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British Army

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{{Quote|The enemy advances and you tremble. They've better numbers, you say. Better weapons. Better training.|[[Israel Putnam]] describing Continental reaction to the British regulars.|Assassin's Creed III}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image = AC3 British Leader.png
|leader = Monarch of the [[British Empire]]
|headquarters = Whitehall, London, England
|locations = *Britain
*[[United States|British America]] (Industrial era)
*[[France]] (First World War)
*British Empire (Industrial - [[Modern times|Modern era]])
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The '''British Army''' was a branch of the [[British Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] of the [[United Kingdom|Kingdom of Great Britain]], alongside the [[Royal Navy]] and, later, the {{Wiki|Royal Air Force}}. It was formed in 1707 with the {{Wiki|Acts of Union 1707|Act of Union}} and focused on land-based warfare. Following Great Britain's triumph over the [[France|Kingdom of France]] in the [[French and Indian War]], which ended in 1763, the [[Guards|soldiers]] of the British Army occupied [[United States|Colonial America]] during the events of the [[American Revolutionary War]].

The superior discipline, skill-at-arms, equipment, organization, brutality and reputation of the British Army were major sources of intimidation to the initially amateur soldiers of the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolution]]. During the conflict, the British Army received military support from their {{Wiki|Hessian (soldiers)|Hessian}} allies, mainly in the form of [[Jägers]]. However, as the war dragged on, British imperial needs elsewhere (mainly [[India]]), as well as intervention from France, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]], and [[Spain]], sapped the strength of the British Army in America, fighting at the end of long supply chains.

The soldiers of the British Army, known as the Regulars, were often referred to as "Redcoats" or "Lobster-backs" by the general population during the [[American Revolution]], due to their distinctive red uniforms. While the facings of the uniform were known to vary by regiment, the red dye was maintained by most British troops, excluding the Horse Guards, bombardiers, and riflemen.

==Arms and tactics==
The British Infantry Regulars of the 18th century were armed with the standard British Army smoothbore [[Firearms|flintlock musket]], often known as the {{Wiki|Brown Bess}}, and a fifteen inch [[Bayonets|socket bayonet]] that could be locked onto the end of the musket barrel, which was often employed when receiving cavalry or, obviously, during a bayonet charge. The battle cry "Huzzah" often accompanied a bayonet charge, for intimidation. Dragoons and other cavalry were armed with carbines and swords.

[[File:ACIII-Soldier 13.png|thumb|left|250px|Haytham Kenway fighting several British soldiers]]
British soldiers were drilled extensively in the use of these primary weapons, until they could load and fire their muskets with their eyes closed. A well-trained infantryman could average around three shots per minute from his musket, whereas a sub-par soldier could accomplish perhaps two. British officers usually armed themselves with flintlock pistols and [[Swords and maces|sabers]], although it was not unknown for light infantry officers to carry their own musket or rifle as the war progressed.

When on patrol, British soldiers usually marched in a column of 6-9 men. These groups consisted of one commissioned [[Officers|Officer]], a [[Snitches|Drummer]], four Regulars, and four [[Grenadiers]]. These numbers changed over the course of the Revolutionary War.

[[File:Battle of Bunker Hill 3.png|thumb|250px|British regulars at Bunker Hill]]
The British greatly emphasized mass line infantry fire and prized discipline. In this regard, punishment was strict for deserters and disobedience. Mass line infantry differed from, for example, the French firing patterns. The firing line allowed for the maximum number of muskets to be brought to bare on a target, and therefore the highest volume of fire. As the British army was a great deal smaller than its continental peers (particularly the French army), the need for good training was paramount.

The guerrilla warfare of the rebels was frowned upon by the British commanders, who considered it dishonorable, though the British Army did deploy similarly-trained soldiers. Many of the rebels were in fact trained by the British as light infantry, or "light bobs", and such units continued to be employed by the British, though they were scarcely used in place of line fire. It was found, however, that such guerrilla warfare, over time, was highly effective against the line and file tactics of the day, though the Regulars were hard to match in pitched battles or over open ground. Later British forces under General [[Charles Cornwallis|Cornwallis]] saw a greater increase in small unit tactics, but it was somewhat late in the war, and could not make an impact when arrayed against the combined American, Spanish, French, and Dutch forces. However, these developments were later employed to great success with Ezekiel Baker's Baker Rifle and similar accurate weapons, making light infantry tactics greatly more viable.

