Cyber-Wars

The Cyber-Wars was a galactic conflict in which an alliance made a concerted effort to wipe out the Cybermen in 2526. A force of time-travelling Cybermen from the end of the conflict attempted to prevent this. They tried to destroy the Earth, first with a Cyber-bomb and then by crashing a human freighter into the Earth. Both of these attempts were stopped by the Fifth Doctor. (DW: Earthshock)

It was during this conflict that the glittergun was developed. Gold was a major weakness of the Cybermen. The gun could fire gold dust at them.

The wars resulted in near-complete destruction of the Cyber race. Remnant groups of Cybermen fled across the galaxy. (DW:Revenge of the Cybermen)

Post-War

 * One remnant tried to destroy Voga, the planet that supplied most of the gold for the Cyber-Wars. (DW:Revenge of the Cybermen)
 * One derelict Star Destroyer ended up in the Garazone System. It was reactivated some fifty years later when the Earth Empire tried to collect Cyber-Technology for use in the Orion War. (BFA: Sword of Orion)
 * One cruiser crashed in the oceans of Earth. It was salvaged by humans, again for use in the Orion War. (BFC: Scorpius)