | |The ''[[Sisypheum]]''s crew sacrifices itself in a raid on [[Luna]] | ||
+ | |The [[Magna Mater]] is denied to traitor forces.{{Fn|23}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|014.[[M31]] | |014.[[M31]] | ||
− | |Traitor forces reach the Imperial Capital, beginning the [[Siege of Terra]].{{Fn|4}} After killing [[Sanguinius]], [[Horus]] is slain in the final battle with the [[Emperor]]. The Traitor Legion's retreat, effectively securing Loyalist victory in the Horus Heresy | + | |Traitor forces reach the Imperial Capital, beginning the [[Siege of Terra]].{{Fn|4}} After killing [[Sanguinius]], [[Horus]] is slain in the final battle with the [[Emperor]]. The Traitor Legion's retreat, effectively securing Loyalist victory in the Horus Heresy. However, [[Malcador the Sigillite]] is dead and the [[Emperor]] is now permanently interred upon the [[Golden Throne]]. |
|The [[Great Scouring]] begins in the aftermath of the Traitor defeat. Traitor forces begin their retreat to the [[Eye of Terror]] | |The [[Great Scouring]] begins in the aftermath of the Traitor defeat. Traitor forces begin their retreat to the [[Eye of Terror]] | ||
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*{{Endn|20}}: [[Slaves to Darkness (Novel)]] | *{{Endn|20}}: [[Slaves to Darkness (Novel)]] | ||
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus (2018)]] Rulebook pg.18 | *{{Endn|21}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus (2018)]] Rulebook pg.18 | ||
+ | *{{Endn|22}}: [[The Buried Dagger (Novel)]] | ||
+ | *{{Endn|23}}: [[Sons of Selenar (Novella)]] Chapter 11 | ||
+ | *{{Endn|24}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus: The Defence of Ryza]] pg.10-12 | ||
+ | *{{Endn|25}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Nine]] pg.125-126 | ||
+ | *{{Endn|26}}: [https://thehorusheresy.com/explore-the-galaxy Horusheresy.com Galaxy Timeline] (last accessed 2/6/2022) | ||
+ | *{{Endn|27}}: [[Alpharius: Head of the Hydra (Novel)]] - Chapter 1 | ||
[[Category:The Horus Heresy]] | [[Category:The Horus Heresy]] | ||
[[Category:Timeline]] | [[Category:Timeline]] |
Latest revision as of 19:06, 28 September 2023
A Timeline of the Horus Heresy.
- Note: Not all events of the Heresy can yet be categorized
- Note: Some dates are approximate estimates based upon the chronological events of the series itself
Year | Event | Notes |
550.M30 | The Emperor begins creates the first strain of Prototype Legionnaires[26] | |
669.M30 | The Battle of Ararat[26] | Last major battle of the Unification Wars |
703.M30 | First Pacification of Luna | [26] |
712.M30 | The Emperor formally declares the end of the Unification Wars | [26] |
739.M30 | The Treaty of Olympus | The Mechanicum enters the Imperium[26] |
792.M30 | The Emperor begins the Primarch Project. The Primarchs are scattered in their infancy. | [26] |
798.M30 | The Great Crusade begins | [26] |
801.M30 | Horus Lupercal is discovered on Cthonia | First Primarch to be rediscovered officially[26] other sources state Alpharius to be the first discovered on Terra itself shortly after the scattering of the Primarchs but kept in the shadows.[27] |
819.M30 | Leman Russ is rediscovered on Fenris | [26] |
821.M30 | One of the two Lost Primarchs is rediscovered | [26] |
824.M30 | Ferrus Manus is rediscovered on Medusa | [26] |
830.M30 | Fulgrim is rediscovered on Chemos | [26] |
832.M30 | Vulkan is rediscovered on Nocturne | [26] |
835.M30 | Rogal Dorn is rediscovered on Inwit | [26] |
837.M30 | Roboute Guilliman is rediscovered on Macragge | [26] |
840.M30 | Magnus the Red is discovered by the Emperor on Prospero.[19] | |
843.M30 | Sanguinius is rediscovered on Baal | [26] |
846.M30 | Lion El'Jonson is rediscovered on Caliban | [26] |
849.M30 | Perturabo is rediscovered on Olympia | [26] |
854.M30 | Mortarion is rediscovered on Barbarus | [26] |
857.M30 | Lorgar is rediscovered on Colchis | [26] |