Historically however, despite this advantage, the rebels had difficulties facing British cavalry even with the latter's use being limited in the war. The British 16th and 17th Light Dragoons in particular became a terror to the [[Patriots|Patriot]] forces as many veterans of the French and Indian War in the colonies were not experienced in facing cavalry charges.

In the Battle of White Plains, British cavalrymen had broken the ranks of colonial forces. Fortunately for the rebels, it was costly to bring large number of cavalry units to the American continent and the terrain made it difficult to deploy horses. The lack of major cavalry support on the British side, allowed [[George Washington]] to retreat in many disastrous battles, such as the Battle of Long Island.

As many battles were focused around ranks of line infantry unleashing volleys of synchronized musket fire, and often in pursuit of an objective; many thousands of lives would be laid down for a small gain, although such battles were not to emerge until the development of conscription in 1791 by the French revolutionary government. The discipline of the British would allow soldiers to march past and over their fallen comrades and continue to fight for their objective, with a ferocity bred from poverty, as were the conditions in which many of the infantry were raised. Once the enemy lines faltered, British Dragoons and other cavalry units would draw swords and charge to cut down the remaining enemy soldiers.

==Trivia==
*Despite the British Army having withdrawn from {{Wiki|Colonial America}} in 1783, remnants of British Regulars could still be found around the [[Frontier]], [[Boston]], and [[New York City|New York]].
*The Grenadiers resembled a {{Wiki|Pioneer (military)|pioneer}}, which was a military unit whose tasks are specifically for construction and engineering, rather than actual grenadiers, who were used as elite troops to storm enemy battlements and fortifications. Each regiment in the British army contained at least one company of grenadiers, who were often issued with tall caps so that they could throw grenades. Inevitably, larger men could throw grenades further, so grenadiers were usually very large. However, as grenades fell out of fashion, grenadiers simply became shock troops, equipped like any other soldier.
*Despite choosing to ally himself with the British Army during the American Revolutionary War, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] would still be vulnerable to hostility and attack from the British.
*Despite the fact that [[Shay Cormac]] allied himself with the British Royal Navy and occasionally, the army, the soldiers would react with hostility to unusual behavior even if Shay helped them in fending off Gang members in New York if he was not in a specific mission or battle.
*The way in which British Army uniforms worn during the Seven Year's War were depicted differed slightly between ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''. Soldiers were shown wearing a black vest underneath the red jacket and white boots in ''Assassin's Creed III'', while they wore a yellow vest and dark brown or black boots in ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''.
*British officer uniforms were based on the era's {{Wiki|Dragoon guards|Dragoons}}. Historically, however, Dragoons were a form of mounted infantry, who would ride into battle, dismount, and fight as infantry. They later became merely another form of cavalry as the carbines they carried became outmoded.
*In the ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'', the British military joined in the rebellion against [[George Washington#Alternate timeline|King Washington]], evidenced by many red-coated corpses strewn around the Frontier and other cities.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Redcoat infantry concept by Sergey Kalinen.jpg|Concept art of a British infantryman
British soldier concept illustration.jpg|Concept art of a British soldier
ACIII-CA-Jager.png|Concept art of a Jäger
Dangerous Secret by Max Qin.jpg|Illustration of British soldiers
Concept art of a British Army encampment.jpg|Concept art of [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] surveying a British army encampment
AC3 British Leader.png|A British officer
AC3 British Brute.png|A British grenadier
AC3 REDCOATS.png|A contingent of British soldiers
ACIColdstreams.jpg|The Coldstreams Guards
British Army camp in the Frontier.jpg|A British army camp in the Frontier
ACIII-GI (2).jpg|Connor watching a British patrol
ACIII-GI (3).jpg|Connor fighting three British soldiers
ACIII-GI (7).jpg|Connor being halted by a British soldier
Connorstabbing.jpg|Connor killing two British soldiers
ACIII British Encampment SS.jpg|A British Army encampment
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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Continental Army

