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From The Babylon Project

This is a list of events that occurred in 2261:

Contents 1 January 1.1 6-7 1.2 8 1.3 9-11 1.4 15 1.5 17 1.6 18 1.7 20 1.8 23 1.9 24 1.10 27 2 March 2.1 28 3 April 3.1 12 3.2 26 3.3 27 4 May 4.1 11-12 5 August 5.1 1 6 September 6.1 2 7 November 7.1 1 8 Sources

[edit] January

[edit] 6-7

• The League of Non-Aligned Worlds all but abandons the Babylon Treaty.^[1]
• Susan Ivanova, Delenn, and Lyta Alexander take the White Star 2 to Z'ha'dum hoping to find some trace of Captain Sheridan, but are unsuccessful.
• G'Kar leaves Babylon 5 to try and locate Michael Garibaldi, missing since December 30.

[edit] 8

• Marcus Cole tracks down G'Kar on a remote colony world, offering to help find Garibaldi. After a few hours, G'Kar insists Marcus return to Babylon 5 to help from that end.^[2]

[edit] 9-11

• Delenn organizes the Rangers to rally at Babylon 5, preparing for one all out strike against Z'ha'dum.^[3]
• G'Kar is captured and taken to Centauri Prime. Londo meets with him in his cell with a plot to assassinate Emperor Cartagia. Londo agrees to liberate Narn if G'kar helps.
• Sheridan "dies completely" on Z'ha'dum and is restored to life by Lorien.

[edit] 15

• Susan Ivanova and Marcus Cole take a White Star in search of any remaining First Ones.^[4]

[edit] 17

• Zack Allan discovers a lead on Garibaldi. He takes a fighter wing and a shuttle and successfully rescues Garibaldi, bringing him back to Babylon 5.^[5]
• Lyta confronts Ulkesh about the Vorlons' plans.

[edit] 18

• Garibaldi awakens on Babylon 5. Ivanova and Marcus discover a Vorlon fleet in a hidden pocket of Hyperspace.
• The League organize a protest of Delenn's attack plan in the Zocalo. Captain John Sheridan returns to Babylon 5 with Lorien, rallying the League to stand with him. Ivanova and Marcus explain about the Vorlon fleet, which Lyta confirms.

[edit] 20

• Emperor Cartagia, Londo Mollari, Vir Cotto, and G'Kar depart Centauri Prime for Narn. Cartagia orders G'Kar's left eye put out.^[6]

[edit] 23

• Emperor Cartagia, Londo Mollari, Vir Cotto, G'Kar, and the Centauri Royal Court arrive on Narn.^[7]

[edit] 24

• Death of Emperor Cartagia. The Centauri Republic announces a withdrawal from Narn and begins to implement it. Londo Mollari is named Prime Minister of the Republic.^[8]

[edit] 27

• Londo Mollari, Vir Cotto, and others return to Centauri Prime. Destruction of Selini and Death of Morden.^[9]
• Battle of Coriana VI. The Second Shadow War ends. The First Ones leave the galaxy forever along with the Shadows, the Vorlons, and Lorien.

[edit] March

[edit] 28

• ISN arrives on Babylon 5 to conduct a special "unbiased" report.^[10]

[edit] April

[edit] 12

• ISN airs its special report regarding Babylon 5.^[11]

[edit] 26

• Captain Sheridan assigns Stephen Franklin and Marcus Cole to go to Mars and renew contacts with the Martian Resistance. Franklin and Marcus leave immediately.^[12]

[edit] 27

• Delenn is recalled to Minbar by her clan who wish to examine her relationship with Sheridan.^[13]

[edit] May

[edit] 11-12

• Stephen Franklin and Marcus Cole meet Captain Jack just before arriving on Mars. They meet Number One a few hours later. Captain Jack commits suicide to rid himself of the control of a Keeper that was forcing him to betray the Resistance.^[14]

[edit] August

[edit] 1

• The League of Non-Aligned Worlds agrees to allow the Rangers to patrol their borders with the White Star fleet.^[15][16]

[edit] September

• Additional ground forces land on Proxima III.

[edit] 2

• Captain Sheridan convinces the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and the other races to suspend their mutual defense treaties with the Earth Alliance as he prepares to take the offensive in the Earth Alliance Civil War.^[17]
• The Battle of Proxima III takes place.

[edit] November

[edit] 1

• The Mars Resistance makes its final preparations to strike against targets on Mars while Captain Sheridan prepares to take the rebel fleet to the Sol system.

^[18]

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ The Hour of the Wolf (date expressly given)
2. ↑ Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi? (date expressly given at episode beginning)
3. ↑ Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi? (date inferred through passage of time)
4. ↑ The Summoning (Marcus mentions being at one location for nearly "two days" on the 17th)
5. ↑ The Summoning (date expressly given)
6. ↑ Falling Toward Apotheosis
7. ↑ Falling Toward Apotheosis (Cartagia mentions it is "three days to Narn" and the trial will be held the day after they arrive)
8. ↑ The Long Night
9. ↑ Into the Fire
10. ↑ The Illusion of Truth (broadcast states crew arrive "two weeks ago" from April 12)
11. ↑ The Illusion of Truth (date expressly given)
12. ↑ Atonement (Sheridan mentions ISN airing its propaganda relentless for "two weeks," and it can be inferred 4/12 was the first night)
13. ↑ Atonement (Delenn leaves after spending one night with Sheridan)
14. ↑ Racing Mars (Marcus mentioned previously it would take "2, maybe 2 1/2 weeks" to reach Mars via "the long way")
15. ↑ No Surrender, No Retreat (Ivanova states on 9/2 that the Rangers had been patrolling "the last month or so")
16. ↑ Rumors, Bargains and Lies
17. ↑ No Surrender, No Retreat (date expressly given)
18. ↑ Endgame (date expressly given)

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