A Timeline of the War

Here is a timeline of the some of the major events of the wars that took place between the Nephites and Lamanites in Alma 43-62.  I did this in hopes that it would help me understand the chronology better, and I’ve gained a greater appreciation for how long and complex this difficult war was for the Nephites. The years listed are the reign of the judges as mentioned in the text.   

               ·        18^th year

o   Moroni and his army fight and defeat Zerahamenah and his Lamanite army near the land of Jershon (Alma 43)

·        19^th year

o   Amalickiah and his followers try to take over the Nephite government; their coup fails and Amalickiah flees with a handful of dissenters who are able to escape (Alma 46)

o   Amalickiah uses treachery to kill the king of the Lamanites and become king himself; he starts to incite the people of the Lamanites to anger against the Nephites (Alma 47-48)

o   The Lamanites attack Ammonihah and Noah but fail due to the incredible fortifications that have been built by Moroni (Alma 49)

·        20^th – 23^rd years

o   The Nephites have peace and continue to build fortifications to protect their lands (Alma 50)

·        24^th year

o   Morianton starts and internal battle among the Nephites trying to take part of the land of Lehi; Morianton tries to flee with his people and are headed up and stopped by Teancum (Alma 50)

o   Nephihah the chief judge dies and his son Pahoran becomes the chief judge (Alma 50)

·        25^th year

o   King-men among the Nephites try to change the law and create a king among them, but the voice of the people goes against them (Alma 51)

o   Amalickiah comes down with an enormous army to the Nephites and takes over the cities of Moroni, Nephihah, Lehi, Morianton, Omner, Gid, and Mulek on the east borders of the land (Alma 51)

o   Teancum met up with Amalickiah and his army and stopped them from going to the land Bountiful; on the last day of the year Teancum slays Amalickiah (Alma 51)

·        26^th year

o   Ammoron, the brother of Amalickiah, becomes king of the Lamanites (Alma 52)

o   The Lamanites retreat back to Mulek; the Nephites continue making preparations for war and the Lamanites hold on to the cities they have taken (Alma 52)

o   Moroni tells Teancum that he is fighting the Lamanites by the west sea and can’t come to help him (Alma 52)

o   A different army of Lamanites take possession of Manti, Zeezrom, Cumeni, and Antiparah on the western side of the war (Alma 56)      

o   The 2000 stripling warriors determine to fight under the command of Helaman to avoid their fathers having to break their covenant and they join Antipus at the city of Judea (Alma 56)

·        27^th year

o   Teancum prepares to attack the city of Mulek but does not and he waits in Bountiful; Moroni arrives at the end of the year in Bountiful with his army (Alma 52)

o   On the other front, Helaman and the stripling warriors battle aside the men of Antipus and defeat the Lamanites miraculously near the city of Antiparah (Alma 56)

·        28^th year

o   Moroni, Teancum, and others hold a council of war among the Nephites (Alma 52)

o   The Nephites use a decoy to get the Lamanites to come out of the city of Mulek and Moroni captures the city (Alma 52)

o   A battle ensues between the Nephites and the Lamanites led by Jacob the Zoramite; the Nephites win, kill Jacob, and take many prisoners; Moroni is wounded in the battle (Alma 52)

o   Lehi takes command of Mulek; Teancum prepares fortifications around Bountiful; Moroni continues preparing for war (Alma 53)

o   Helaman and his army takes Antiparah when the Lamanites abandon it (Alma 57)

·        29^th year

o   Ammoron and Moroni negotiate for prisoners (Alma 54)

o   Moroni recovers their prisoners in the city of Gid by getting the Lamanites intoxicated; he takes over and fortifies Gid and takes many Lamanite prisoners (Alma 55)              

o   Helaman takes the city of Cumeni and have many Lamanite prisoners (Alma 57)

o   Helaman and his army have another difficult battle with the Lamanites and the stripling warriors are again miraculously spared (Alma 57)

o   Helaman, Gid, and Teomner take the city of Manti back from the Lamanites (Alma 58)

·        30^th year

o   Moroni receives a letter from Helaman about the 2000 stripling warriors and their success (Alma 56)

o   The Lamanites take the city of Nephihah (Alma 59)

o   Moroni request help from Pahoran in two letters (Alma 59-60)

o   Pahoran replies that the king-men have taken over Zarahemla and requests Moroni’s aid (Alma 61)

o   Moroni retake Zarahemla and punished the king-men (Alma 62)

·        31^st year

o   Moroni and Pahoran take back Nephihah from the Lamanites (Alma 62)

o   Teancum slays Ammoron and is killed (Alma 62)

o   The Lamanites are driven out and the war is over (Alma 62)