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Lawrence Washington

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{{Era|ACRG|Templars}}
{{WP-REAL|Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)}}
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{{Character Infobox
|image = By Invitation Only 7.png
|birth = 1718 [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], [[United States|British America]]
|death = July 1752 [[Mount Vernon]], Virginia, British America
|affiliates = [[Templars]] {{C|c. 1738 – death}} [[British Army]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
|actor = [[Harry Standjofski]]}}
'''Lawrence Washington''' (1718 – 1752) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] planter, half-brother of [[George Washington]], and a [[Master Templar]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], operating in the Northern [[United States|American]] colonies.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Lawrence Washington was born in [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]] in 1718 to [[Augustine Washington]] and Jane Butler. In 1729, Lawrence and his younger brother, Augustine, Jr., were taken to England by their father and educated at the {{Wiki|Appleby Grammar School}}. During this time, Lawrence was recruited into the Templar Order by the British [[Grand Master]], [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

===Search for the Grand Temple===
{{Quote|As a Master Templar, you have learned your lessons well, and have earned this opportunity. You are my eyes and ears in the New World now. Do not fail me, Lawrence.|Birch in his letter to Lawrence, 1738.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
In 1738, Lawrence returned to Virginia after having been named Master Templar of the Northern colonies by Birch. He received a letter from the Grand Master, in which he revealed that he had obtained the [[Edward Kenway's journal|journal]] of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]]. The journal suggested that the [[Isu|First Civilization]] [[Grand Temple]] was located somewhere in the New World.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Although he was unsure of its contents, Birch made the Temple the Order's highest priority. As the Grand Master's eyes and ears in the colonies, Lawrence was tasked with locating the Grand Temple as well as any Precursor relics in the region.<ref name="ACRG"/>

At the same time, Lawrence oversaw his father's tobacco plantation at the {{Wiki|Potomac River}}. He also acted as a mentor of sorts to his younger half-brother, George. After the death of their father, George looked up to Lawrence as a role model, and the two loved each other dearly.<ref name="ACRG"/>

===Military career===
In 1739, the British Parliament created an infantry regiment for the American colonies to be used in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] against [[Spain]] in what became known as the {{Wiki|War of Jenkins' Ear}}. Arriving in [[Jamaica]] in 1741, Lawrence saw action in expeditions against {{Wiki|Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena}}, {{Wiki|Viceroyalty of New Granada|New Granada}}, [[Cuba]] and [[Panama]].<ref name="ACRG"/>

During these conflicts, many soldiers died of tropical diseases. Because he had arrived in the region early, Lawrence was able survive these fevers. In late 1742, Lawrence returned to Virginia and became a militia commander at the rank of Major.<ref name="ACRG"/>

===Master Templar and other activites===
{{Quote|Master Washington, I am less than pleased with paltry results coming from the colonies. I have other agents around the globe searching tirelessly for Pieces of Eden and you and your motley crew are busy building a postal service. What is more, I understand that an Assassin Brotherhood has taken root somewhere outside of New York. This simply will not do.|Birch in his letter to Lawrence, 1750.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
After inheriting his father's plantation, Lawrence renamed it [[Mount Vernon]], in honor of his commanding officer in the [[Royal Navy]], Vice Admiral {{Wiki|Edward Vernon}}. In 1743, he married Anne Fairfax, the eldest daughter of Colonel {{Wiki|William Fairfax}}. The Colonel would go on to exert a great deal of influence on George.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Three years later, Lawrence wrote to his subordinate, [[Christopher Gist]]. In his letter, he adressed Gist on the Colonial Templars' need for one or a series of companies to double as a communications network. Lawrence noted that [[William Johnson]] had recently been appointed Colonel of the Warriors of the Six Nations, was well-established and held good relations with the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]]. He suggested to Gist that they start making friendly appeals to Johnson. Lawrence also mentioned that he planned on influencing his in-laws to create a trading company closer to his base of operations.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Lawrence's plans came to fruition, and he successfully recruited Johnson into the Templar Order. Together, they worked to build an infrastructure for the Order in the colonies. In 1747, Lawrence began working with his father-in-law and other prominent businessmen, and created the {{Wiki|Ohio Company}} with the intent of opening trade to the interior of the American continent. Around this period, he hired [[Samuel Smith]] as the treasurer of one his businesses, and the Colonial Templars by extension.<ref name="ACRG"/>

The following year, Lawrence introduced George to [[Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron|Lord Thomas Fairfax]], the cousin of Lawrence's father-in-law. Thomas took a liking to the young George, hiring him as a surveyor.<ref>[[George Washington's notebook]]</ref>