865.M30 | Jaghatai Khan is rediscovered on Chogoris | [26] |
896.M30 | Konrad Curze is rediscovered on Nostramo | [26] |
899.M30 | Angron is rediscovered on Nuceria | [26] |
922.M30 | Corax is rediscovered on Deliverance | [26] |
927.M30 | rediscovery of one of the two Lost Primarchs | [26] |
964.M30 | The Emperor and Ultramarines destroy Monarchia[1] | Lorgar begins his Pilgrimage |
965.M30 | ALL DATA REDACTED[1] | Incident involved the Space Wolves |
966.M30 | Cadia enters the Imperium[1] | Lorgar completes his conversion to Chaos |
969.M30 | ALL DATA REDACTED[1] | Incident involved the Space Wolves |
970.M30 | The Zaramund Campaign[17] | Lion El'Jonson effectively exiles Luther and many of his Dark Angels to Caliban, fostering the seeds of resentment that will eventually give birth to The Fallen. |
981.M30 | Alpharius Omegon officially assumes control of the XXth Legion[1] | The last Primarch is discovered by the Emperor |
984.M30 | Konrad Curze destroys his homeworld of Nostramo[1] | |
994.M30 | The Isstvan System is brought into compliance by the Raven Guard[1] | |
000.M31 | The Ullanor Crusade[1] | Horus is named Warmaster after the victory and the Emperor returns to Terra for his secret project |
000.M31 | The Cleansing of Laeran. Fulgrim discovers the Silver Blade of Laer[3] | Beginning of Fulgrim's descent into madness |
000.M31 | The Chondax Campaign begins[1] | |
001.M31 | The Council of Nikaea[1] | The Emperor bans the use of Librarians among the Legiones Astartes |
001.M31 | With the aid of John Grammaticus, Alpharius Omegon is shown a prophetic vision by the Cabal that convinces them to betray the Emperor and side with Horus in the coming rebellion in order to save Humanity.[7] | |
002.M31 | Erebus steals the Anathame from the Interex[2] | Beginning of the Word Bearers plan to initiate an uprising against the Emperor. The weapon will be used to convert Horus to Chaos |
003.M31 | The Imperium loses contact with the Isstvan System[1] | |
003.M31 | The Luna Wolves are renamed the Sons of Horus[1] | |
004.M31 | The Battle of Davin's Moon.[1] Horus falls to Eugen Temba armed with the Anathame. He is resurrected by the Serpent Lodge and secretly pledges to overthrow the Emperor. Magnus' attempt to warn his father of the treachery create a catastrophic psychic backlash on Terra, causing the Emperor to dispatch Leman Russ to Prospero | Events orchestrated by Erebus, beginning of the War Within the Webway on Terra that will leave the Emperor indisposed for the rest of the Heresy. |
004.M31 | Horus kills Fabricator Consul Emory Salignac of the Auretian Technocracy, triggering a ten-month war with the Technocracy.[8] | The war was orchestrated by Horus to obtain STC's in order to secure an alliance with Kelbor-Hal. After securing Mechanicum support, Lorgar sets them to secretly construct three Furious Abyss Battleships |
004-005.M31 | The Burning of Prospero | [26] |
004.M31 | Perturabo destroys Olympia after a rebellion[1] | |
004.M31 | Horus works secretly to convert Fulgrim, Mortarion, Angron, Konrad Curze, Perturabo, and Alpharius to his cause. Those he judges too loyal are dispatched on campaigns far from Terra.[16] | |
005.M31 | The Blood Angels disappear en-route to Signus Prime[1] | |
005.M31 | The Dark Angels are dispatched to the Eastern Fringes by Horus[1] | Ploy by Horus to move his potential enemies away from Terra |
734004.M31 | The Burning of Prospero.[1] Magnus is broken by Leman Russ and teleports the survivors of the Thousand Sons to the Planet of the Sorcerers | |
005.M31 | The Battle of Isstvan III. Horus declares open rebellion against the Emperor. The Sons of Horus, Emperor's Children, World Eaters, and Death Guard purge loyalist elements of their Legion's.[1] | End of the Great Crusade, beginning of the Horus Heresy |
005.M31 | The Flight of the Eisenstein. Nathaniel Garro of the Death Guard leads a force of loyalist survivors from Isstvan III through the Warp towards Terra to warn of Horus' treachery[13] | |
