Generals universe timeline

Here is the timeline of Command & Conquer: Generals, its expansion pack, Zero Hour, and its sequel, Generals 2. 
==Pre-GLA War==
===1995===
*The scientist who would later be known as Dr. Thrax finishes his immunologist training in Jordan and disappears into a GLA-controlled ghetto in Cairo. He would go on to produce chemical and biological weapons for terrorist organizations across the globe.Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour manual. Los Angeles, California: Electronic Arts Los Angeles, 2003.
===2003===
*The First Iraq War begins, Malcolm Granger serves as a lieutenant during the war, earning his first notices for knocking out four SAM sites in a single afternoon.
===2007===
*General Tsing Shi Tao causes the Mudanjiang Disaster, his career is only saved by his considerable talents.
===2008===
*General Townes receives an appointment from the United States Army War College to teach his theories.
===2008-2010===
*During this period, it is believed that no terrorist action was taken on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea without the involvement or blessing of Prince Kassad.
===2009===
*The Taiwan Conflict takes place. General Shin Fai's peacekeeping units prevent it from escalating into a global war.
===2010===
*Having found academic life too slow, General Townes returns to a battlefield command.
===2012===
*General Rodall Juhziz and his organization sink the USS Nelson.
===2013===
*The first tanks of the Emperor program, sponsored by Chinese General Ta Hun Kwai, roll off the assembly line.
===Unknown===
*The Second Korean War, during which Alexis Alexander served as a logistics staffer.
*China begins the "Modern Way" program, producing new civil liberties and growth in exports.
*The GLA cross into Western China and begin building popular support for an independent state in the region.Command & Conquer: Generals manual. Los Angeles, California: Electronic Arts Pacific, 2002.
*The GLA attacks a Chinese military outpost in Yecheng, stealing thousands of rounds of munitions and destroying a nuclear power plant.
*The Sudan Crisis occurs, causing great environmental damage.
==GLA Conflict==
===First phase (Generals)===
* In order to demonstrate its military strength and show its determination in fighting the GLA, China holds a military parade in Beijing. GLA forces attack the parade and destroy much of Tiananmen Square using a nuclear device, starting the GLA War.Electronic Arts Pacific, Command & Conquer: Generals. China mission 1: "The Dragon Awakes".
*Chinese troops achieved the first victory against the GLA, taking out a bunker holding stolen nuclear materials outside Beijing.
*The Hong Kong Convention Center, captured by GLA, is destroyed by Chinese forces.Electronic Arts Pacific, Command & Conquer: Generals. China mission 2: "Hong Kong Crisis".
*The Three Gorges Dam is destroyed, destroying GLA forces in the area, followed by the destruction of a nearby base from Chinese forces.Electronic Arts Pacific, Command & Conquer: Generals. China mission 3: "A Flood of Violence".
*GLA chemical factory bombed by Chinese MiGs in Tibet after a commando raid led by Black Lotus removed GLA anti-air emplacements (Broken Alliances).
*GLA bases in and around Balykchy destroyed by US and Chinese coalition (Scorched Earth).
*Railway bridge destroyed by Black Lotus to stop the GLA from transporting troops by train (Dead in Their Tracks).
*GLA base in Dushanbe destroyed by Chinese forces, marking the PLA's final victory (Nuclear Winter).
*A dam in the Shymkent DMZ is blown up by GLA forces and destroying Chinese forces in the area (Black Rain).
*GLA forces in the Almaty region seize 40,000 dollars of UN aid from local civilians (Almaty Supply Raid).
*GLA sparked massive riots in Astana that caused 40,000 dollars worth in damage to the city (The Astana Riots).
*GLA forces led by Jarmen Kell destroyed the American Airfield in Turkey (Down From The Skies).
*GLA forces recapture toxins in the Aral Sea area that had been lost to a US advance (Toxin Trade).
*A Chinese-backed GLA splinter cell in Kazakhstan destroyed by GLA loyalists (Splinter Cell).
*GLA fighters take the Baikonur launch facility after defeating US and Chinese garrisons (The Taking Of Baikonur).