In 1750, Lawrence received another letter from Birch, who was highly displeased with the former's lack of progress in discovering Precursor artifacts and sites, as well as the founding of a [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Assassin Brotherhood]] near [[New York City|New York]]. Claiming that Lawrence was "busy building a postal service", Birch transferred his agent, [[George Monro]], to the colonies in order to assist him in his mission. Although Monro would serve as Lawrence's subordinate, Birch claimed that the former was "[his] better in every way".<ref name="ACRG"/>

That year, through the Ohio Company, Lawrence tasked Gist with exploring the lands west of the colonies and forming relations with the native tribes there in order to secure alliances and commerical lanes for the Templars.<ref name="ACRG"/>

===Stealing the artifacts===
{{Quote|By the time you receive this, I will already be on my way back to Virginia. Prepare yourself. Our true work begins now. Upon my return, we’ll be able to share the glad news with the Grand Master in London. Perhaps my leadership in the colonies will finally be recognized.|Lawrence in his letter to Gist, 1751.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
Around this time, Lawrence was diagnosed with tuberculosis. In an attempt to heal himself, he traveled to [[Barbados]] with George in 1751. Knowing that an Assassin Brotherhood existed in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]], he sought to claim any [[Pieces of Eden]] in their possession. As George caught a minor case of smallpox, Lawrence was granted an opportunity to travel to [[Port-au-Prince]] while he recovered. He was relieved that George would survive, and also hoped to spare his brother from any Templar business.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Upon arriving, he tracked down the Assassins and learned that they were lead by a one-armed [[Maroons|Maroon]] named [[François Mackandal]], whose demeanor disgusted him. Lawrence tracked Mackandal's man [[Vendredi]] to the entrance of a cave. He planned to ambush Vendredi as the latter left the cave, but an [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake|earthquake]] struck after the Assassin had unintionally disturbed Precursor technology in the cave.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Vendredi's legs were crushed beneath the debris as he attempted to escape, and Lawrence offered to free the Assassin in exchange for Mackandal's location. Vendredi complied, although Lawrence slit his throat afterwards. While Lawrence wished to have explored the cave, the entrance was obliterated.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Under the cover of the earthquake, Lawrence infiltrated Mackandal's camp, and stole two Pieces of Eden in his possession; the [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript|manuscript]]. Returning to George in Barbados, Lawrence wrote to Gist and relayed the events to him. The Master Templar expressed to his subordinate that their true work was about to begin, and that Birch would perhaps finally recognize his leadership in the colonies upon learning of the events in Port-au-Prince.<ref name="ACRG"/>

While sailing back to Virginia, Lawrence was pursued by the legendary Assassin [[Adéwalé]]. The Assassin eventually lost track of him, however. Back in the Thirteen Colonies, Lawrence entrusted the Precursor box and manuscript to his subordinates Smith and [[James Wardrop]], respectively.<ref name="ACRG"/>

===Death===
{{Dialogue3|Lawrence|You are too late, Assassin.|Shay|It's never too late to ruin Templars plans, Master Washington.|Ah, ah... but my plans are already in motion. Even leading you here... has given my allies time to escape. Thank you... for making my end a quick one.|And thank you for revealing your master plan, you scheming snake.|Shay speaking with Lawrence during the latter's final moments, 1752.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
[[File:By Invitation Only 6.png|thumb|250px|Lawrence meeting with his fellow Templars]]
By July 1752, Lawrence had retired to Mount Vernon, dying of tuberculosis. Around this time, a prototype [[air rifle]] was sent to him. The Colonial Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] charged [[Shay Cormac]] with interrogating Lawrence about the stolen artifacts and assassinating him. He tailed the air rifle shipment to Mount Vernon, and stole the weapon.<ref name="ACRG"/>

While Shay watched from nearby at Lawrence's garden party, the latter assured George that he was in fine condition. As [[Jack Weeks]], Smith and Wardrop approached, he bid George fetch a bottle of wine for them. With George away, Lawrence requested that his fellow Templars keep his younger brother out of Templar business. He then inquired on their progress in discovering the purpose of the artifacts, to which Smith and Wardrop replied that they were fully occupied with doing so.<ref name="ACRG"/>

[[File:By Invitation Only 8.png|thumb|left|250px|Lawrence's final moments]]
After sending his fellow Templars away, Lawrence walked the grounds of his mansion and spoke to the guests. Shay hid in the crowd and assassinated the Templar with his [[Hidden Blade]]. In his dying moments, Lawrence claimed that Shay was too late, his own death having given his men time to escape. Thanking the Assassin for giving him a quick death, Lawrence passed away.<ref name="ACRG"/>

As Shay escaped, he told his fellow Assassin [[Liam O'Brien]] of his displeasure in killing the already dying Lawrence, and his suspicion that his death had little impact on the Templars. Liam claimed that Lawrence would simply have wanted him to believe so. Following the death of his brother, a grief-stricken George inherited Mount Vernon.<ref name="ACRG"/>

== Trivia ==
* In 2015, his name was on a list of known British Templars used by the Templar Isabelle Ardant.
* It is possible to use Washington as a human shield though doing so will cause desynchronization.