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{{Quote|We have discipline. We have order. And most importantly, we have passion. We believe!|General [[Israel Putnam]] to his soldiers, 1775.|Assassin's Creed III}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image = Guard-Continental-AC3.png
|leader = Commander-in-Chief
|headquarters = [[United States]]
|locations = Thirteen Colonies
|hideh = yes
|hidea = yes}}
The''' Continental Army''' was the main military force of the newly formed [[United States]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

[[George Washington]] was elected as the Commander-in-Chief of the army by the [[Continental Congress]] in 1775, who created it for the purpose of engaging in combat with the [[British Army|armed forces]] of the [[United Kingdom|British Empire]].

After six years of fighting, the British forces were eventually defeated in 1781. The Continental forces were greatly assisted by the Kingdom of [[France]], which provided men and supplies. The Kingdom of [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands|Dutch Republic]] also helped to distract the mighty [[Royal Navy]] at sea, meaning that the British were unable to bring their full strength to the Colonies.

In 1783, after American and [[French Army|French]] military successes, coupled with French and Spanish threats to the British mainland, the British Parliament were forced to give up the Thirteen Colonies. The British then withdrew from the rebellious American colonies after the {{Wiki|Treaty of Paris}} ended the war, but maintained control of many [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and British North American colonies.

Following this, the majority of the soldiers from the Continental Army went home to their families, and the few units remaining later formed the nucleus of the '''United States Army'''.

==Organization==
The organization of the Continental Army was similar to the British Army. They included standard soldiers armed with muskets, brutes armed with muskets and axes, [[officers]] equipped with pistols and swords, [[Jägers|Jäger]] armed with swords and pistols, and drummers that served as [[snitches]]. The Continental Army usually operated in squads of 7 to 9, consisting of 1 officer, 4 standard soldiers, 2 to 4 [[grenadiers]], and 1 drummer.

==Trivia==
*The Continental Army outnumbered the British which consisted a total of 90000 soldiers while The Continental Army had over 800000 soldiers.
*During ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'', the Continental Army is referred to as the "King's Army".

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Continental soldier concept.jpg|Concept art of a Continental soldier
Continental soldiers.jpg|Concept models of a Continental officer and militia patriot
AC III Continental Army Encampment.jpg|Concept art of the Continental Army encampment at Bunker Hill
AC3_Musket_soldiers.png|Connor facing a group of Patriots
Battle_of_Bunker_Hill_2.png|Connor among Continental troops at Bunker Hill
</gallery>

==Appearances==

*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'' 
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (First appearance) 
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Aveline (DLC)|Aveline]]'' 

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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Continental Army

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{{Quote|We have discipline. We have order. And most importantly, we have passion. We believe!|General [[Israel Putnam]] to his soldiers, 1775.|Assassin's Creed III}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image = Guard-Continental-AC3.png
|leader = Commander-in-Chief
|headquarters = [[United States]]
|locations = Thirteen Colonies
|hideh = yes
|hidea = yes}}
The''' Continental Army''' was the main military force of the newly formed [[United States]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

[[George Washington]] was elected as the Commander-in-Chief of the army by the [[Continental Congress]] in 1775, who created it for the purpose of engaging in combat with the [[British Army|armed forces]] of the [[United Kingdom|British Empire]].

After six years of fighting, the British forces were eventually defeated in 1781. The Continental forces were greatly assisted by the Kingdom of [[France]], which provided men and supplies. The Kingdom of [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands|Dutch Republic]] also helped to distract the mighty [[Royal Navy]] at sea, meaning that the British were unable to bring their full strength to the Colonies.

In 1783, after American and [[French Army|French]] military successes, coupled with French and Spanish threats to the British mainland, the British Parliament were forced to give up the Thirteen Colonies. The British then withdrew from the rebellious American colonies after the {{Wiki|Treaty of Paris}} ended the war, but maintained control of many [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and British North American colonies.