005.M31 | The Eisenstein arrives at Luna. The Battle of the Somnus Citadel. Terra learns of the rebellion by Horus[13] | Malcador the Sigilite forms the Knights-Errant in the aftermath, led by Garro |
005.M31 | The Schism of Mars begins[1] | War will continue for the next year |
005.M31 | The Battle of Diamat. Lion El'Jonson and the Dark Angels battle traitor forces and encounter Perturabo who is on his way to Isstvan V. However the Dark Angels Primarch is unaware of his secret allegiance to Horus and the two part ways.[15] | Meanwhile on Caliban, Luther begins defying the Lion and forms the first of The Fallen |
006.M31 | The Drop Site Massacre.[1] The Word Bearers, Alpha Legion, Night Lords, and Iron Warriors reveal their treachery and take part in the annihilation of the Raven Guard, Salamanders, and Iron Hands. Ferrus Manus is killed and Fulgrim becomes possessed by a Daemon. Vulkan is taken prisoner by Konrad Curze. Corax begins a guerrilla war against traitor forces for the next several weeks before being rescued. | Shortly after the battle, Magnus sends word to Horus of his interest in an alliance. |
006.M31 | The Battle of the Rangda System[25] | The first engagement of the Dark Angels |
006.M31 | The Siege of Cthonia begins | [26] |
006.M31 | The Battle of Signus Prime.[3] Sanguinius proves himself incorruptible[4] | The Red Thirst manifests on a large open scale among the Blood Angels for the first time |
006.M31 | The First Battle of Paramar[4] | |
006.M31 | Iron Warriors loyal to the Emperor defend the Schadenhold from their traitor brethren in a siege lasting a year and a day, Terran standard.[11] | |
006.M31 | Mars falls to the Dark Mechanicum[4] and is subsequently blockaded by the Imperium | |
006.M31 | The Battle of Beta-Garmon's first, smaller phase begins | Civil war between the Mechanicum |
200007.M31 | Corax arrives in the Sol System and receives new gene technologies from the Emperor to create new enhanced warriors[5] | Omegon begins plans to steal the new technology |
007.M31 | The Battle of the Phall System[4] | |
007.M31 | The Battle of the Perfect Fortress | |
007.M31 | The Battle of Ravendelve[5] | Corax halts the production of his enhanced warriors, the Alpha Legion secretly acquires the technology |
007-009.M31 | The Battle of the Coronid Deeps and Manachean War[4] | |
007.M31 | The Battle of Calth.[4] The Word Bearers reveal their treachery to the Ultramarines. | The Ruinstorm forms in the aftermath, cutting off Ultramar from the greater Imperium |
~007.M31 | The Betrayal at Ithraca | sees the beginning of the Crusade of Iron, which will be waged for the next two years across Ultramar |
007.M31 | A strike force of loyalist Astartes destroys the Word Bearers ship Furious Abyss before it can attack Macragge[12] | |
007.M31 | The First Siege of Hydra Cordatus | |
007.M31 | Perturabo and Fulgrim journey to the Eye of Terror to find the Angel Exterminatus, where the latter betrays the former to transform himself into a Daemonic entity[6] | |
007.M31 | The Shadow Crusade begins with the Battle of Armatura[4] | Massacres are designed by Lorgar to feed the growing Ruinstorm |
007.M31 | The Thramas Crusade begins[4] as the Night Lords begin a genocidal rampage across the Eastern Fringe to bog down the Dark Angels | |
007.M31 | Nathaniel Garro, Tylos Rubio, and Macer Varren return to Isstvan III and discover that former Luna Wolves Captain Garviel Loken is alive[14] | Loken mentally rehabilitated and inducted into the Knights-Errant |
~007.M31 | The Tenebrae Mission | Omegon seemingly sabotages the Traitor effort to keep the White Scars from knowing about the Heresy |
007.M31 | The Battle of the Alaxxes Nebula[4], the Space Wolves are devastated by a Alpha Legion ambush but ultimately manage to escape | |
007.M31 | The Chondax Campaign ends[4] as the White Scars break through a Alpha Legion blockade and head towards Prospero | |
