Editing Category:Timeline

A brief outline of relevant events.

===1791===
[[Lord Macartney]]'s embassy to China.  His ship, the Lion, becomes the first Western vessel to chart the Bay of Zhitao.  Macartney refuses to perform the ritual obesiance, the kow tow, to the Emperor of China and the British expedition was forced to leave.  

[[William Laurence]] is promoted to lieutenant in the [[Royal Navy]].  He serves under Capt. [[Barstowe]] on the [[HMS Shorewise]].  

===1798===
August 1-2: [[Battle of the Nile]]. [[William Laurence]] and [[Jane Roland]] present.


===1805===

January: The French frigate [[Amitie]] and a [[dragon eggs|dragon egg]] are captured by [[William Laurence]] and the [[HMS Reliant]].  One week later, [[Temeraire]] hatches and is harnessed and named by Laurence.  Laurence appoints Lt. [[Tom Riley]] as Reliant's captain.

February: Three weeks after Temeraire's hatching, Reliant arrives at Funchal, Madeira. After spending two weeks on a transport from the vicinity of Madeira to Britain, Laurence reports to [[Aerial Command]] in London.  After spending a night at his family's home in Nottinghamshire, he reports to the [[Loch Laggan covert]], where he and Temeraire begin training with [[Berkley]] and [[Maximus]] under [[Celeritas]]'s supervision.

July: [[Lily]]'s [[formation]] moves to the [[Dover covert]] and is attacked by French dragons en route (approximate).

September 29-30: [[Excidium]] leaves Dover for Cadiz. He arrives two weeks later, and the British begin their attack on the Spanish. 

October 14: [[Jean-Paul Choiseul]] attempts to kidnap [[Catherine Harcourt]] and [[Lily]] (approximate).

October 21: [[Battle of Trafalgar]]. [[Excidium]], [[Mortiferus]], [[Laetificat]], and [[Volly]] all present.

November 5: [[Jeremy Rankin]] spies Bonaparte's plans for Dover. [[Levitas]] dies (approximate).

November 6: The [[Battle of Dover]]. [[Temeraire]] discovers the [[Divine Wind]] (approximate).

December 2: Napoleon defeats Russia and Austria at the [[Battle of Austerlitz]].

December 25: Christmas. [[Sun Kai]] recites poetry by [[Lung Li Po]], iniating Temeraire's Chinese education. 

===1806===
February 18: Chinese New Year. [[Feng Li]] attempts to murder William Laurence.

October 14: Prussia defeated at the [[Battle of Jena-Auerstadt]].

November 4: In a series of surprise attacks on the road, Napoleon defeats the Russian army before it reaches Warsaw.  Laurence leaves the Prussian army and heads for home.

===1807===
March: Siege of Danzing begins.