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{{year sections | battles }} 
* '''January''': Clan Coyote, aided by the Society, launches a devastating invasion of [[Vinton]] that lasts until July and leaves the planet stripped of resources and burning.
* '''February 4th''': Word of Blake Precentor Avitue kills Marshal of the Armies [[Jackson Davion]] on New Avalon. Avitue is seriously injured during the battle.
* '''April 3rd''': The [[Martian Cuirassiers]] mercenary unit are destroyed on Hall by the 52nd Shadow Division for a breach of contract.
* '''May''': The Word of Blake's [[40th Shadow Division]] and elements of the 2nd Division inflict heavy damage on Chandrasekhar Kurita's coalition forces on Arcturus.
* '''June 28th''': A Regulan task force assaults the Blakist-held Gibson in [[Operation VIJAY]].
* '''August 28th''': The Word of Blake's 50th Shadow Division strikes New Exford, devastating the [[First Kell Hounds]].
* '''September''': The Word of Blake's [[40th Shadow Division]], with the 52nd Shadow Division, strikes the 22nd Skye Rangers on Caledonia.
* '''November 28th''': The Word of Blake's 32nd Division pushes the ''Kokurya-kai'' out of the [[First Battle of the Takashi Memorial Spaceport|Takashi Memorial Spaceport]] and into local Luthien neighborhoods.
* '''November''': The Word of Blake's [[40th Shadow Division]] engages Devlin's Stone Coalition force on Hesperus II.
* '''December''': The Word of Blake's [[50th Shadow Division]] sustains heavy damage while raiding Bountiful Harvest.
* Forces from Clan Ice Hellion unsuccessfully attempt to raid the Hanseatic League world of [[Antwerp]].
* Forces from the Empire of the Stars invade [[Far Reach]] and manage to secure a foothold on the world.

{{year sections | events }} 
* '''January 22nd''': The multinational anti-Blakist conference on [[Arc-Royal]] is rocked by Donner Bombing
* '''August''': The Word of Blake's [[40th Shadow Division]] returns to Hesperus II.
* '''October''': Zeta Galaxy of Clan Blood Spirit rescues the surviving Diamond Shark population from Verne on [[Vinton]].
* The ''Potemkin''-class WarShip ''[[Titanic (Individual Potemkin-class WarShip)|Titanic]]'' is rumored to be lost in Clan Space.
* [[Sorenson's Sabres]] are spotted on Arcturus under contact with Chandrasekhar Kurita.
* [[Stone's Lament]] is formed.
* [[Sathen's Snipers]] withdraws from Luthien.
* The [[Fifteenth Benjamin Regulars]] are disbanded due to losses taken in action.
* The [[Malagrotta Cooperative]] forms.

{{year sections | characters }} 
* '''January 22nd''': [[Fritz Donner]] detonates a suicide bomb at Arc-Royal Conference, claiming many lives in the process.
* '''January 22nd''': [[Michael Bosworth]] is killed by Fritz Donner's suicide bomb on Arc-Royal.
* '''January 22nd''': SaKhan [[Marco Hall]] is killed by Fritz Donner's suicide bomb on Arc-Royal.
* '''January 22nd''': Khan [[Bjorn Jorgensson]] is killed by Fritz Donner's suicide bomb on Arc-Royal.
* '''January 22nd''': Star Colonel [[Diana Pryde]] is killed by Fritz Donner's suicide bomb on Arc-Royal.
* '''January 22nd''': Colonel [[Rhonda Snord]] is killed by Fritz Donner's suicide bomb on Arc-Royal.
* '''January 22nd''': General [[Caradoc Trevena]] is killed by Fritz Donner's suicide bomb on Arc-Royal.
* '''January 22nd''': ''Sho-sho'' [[Shin Yodama]] is killed by Fritz Donner's suicide bomb on Arc-Royal.
* '''January 22nd''': General [[Maeve Wolf]] suffers mortal wounds from Fritz Donner's suicide bomb on Arc-Royal and dies shortly after.
* '''August 28th''': [[Christian Kell]] is killed on New Exford by the 50th Shadow Division.
* '''September''': Buda Weapons Chief Researcher [[Hideoshi Yamika]] smuggles his complete team and prototypes of the Large X-Pulse Laser onto Luthien.
* '''November''': [[Etienne (Balzac)|Etienne]] is killed on Etienne's Sanctuary by Kael Pershaw.
* '''December 20th''': [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] is killed by a suspected Word of Blake assassin.
* [[Kael Pershaw]] dies after slaying Etienne, ending the threat posed by the rebel scientist.

{{year sections | technology }} 
* Clan Blood Spirit develops the ''[[Crimson Hawk]]'' BattleMech.
* The Word of Blake introduces the [[Light Sub-Capital Cannon]].
* The Word of Blake introduces the [[Medium Sub-Capital Cannon]].
* The Word of Blake introduces the [[Heavy Sub-Capital Cannon]].
* The Word of Blake introduces the [[Light Sub-Capital Laser]].
* The Word of Blake introduces the [[Medium Sub-Capital Laser]].
* The Word of Blake introduces the [[Heavy Sub-Capital Laser]].
* The Word of Blake develops the [[Detachable Weapon Pack]] for battle armor. 
* The Federated Suns develop the [[C3 boosted master]].
* The Federated Suns develop the [[C3 boosted slave]].
* The Draconis Combine develops the [[Battle Armor C3 System]].
* Clan Blood Spirit introduces the [[ProtoMech Autocannon/2]].
* Clan Blood Spirit introduces the [[ProtoMech Autocannon/4]].
* Clan Blood Spirit introduces the [[ProtoMech Autocannon/8]].
* Clan Ghost Bear develops the [[Rogue Bear]] battle armor.
* Earthwerks Incorporated of Tiber introduces the [[Merkava|Merkava Mk. IX]] Heavy Tank.
* The ''[[Black Hawk (BattleMech)|Black Hawk]]'' BattleMech is first produced by Clan Hell's Horses.