2629–2681
Terran–Kilrathi War Timeline
The war people mean starts in 2634 and ends in 2669 with the Treaty of Torgo, after Kilrah is destroyed. Contact is earlier. The Border Worlds fight and the Nephilim are later and are not the same war. Years with no sourced event are omitted on purpose.
Five phases, then the table
Contact and raids, 2629 to 2634. Open war and the carrier years, through the Vega campaign of 2654 and the loss of the Tiger's Claw in 2656. The 2669 endgame on the Victory: Concordia lost, Behemoth lost, Temblor Bomb, Thrakhath killed, treaty signed. Then 2673, humans against humans in the Border Worlds. Then 2681, the Nephilim and the commissioning of the Midway. That last year is a new enemy, which is why Prophecy can be "after the war" and still be a Wing Commander game.
| Year | Event | Where it sits | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2629.105 | TCS Iason destroyed after a 20-minute wait | First contact | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| 2634.186 | Confederation declares war; McAuliffe assault | Formal war | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| 2644 | Tiger's Claw commissioned | Bengal carrier | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| 2654 | Vega campaign; sector HQ at Venice destroyed | Wing Commander (1990) | 2 sources |
| 2656 | Tiger's Claw destroyed, Enigma sector | Leads into Wing Commander II | 2 sources |
| 2669 | Concordia and Behemoth lost; Temblor Bomb; Thrakhath killed; Treaty of Torgo | Wing Commander III | 1 source (WCPedia 2669) |
| 2673 | Border Worlds Conflict | Wing Commander IV | 1 source (Wikipedia WC4) |
| 2681 | Nephilim emerge; TCS Midway commissioned | Prophecy | 1 source (WCPedia Nephilim) |
Questions people ask
When was the Terran-Kilrathi War?
Declared 2634.186, ended 2669 with the Treaty of Torgo. First contact was 2629.105.
What happened in 2669?
The Concordia and the Behemoth are destroyed, the Temblor Bomb destroys Kilrah, Thrakhath is killed, and the treaty is signed.
Is Prophecy part of the Kilrathi War?
No. 2681 is the Nephilim invasion, twelve years after Kilrah.
Sources
- WCPedia: Kilrathi — checked 2026-11-08
- WCPedia: 2669 — checked 2026-11-08
- WCPedia: TCS Tiger's Claw — checked 2026-11-08
- Wikipedia: Wing Commander IV — checked 2026-11-08
- WCPedia: Nephilim — checked 2026-11-08