First Galactic War

The First Galactic War, also known as the Great Galactic War and the Galactic War, was a war that occured in 201 BLF, before the league was reformed, and was a contributing factor to its reformation. The War spanned the entire Milky Way Galaxy and was a conflict that occured within the League military itself, namely between the Reapers, Turians and Elites.

The War started when the Reapers began trying to take over more and more of the League armed forces, which the Turians and Elites saw as a threat. The League refused to do anything about this, with some even saying that the Reapers would be better as a combined military than the Elites and Turians combined. Determined to prove them wrong, the Elites and Turians took arms against the Reapers and their fleets tore the League capital world of Inon II apart, as well as  many other League planets.

The War lasted a long time, nearly ten years, and by the end of the War the Covenant had stepped in to aid the Elites in combat. Overcome, the Reapers retreated into the Dark space and thus paved the way for the Reaper war. However, the war was not yet over. The Elites then decided to turn on the Turians as well, annihilating their fleets and ships and near destroying their influence over the League. The Elites then accompanied the Covenant back to Covenant controlled space, leaving the League armed forces shattered. For nearly 200 years the League had to exist without a proper military, leading to the League Civil War, which its reformation thankfully fixed, allowing the Elites, Turians and Reapers back into the League. However, the Elites and Turians have not always seen eye-to-eye since.