*US forces destroyed a GLA bio-chemical factory in the Mazar Free Fire Zone in Afghanistan during training operations (Silent Dawn).
*GLA SCUD storm in Baghdad destroyed by US forces (Final Justice).
*Three downed US pilots rescued from GLA captivity by US forces under Colonel Burton (Treasure Hunt).
*Retreating US forces rescued from destruction by efforts of nearby Comanche base (Guardian Angel).
*US forces land on the beaches of the Caspian Sea and destroyed two GLA bases (Stormbringer).
*US forces destroy GLA bases, responsible for the death of a diplomat who's working for the United Nations (Blue Eagle).
*GLA forces and Chinese defectors destroyed by US forces (Desperate Union).
*US and Chinese forces destroy the main GLA base in Akmola (Last Call).
===Second phase (Zero Hour)===
*Launch facilities in Baikonur destroyed by American forces after GLA chemical attacks on European bases (Global Security).
*American forces under Colonel Burton defend UN aid convoys in Somalia with assistance from an American carrier battle group (Defending The Docks).
*Colonel Burton and Black Lotus destroy a GLA chemical lab in Mount Elbrus (Snow Fall).
*US forces paradrop into Iran to capture an oil field which fund the GLA brokers (Black Gold).
*US forces and GLA defectors capture four chemical missile launch sites (Area Fifty-Two).
*General Mohmar Deathstrike escapes pursuing US forces, being on the run from them (Flight of Deathstrike/The Great Escape).
*GLA separatists led by Prince Kassad are destroyed by GLA loyalists in Cairo, Egypt (Hidden Agenda).
*GLA forces capture an American Particle cannon and use it to destroy a docked aircraft carrier (On the Waterfront).
*Jarmen Kell leads a daring raid into the USA to steal twenty toxin samples at a nearby airport (Jarmen Kell and the Forty Thieves).
*The main US Central Command in Stuttgart is destroyed by GLA forces using stolen US and Chinese weapons (Sneak Attack).
*Chinese forces retake an American outpost after the GLA's victory in destroying the US Central Command Center (The Dragon Unleashed).
*A GLA attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant is defeated (Defending The Fire).
*GLA presence in Corburg eliminated by Chinese forces in taking down statues (Liberation).
*Chinese forces intercept and destroy a large force of GLA forces retreating from Europe (Burning Skies).
*The last GLA forces in Europe are defeated by the Chinese (The Dragon's Destiny).
== Between GLA War I and GLA War II ==
===Unknown (presumably 2013)===
*China signs a treaty with Europe, forming the Eurasian Unity League.
===Unspecified time===
*The European Unity League fractures due to unknown reasons.
*The European Union transforms into a superstate, unifying the militaries of its member states, it begins rapidly expanding and militarizing.
*The Asia-Pacific Alliance is formed, composed of China, Vietnam, and a unified Korea.Asia-Pacific Alliance Faction Focus The efforts of General Xiao Ri, a veteran of the First GLA War, allowed the initially fragile coalition to solidify into a global superpower.
*The GLA reorganizes itself.
===2020===
*EU officer Agembe routs GLA remnants from Afghanistan with tactical artillery strikes. For this victory, he is promoted to lead a specialized artillery division.
==Second GLA War (Generals 2)==
===2023===
*After a decade of peace and prosperity, the APA finds itself challenged from all sides: an increasingly expansionist EU continues to flex her muscles, while a series of bloody uprisings take place within key EU and APA satellite states, supposedly orchestrated by a reorganized GLA, though eyewitnesses claim that they possess technology far beyond the reach of any normal terrorist organization.
*The APA dispatches an elite force to infiltrate the latest a most volatile rebellion targeting an EU backed dictator. Its mission is to learn the truth about the GLA, undermine the EU and restore peace to the globe.
===Unknown (presumably 2023)===
*World leaders are mere seconds from signing a global treaty and bringing an end to war when a devastating terrorist attack rips through the peace conference, killing all in attendance.https://web.archive.org/web/20120104092133/http://www.commandandconquer.com/en/games/bygameid/cncgenerals2
==References==
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