==Gallery==
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By Invitation Only 5.png|George Washington with his brother, Lawrence (left to right)
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Manila

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'''Manila''' is the capital city of the [[Philippines]].

In 1742, [[Templars|Templar]] [[John Harrison]] was stationed in Manila to look for [[Isu]] sites throughout [[Asia]]. Although unsuccessful in his search, the time there allowed Harrison to pick up the trail of the [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]] once held by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]] and trace its journey out of [[China]] into the West Indies.

During the [[Seven Years' War]], the Templars sent agents to the city to disrupt the interests of the [[Spain|Spanish]] presence there. As a result, Manila was conquered by the British but the city and the nation was returned to Spain after the war.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
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George Monro

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{{Era|ACRG|Templars}}
{{WP-REAL|George Monro (British Army officer)}}
{{Quote|Mere survival is not enough. Full bellies, warm clothing... Freedom from want is the greatest freedom of all.|George Monro, regarding his dream for the Colonies, 1756.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = ACRG George Monro render.png
|birth = 1700 Clonfin, [[Ireland|Kingdom of Ireland]]
|death = 3 November 1757 [[Albany]], [[New York]], [[United States|British America]]
|affiliates = [[British Army]] (1718 – death) [[Templars]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
|voice = [[Graham Cuthbertson]]}}
'''George Monro''' (1700 – 1757) was a Colonel in the [[British Army]] during the [[Seven Years' War]], and a member of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British]] and [[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial]] Rites of the [[Templars|Templar Order]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
George Monro was born in Clonfin, County Longford, [[Ireland]], to a [[Scotland|Scottish]] military family. His father was Colonel {{Wiki|George Munro, 1st of Auchinbowie|George Munro}}, famous for his victory at the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689. Monro became a lieutenant in Otway's Regiment in 1718, and was eventually inducted into the Templar Order.

By 1750, Monro had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Around this time, [[Grand Master]] [[Reginald Birch]] had become frustrated with [[Lawrence Washington]]'s lack of progress in the American Colonies. Birch sent Monro to work with Washington, stating that while the Colonel was to be his subordinate, he was still his better in every way. After the deaths of Washington and [[James Wardrop]], Monro worked for [[Haytham Kenway]], who eventually became Grand Master of the Colonial Rite. In 1751, he inducted [[Christopher Gist]] and [[Jack Weeks]] into the Order.

===Working with Shay Cormac===
In 1755, Monro's men rescued the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Shay Cormac]] after he betrayed the Brotherhood and was left for dead by his former comrades. Shay was subsequently taken to the home of [[Barry Finnegan|Barry]] and [[Cassidy Finnegan]], whose deceased son had been a Templar and assistant to Monro. While tending to Shay's injuries, Monro found the [[Voynich manuscript]] on his person and took it for himself.

After he had recovered, Shay managed to oust an Assassin-allied [[Gangs|gang]] from their headquarters in [[New York City|New York]], where he and Monro were formally introduced. Despite his previous affiliations, Monro recognized Shay's potential and was convinced he would excel within the Templar Order, even sharing his hopes for Shay with Haytham. Wearing away at Shay's skepticism, Monro eventually gained Shay's confidence, with the two agreeing to work together to rebuild the city.

[[File:ColorofRight 15.png|thumb|250px|left|Monro introducing himself to Shay]]
Back at the Finnegans' home, Monro asked Shay to rescue Gist, who had been captured by members of the same gang Shay had defeated earlier, and gave him some [[Firecrackers|firecracker darts]] the criminals had made to use as a distraction. Monro, Gist and Shay later reconvened in [[Albany]], where Gist revealed the criminals' base of operations was located at the nearby [[Fort La Croix]].

Fearing that the [[French Army|French]] were planning an assault on New York, Monro convinced Shay to help them capture the fort. After Shay's ship, the ''[[Morrigan]]'', was fitted with the necessary equipment, they mounted an attack on the criminals' headquarters, successfully weakening its defenses. While Shay went inside to finish the job, Monro returned to New York.