Following this, the majority of the soldiers from the Continental Army went home to their families, and the few units remaining later formed the nucleus of the '''United States Army'''.

==Organization==
The organization of the Continental Army was similar to the British Army. They included standard soldiers armed with muskets, brutes armed with muskets and axes, [[officers]] equipped with pistols and swords, [[Jägers|Jäger]] armed with swords and pistols, and drummers that served as [[snitches]]. The Continental Army usually operated in squads of 7 to 9, consisting of 1 officer, 4 standard soldiers, 2 to 4 [[grenadiers]], and 1 drummer.

==Trivia==
*The Continenal Army outnumbered the British which consisted a total of 90000 soldiers while The Continental Army had over 800000 soldiers.
*During ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'', the Continental Army is referred to as the "King's Army".

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Continental soldier concept.jpg|Concept art of a Continental soldier
Continental soldiers.jpg|Concept models of a Continental officer and militia patriot
AC III Continental Army Encampment.jpg|Concept art of the Continental Army encampment at Bunker Hill
AC3_Musket_soldiers.png|Connor facing a group of Patriots
Battle_of_Bunker_Hill_2.png|Connor among Continental troops at Bunker Hill
</gallery>

==Appearances==

*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'' 
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (First appearance) 
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Aveline (DLC)|Aveline]]'' 

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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[[Category:Continental Army| ]]
[[Category:United States Armed Forces]]

Continental Army

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{{Era|AC3|AC4|Forsaken}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Quote|We have discipline. We have order. And most importantly, we have passion. We believe!|General [[Israel Putnam]] to his soldiers, 1775.|Assassin's Creed III}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image = Guard-Continental-AC3.png
|leader = Commander-in-Chief
|headquarters = [[United States]]
|locations = Thirteen Colonies
|hideh = yes
|hidea = yes}}
The''' Continental Army''' was the main military force of the newly formed [[United States]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

[[George Washington]] was elected as the Commander-in-Chief of the army by the [[Continental Congress]] in 1775, who created it for the purpose of engaging in combat with the [[British Army|armed forces]] of the [[United Kingdom|British Empire]].

After six years of fighting, the British forces were eventually defeated in 1781. The Continental forces were greatly assisted by the Kingdom of [[France]], which provided men and supplies. The Kingdom of [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands|Dutch Republic]] also helped to distract the mighty [[Royal Navy]] at sea, meaning that the British were unable to bring their full strength to the Colonies.

In 1783, after American and [[French Army|French]] military successes, coupled with French and Spanish threats to the British mainland, the British Parliament were forced to give up the Thirteen Colonies. The British then withdrew from the rebellious American colonies after the {{Wiki|Treaty of Paris}} ended the war, but maintained control of many [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and British North American colonies.

Following this, the majority of the soldiers from the Continental Army went home to their families, and the few units remaining later formed the nucleus of the '''United States Army'''.

==Organization==
The organization of the Continental Army was similar to the British Army. They included standard soldiers armed with muskets, brutes armed with muskets and axes, [[officers]] equipped with pistols and swords, [[Jägers|Jäger]] armed with swords and pistols, and drummers that served as [[snitches]]. The Continental Army usually operated in squads of 7 to 9, consisting of 1 officer, 4 standard soldiers, 2 to 4 [[grenadiers]], and 1 drummer.

==Trivia==
*The Continenal Army outnumbered the British which consisted a total of 90000 soldiers while The Continental Army had 800000 soldiers.
*During ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'', the Continental Army is referred to as the "King's Army".

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Continental soldier concept.jpg|Concept art of a Continental soldier
Continental soldiers.jpg|Concept models of a Continental officer and militia patriot
AC III Continental Army Encampment.jpg|Concept art of the Continental Army encampment at Bunker Hill
AC3_Musket_soldiers.png|Connor facing a group of Patriots
Battle_of_Bunker_Hill_2.png|Connor among Continental troops at Bunker Hill
</gallery>

==Appearances==

*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'' 
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (First appearance) 
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Aveline (DLC)|Aveline]]'' 

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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[[Category:Continental Army| ]]
[[Category:United States Armed Forces]]