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{{year sections | conflicts }}
* '''January''': The third wave of [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]] begins.
* '''January''': The ''Fredasa''-class WarShip ''[[Kerensky's Blues]]'' is destroyed battling Clan Jade Falcon forces during the invasion of Black Earth.
* '''January 5th''': A Blakist ambush destroys the [[Swift Wing Naval Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Swift Wing Naval Assault Star]] over Ramona.
* '''March''': The [[31st Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-first]] and Thirty-Sixth Word of Blake divisions are pushed off New Avalon, to orbit.
* '''April''': [[Intrepid|FCS ''Intrepid'']] is destroyed over Galax. 
* '''April''': The Word of Blake's [[23rd Division (Word of Blake)|23rd Division]] resumes its campaign of conquering.
* '''April''': The [[45th Dieron Regulars]] are destroyed following a devastating & accidental explosion resulting from fighting with the Word of Blake's 23rd Division.
* '''April''': The Word of Blake launches a campaign to conquer the world of [[Sabik]].
* '''May''': The [[8th Donegal Guards]] engage three Capellan Confederation regiments.
* '''July 18''': The ''Kokuryu-kai'' first engage Word of Blake forces and then their intended Loyalist targets in the [[Battle of the LAW City Ruins]].
* '''August''': The [[35th Division (Word of Blake)|35th Division]] takes Liberty & Genoa for the Word of Blake Protectorate.
* '''September''': The Word of Blake conquers [[Mirach]] and [[Schedar]].
* '''September''': Mercenaries in the employ of the Word of Blake make the first of several unsuccessful attempts to conquer [[Caselton]].
* '''October''': The Word of Blake conquers [[Menkar]] during the last two weeks of this month.
* '''November''': Clan Steel Viper's Alpha Galaxy attacks [[Ironhold]], destroying both defending Clan Jade Falcon units after declaring them ''dezgra''.
* '''December''': The Word of Blake conquers [[Pleione]].
* The Order of the Faithful pirate army destroys the [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited|Nimakachi BattleMech]] factories on Tematagi.
* ''[[Avalon]]''-class cruiser FSS ''Melissa Davion'' is captured by the Word of Blake.
* The [[Kathil Shipworks]] shipyards are destroyed by the Word of Blake.
* The Word of Blake's [[19th Division (Word of Blake)|19th Division]] makes its first combat appearance in support of Operation: Thunderstrike.
* The Word of Blake's [[22nd Division (Word of Blake)|22nd Division]] captures the planets Azha and New Aragon.
* The Word of Blake's [[15th Division (Word of Blake)|15th Division]] engages the 3rd Oriente Hussars and captures the planet Van Diemen IV.
* The Word of Blake's [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|1st Division]] captures the planet Tikonov.
* The Word of Blake's [[23rd Division (Word of Blake)|23rd Division]] captures the planet Sabik and the devastated world of Moore.
* Capellan forces destroy the [[Hornet|HNT-171 Hornet]] production facilities on Wernke-Talon.
* The [[25th Arcturan Guards]] are destroyed in combat against Clan Jade Falcon forces invading the Lyran Alliance.

{{year sections | events }}
* '''February 28:''' The Magistracy Intelligence Ministry launches an operation to topple the local government on [[Thraxa]].
* '''November:''' Clan Steel Viper invades [[Ironhold]] and ejects Clan Jade Falcon from the planet.
* Interstellar Expeditions first encounters the Star League astronomical observation station known as [[Shady Palms]] and the refugees living aboard it in the Deep Periphery.

{{year sections | characters }}
* '''January 4th:''' [[Hohiro Kurita II|Hohiro Kurita]] is liberated from a Word of Blake prison camp on Dieron.
* '''February''': Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao announces his engagement to [[Naomi Centrella]] and intention to adopt her daughter, Ilsa.
* '''June 15th''': Duke [[Kai Allard-Liao]] returns to the Capellan Confederation with a Death Commando escort.
* [[Dan Allard]] killed in combat by Clan Jade Falcon on Graceland.
* '''August''': [[Corinne Marik]] is installed as Captain-General.
* '''August 7th''': Prince [[Kirc Cameron-Jones]] declares himself Captain-General of the Free Worlds League, citing House Marik's support of the impostor of Thomas Marik.
* [[Amanda Hasek (31st c.)|Amanda Hasek]], future Duchess of New Syrtis is born.
* President [[William Roberts]] dies unexpectedly, leading to bitter political infighting in the Rim Collection.
* [[Thomas DeLon]] dies from a congestive heart failure.

{{year sections | technology }}
* The ''[[Aurora]]''-class DropShip enters full production.
* The [[Jabberwocky (IndustrialMech)|JAB-66B ''Jabberwocky'' EngineerMech]] is reintroduced to the market by Jalastar Aerospace.
* Clan Diamond Shark introduces the [[Plasma Cannon]].
* Clan Jade Falcon scientists create the [[Anti-Personnel Gauss Rifle]].
* Scientists from Clan Wolf-in-Exile create the [[Improved Jump Jets]].
* The Federated Suns developed for the SRMs and LRMs [[Mine Clearance Missile]].
* The [[B-Pod]] are developed by the Lyran Alliance.
* Lyran Alliance unveils [[chaff pod]] technology.
* Clan Goliath Scorpion introduce the [[Improved Heavy Laser]].
* The [[Matador#Variants|''Matador'' 2]] variant is introduced.
* The [[Great Wyrm#Variants|''Great Wyrm'' 2]] variant is introduced.
* The [[Axman#Variants|AXM-3Sr ''Axman'']] BattleMech variant is introduced.
* The main factory of the ''[[Fire Falcon]]'' on Ironhold is destroyed.
* The Word of Blake begins production of the ''[[Archangel]]''.
* The Salvage variant of the [[Aerie (Battle Armor)#Variants|Aerie]] is introduced.