007.M31 | The Second Battle of Prospero, the White Scars and Death Guard clash | The last Primarch of unknown allegiance, Jaghatai Khan, declares himself for the Emperor. Four years of hit-and-run war against the traitors by the White Scars begins |
008.M31 | The Ruin of Maerdan | One of the largest Titan battles of the war |
~008.M31 | The Raven Guard undertakes guerrilla and special operations that liberate the worlds of Scarato, Constanix II, and Carandiru | |
~008.M31 | The Battle of Perditus. Lion El'Jonson and the Dark Angels defeat a Death Guard force under Calas Typhon and acquire an alien device that allows them to conduct far more efficient Warp travels | |
008-013.M31 | The Underground War begins in the aftermath of the Battle of Calth[4] | |
008.M31 | The Mezoan Campaign[4] | |
008.M31 | Traitor forces conquer Manachea[4] | |
008.M31 | The Shadow Crusade ends.[4] Angron is transformed into a Daemonic entity | |
008.M31 | The Fall of Baztel III | |
008.M31 | The Dark Brotherhood appears in the Pale Stars | First major appearance of Blackshields |
008.M31 | The Battle of Bodt | |
008,M31 | The burning of Ohmn-Mat | |
008.M31 | The Isessos Genocide | |
008.M31 | The Officio Assassinorum fails to assassinate Horus on Dagonet | |
008-009.M31 | The Battle of Vannaheim | |
008.M31 | The Battle of Dwell | |
008.M31 | The Siege of Baal | [26] |
008-009.M31 | The Battle of Vanaheim | [26] |
009.M31 | The Breaking of Anvillus | [26] |
009.M31 | Siege of Inwit | [26] |
009.M31[26] | Battle of Molech | Horus seemingly gains the power of the Emperor |
009.M31 | The Thramas Crusade ends[4] with the Night Lords scattering following an ambush by the Dark Angels | Konrad Curze begins hiding within Lion El'Jonson's flagship Invincible Reason |
009.M31 | The Xana Incursion | |
009.M31 | The Battle of Drooth II | Last battle of the Crusade of Iron |
009.M31 | The Defense of Coronis Agathon[4] | |
009-053.M31 | The Carnage of Morox | |
009.M31 | The Battle of Arissak | |
009.M31 | The Sangraal Campaign | |
009.M31 | Fearing Terra lost, Roboute Guilliman declares Imperium Secundus[4] | Using the Pharos, loyalist ships lost in the Warp due to the Ruinstorm will find their way to Macragge |
009.M31 | Lion El'Jonson and a contingent of Dark Angels arrive in Imperium Secundus. Konrad Curze escapes the Invincible Reason and rampages across Macragge. An insane Vulkan is recovered by the loyalists.[9] | Sanguinius arrives at Macragge shortly after and is declared Regent of Imperium Secundus |
009.M31 | The Battle of Sotha | |
010-013.M31 | The Cataclysm of Iron | |
010.M31 | The Solar War begins | |
010.M31 | The Scouring of Gilden's Star | |
010.M31 | The Battle of Nyrcon | |
010.M31 | The Battle of Nocturne[10] | Vulkan is restored shortly after |
010-012.M31 | The Battle of Tallarn[4] | |
~010.M31 | The Battle of Pluto | Alpharius seemingly dies in battle against Rogal Dorn |
~011.M31 | The Battle of the Kalium Gate and Battle of Catallus | Jaghatai Khan and the White Scars return to Terra |
~011.M31 | Following proof that the Emperor lives, Imperium Secundus is abolished by Roboute Guilliman, Sanguinius, and Lion El'Jonson. The Blood Angels, Ultramarines, and Dark Angels leave Ultramar and attempt to reach Terra through the Ruinstorm. However ultimately only Sanguinius and the Blood Angels will make it. Guilliman will lead another slower advance towards Terra. | Journey includes the Battle of Anuari, Battle of Pyrrhan, and Second Battle of Davin |
???.M31 | Shadrak Meduson is captured and executed by Tybalt Marr following the Battle of the Aragna Chain | |
~011-013.M31 | At Lion El'Jonson's orders, the Dark Angels begin a campaign of Exterminatus against the traitor homeworlds | Barbarus and Chemos are destroyed |
011-014.M31 | The Malagant Conflict | |
011.M31 | The Battle of Zepath | While not found on Zepath, Konrad Curze is eventually captured on Macragge and forced to stand trial |