[[File:Keep Your Friends Close 1.png|thumb|250px|Monro telling Shay about the gangs' plans]]
Sometime later in New York, Monro explained to Shay that the criminals' boss had hired [[Benjamin Franklin]] to create poisonous gases and the means to use them. Contrary to what [[Le Chasseur]] told Shay, Monro claimed that the outlaws were planning to use the gases against the populace.

Fearing that his former ally [[Hope Jensen]] was involved, Shay agreed to investigate. He managed to acquire a [[grenade launcher]], which the Colonel recommended he use to destroy the criminals' poison factory at an abandoned brewery. Upon completing his mission, he was congratulated by known Templars [[William Johnson]] and Jack Weeks, which revealed Monro's allegiance to the Order.

===Siege of Fort William Henry===
By 1757, Monro had given up on his assignment of uncovering the manuscript's meaning and entrusted the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] to Shay, as he himself had been assigned to command [[Fort William Henry]], which was being threatened by French soldiers and [[Abenaki]] braves under the command of General [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]]. The fortress came under siege on 2 August, with Monro eventually surrendering seven days later. As part of the terms of surrender, the Colonel and his men were allowed to keep their muskets and one cannon, but no ammunition, and were released the next morning to be allowed passage to {{Wiki|Fort Edward (village), New York|Fort Edward}}.

[[File:Honour And Loyalty 4.png|thumb|250px|left|Shay escorting Monro and his men]]
However, unbeknownst to the British, the Abenaki plotted to ambush the Colonel and his men as they retreated. The Assassin [[Kesegowaase]] decided to use this to his advantage and led the attack in the hopes of assassinating Monro, though his plans were sabotaged when Shay came to the Colonel's rescue. Surviving the ambush, Shay, Monro and the remaining troops reached the ''Morrigan'' and sailed away to safety.

===Death===
Following the Siege at Fort William Henry, Monro met with Shay near {{Wiki|Onaquaga}}. There, Weeks informed them that Kesegowaase was planning to attack Albany. Shay volunteered to help Monro's British and [[Oneida]] allies while he prepared the city's defenses.

[[File:Scars 10.png|thumb|250px|Monro's final moments]]
On 3 November 1757, Kesegowaase and his men began their attack on Albany. Monro took command of [[Fort Frederick]] and was once again rescued by Shay. On the behest of his protégé, Monro headed for the ''Morrigan'' with the manuscript in his possession. However, along the way, Monro was attacked and fatally wounded by the Assassin [[Liam O'Brien]], who took the manuscript and left Monro to die in a burning house.

After assassinating Kesegowaase, who informed him of Liam's plan, Shay arrived to carry Monro out of the house, but could not save the dying Colonel from his wounds. Before his death, Monro passed his [[Templar ring]] to Shay, entrusting him to recover the manuscript and continue fighting for the Templar Order in his stead.

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|When I am issued new recruits burdened with regrets, I tell them the surest way to lose them is with gunpowder.|George Monro to Shay Cormac, 1756.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
Monro was a gentle and dutiful man, with an utmost belief in the Templar cause. He saw himself as a benevolent protector of the [[Civilians|citizens]] of the colonies through his service in the British Army, rather than someone who would lord over and govern them. Monro also strived toward improving the colonists' lives through urban renewal, suggesting a similar course of action to Shay shortly after their meeting.

Despite Shay's prior affiliation with the Assassins, Monro saw past it, treating Shay with compassion and expressing faith in his abilities, while also praising his accomplishments and dedication to the Templar cause. Shay in turn saw Monro as an honest and honorable man, and held him in high regard. This mutual respect and camaraderie ultimately led to Shay's acceptance of Templar ideology and his induction into their ranks.

==Trivia==
*During his induction into the Templar Order, Shay was presented with a pair of uniform cuffs and a sash identical to those worn by Monro, which he would incorporate into his own [[Assassin's Creed: Rogue outfits|outfit]] later on.
*Monro more or less functioned like a British Captain since he could successively deal sword strikes in the enemies and shoots his flintlock.
*In 2015, his name was on a list of known British Templars used by the Templar Isabelle Ardant.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
A Long Walk And A Short Drop 3.png|Monro asking Shay to rescue Gist
Circumstances 1.png|Monro meeting with Gist and Shay in Albany
Keep Your Friends Close 7.png|Monro congratulating Shay
Armour And Sword 2.png|Monro explaining his rescue to Shay
Scars 2.png|Monro attempting to give the manuscript back to Shay
Scars 8.png|Shay carrying Monro to safety
Scars 11.png|Shay giving last rites to Monro
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
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