011.M31 | The Nostramo Sector is destroyed by an unknown enemy | |
011.M31 | The Tarren Suppression sees loyalist forces retake the world of Tarren IV | Traitor forces retake planet shortly after |
012.M31 | The Battle of Trisolian | Leman Russ and Horus one another in a duel aboard the Vengeful Spirit. |
012.M31 | The Battle of Yarant | Leman Russ is rescued by Corax |
012.M31 | The Battle of Tralsak | |
012.M31 | The Council of Terra declares a new Adeptus Mechanicus made up fully of loyalist elements. Distinct from the traitor-aligned Mechanicum of Mars under Kelbor-Hal, loyalist Fabricator-General Kane gains a seat on the Council.[21] | Mass executions of Martian-aligned Tech-Priests take place following the decision.[21] |
012.M31 | The Balthor Sigma Intervention | |
012.M31 | The Scouring of the Ollanz Cluster | |
012.M31 | The Battle of Beta-Garmon's 2nd and larger phase with the arrival of Horus' armada | One of the largest battles of the Heresy |
~013.M31 | Horus falls into a coma following Beta-Garmon, but orders the mustering of the traitor primarch's to Ullanor in preparation for the drive on Terra.[20] | Horus eventually recovers, Lorgar retrieves Fulgrim from the Eye of Terror while Perturabo retrieves Angron on Deluge. Lorgar is exiled after attempting to usurp the Warmaster.[20] |
~013.M31 | The Defence of Ryza[24] | |
~013.M31 | Following the purging of Ynyx, Calas Typhon sabotages the Death Guard Navigators in the Warp which allows them to succumb to Nurgle[22] | Then the Death Guard arrive at the Siege of Terra, they have been fully corrupted by Chaos |
~013.M31 | Malcador presents his nine chosen Knights-Errant to the Emperor who are subsequently sent to Titan | Will go on to found the Grey Knights |
013.M31 | The Battle for Honourum | |
013.M31 | The Battle of Thagria | Lion El'Jonson and the Dark Angels aid loyalist Mechanicus forges in the civil war on Thagria after arriving there for repairs |
~014.M31 | The Battle of the Carchera System | The Iron Warriors try to delay the Ultramarines advance to Terra |
0000014.M31 | The final phase of the Solar War | Horus' armada captures the Sol System before moving on Terra |
014.M31 | The Sisypheums crew sacrifices itself in a raid on Luna | The Magna Mater is denied to traitor forces.[23] |
014.M31 | Traitor forces reach the Imperial Capital, beginning the Siege of Terra.[4] After killing Sanguinius, Horus is slain in the final battle with the Emperor. The Traitor Legion's retreat, effectively securing Loyalist victory in the Horus Heresy. However, Malcador the Sigillite is dead and the Emperor is now permanently interred upon the Golden Throne. | The Great Scouring begins in the aftermath of the Traitor defeat. Traitor forces begin their retreat to the Eye of Terror |
Sources
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- 2: Horus Rising (Novel) Chapter 7
- 3: Fulgrim (Novel)
- 4: Horus Heresy Weekender Presentation 2016
- 5: Deliverance Lost (Novel) Chapter 5
- 6: Angel Exterminatus (Novel) Chapter 23
- 7: Legion (Novel) Chapter 10
- 8: False Gods (Novel) Chapter 19
- 9: The Unremembered Empire (Novel)
- 10: Deathfire (Novel)
- 11: Age of Darkness: The Iron Within
- 12: Battle for the Abyss (Novel)
- 13: Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)
- 14: Garro: Legion of One
- 15: Fallen Angels (Novel)
- 16: Galaxy in Flames (Novel)
- 17: Angels of Caliban (Novel) - Prologue
- 18: Perturabo: The Hammer of Olympia (Novel) Chapter 7
- 19: Magnus the Red: Master of Prospero (Novel) Chapter 2
- 20: Slaves to Darkness (Novel)
- 21: Adeptus Titanicus (2018) Rulebook pg.18
- 22: The Buried Dagger (Novel)
- 23: Sons of Selenar (Novella) Chapter 11
- 24: Adeptus Titanicus: The Defence of Ryza pg.10-12
- 25: The Horus Heresy Book Nine pg.125-126
- 26: Horusheresy.com Galaxy Timeline (last accessed 2/6/2022)
- 27: Alpharius: Head of the Hydra (Novel) - Chapter 1