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{{Quote|It's all a matter of perspective. There is no single path through life that's right and fair and does no harm.|Benjamin Church.}}<br />
{{Character Infobox<br />
|image = AC3_Benjamin_Church_render.png<br />
|birth = 24 August 1734<br>{{Wiki|Newport}}, [[Rhode Island]], {{Wiki|British America}}<br />
|death = 7 March 1778 (aged 43)<br>Coast off [[Martinique]], {{Wiki|French colonial empire|French colonies}}<br />
|period = [[American Revolutionary War]]<br />
|faction = [[Templars]]<br>[[Continental Army]]<br>[[British Army]]<br />
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />
|voice = [[Harry Standjofski]]}}<br />
'''Benjamin Church''' (1734 – 1778) was a member of the Colonial Rite of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], and served as Surgeon General of the [[Continental Army]] until 1778, at which point he defected to the [[British Army]].<br />
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Serving under [[Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]], Church aided the Templars in establishing a permanent presence in the [[Thirteen Colonies]] and personally eliminated [[Silas Thatcher]]. Church also took part in the campaign to take down fellow Templar [[Edward Braddock]], and continued serving the Order in the following years.<br />
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After spending several years with the Continental Army, Church betrayed both the Patriots and the Templar Order to join the British Army in 1778. Haytham Kenway forged a temporary alliance with his [[Assassins|Assassin]] son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] to take down Church. Church was killed by Ratonhnhaké:ton aboard a vessel off the coast of [[Martinique]], after being brutally interrogated by Kenway.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Church attended Harvard University where he studied medicine and surgery. He chose being a doctor believing it to be the most profitable profession. Soon after he graduated in 1754 and became a qualified and talented physician, residing in [[Boston]].<br />
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===Templar beginnings===<br />
{{Quote|I made a promise to you, Silas - one I intend to keep.|Church to Silas before executing him.}}<br />
Church also became affiliated with the Templar Order and was to be recruited by [[Haytham Kenway]]. However, due to his wealth, Church was abducted and tortured by [[Silas Thatcher]], a notorious slaver, and [[Cutter]] for protection money. Haytham and [[Charles Lee]] discovered Church's home ransacked, hence searched for his whereabouts by eavesdropping on guards and witnesses to his abduction, leading them to a warehouse on a nearby pier.<br />
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Church refused to be extorted by Silas and promised to kill him for torturing him. Silas left Church in Cutter's care, who threatened to cut off Church's tongue, ears, hands and even castrate him. Cutter sliced Church's left nostril but was saved by the arrival of Kenway and Lee.<br />
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[[File:ACIII-Soldier_2.png|thumb|250px|Church telling the others about Silas Thatcher]]<br />
At the [[Green Dragon Tavern]], Church had his nostril sewn up. He was grateful to Haytham for rescuing him and gave him information regarding Silas. After recruiting [[John Pitcairn]], Church, along [[William Johnson]], [[Thomas Hickey]] and Lee participated in Haytham's a plan to infiltrate [[Southgate Fort]], murder Silas and free the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] slaves. By freeing the captive slaves, Haytham would be able to gain favor with the Kanien'kehá:ka in order to gain information that would lead them to the mysterious [[Grand Temple|Precursor Site]].<br />
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Church and the others proceeded to ambush a slave cart transport, killing the escorts, disguising themselves in their uniforms and escorted the cart to the fort. Inside the fort, Haytham stealthily freed the slaves while Church and the others blended with and distracted the guards.<br />
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However, upon realizing that the slaves had escaped, Silas raised the alarm. Church and the others triggered a battle, fending off the guards while Haytham attacked and wounded Silas. Church approached the wounded and kneeling Silas, shooting him in the head, fulfilling his vow for vengeance. Haytham and the others freed the remaining slaves.<br />
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[[File:ACIII-HardWay_6.png|thumb|left|250px|Connor confronting Church and Biddle]]<br />
In 1755, Church assisted in the assassination of General [[Edward Braddock]], attacking the latter's expedition to [[Fort Duquesne]]. In the resulting chaos and confusion, Haytham assassinated Braddock and in the aftermath discovered the location to the Precursor Site. Haytham soon after inducted Lee into the Templar Order and changed their mission to establish a permanent presence and influence in colonies.<br />
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In 1770, Church was at [[Martha's Vineyard]], talking with [[Nicholas Biddle]] to recruit him into the Templar Order. While doing so he was interrupted by [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], demanding to know where Charles Lee was. Church warned off Connor, further causing a brief confrontation between Biddle and [[Robert Faulkner]]. Though the argument was cut short by [[Amanda Bailey]]'s intervention.<br />
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===Betraying the Order===<br />
{{Quote|Benjamin Church is no brother of mine. No more than the Redcoats or their idiot king.|Haytham to Connor, regarding Church}}<br />
By 1775, Church joined the Continental Army, commissioned as Chief Physician and head of the medical wing. By then, he was very wealthy and owned a mansion that was later seized and ransacked in order to pay for the Continental Army's war drive.<br />
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Church was caught spying for the British. However, Church insisted that he was innocent by claiming that he gave falsified information to British to deter their attacks. Church was imprisoned and upon his release he abandoned both the Continental Army and Templar Order. Church, and a group of other defecting Templars, stole a large supply of weapons and medicine from a convoy for the Continentals and intended to defect to the British Empire.<br />
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[[File:ACIII-Foamandflames_7.png|thumb|250px|Haytham killing the imposter]]<br />
Church suspected that Haytham planned to kill him for this betrayal, and ordered several men to help guard and escort the stolen supplies out of Valley Forge, as well as ambush and kill Haytham. However, Church was also pursued by Connor, a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], who had formed a temporary alliance with Haytham, his father, in order to kill Church and retrieve the supplies for [[George Washington]] that Church had stolen.<br />
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Haytham and Connor tracked Church to a warehouse in [[New York City|New York]], only to realize that they were set up by a decoy and into a trap. They defeated the guards before the impostor told them that the real Church had fled to Martinique aboard the naval ship ''Welcome'' before he was killed by Haytham.<br />
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===Death===<br />
{{Quote|We had a DREAM, Benjamin! A dream you sought to DESTROY! And for that, my fallen friend, you will be made to pay.|Haytham to Benjamin}}<br />
[[File:ACIII-Bitterend 11.png|thumb|250px|left|Connor assassinating Church]]<br />
Despite being a few days ahead, the ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by Connor, was able to catch up to the ''Welcome'', finding it abandoned. A Schooner vessel then lured the ''Aquila'' into open waters and into an ambush, while Church attempted to escape aboard another Man-of War. However, the ''Aquila'' destroyed the escorts and disabled Church's ship by destroying the ship's mast.<br />
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Haytham then took control of the ''Aquila'', forcing it into the Man-of-War in order to board the ship. Haytham caught up with Church below deck and proceeded to brutally beat to death as punishment, enraged by his betrayal. Connor intervened and swiftly ended Church's life by impaling him through the chest. After first refusing, Church revealed the location of the supplies, stashed on a nearby island. Church died rebuking Connor with his final words, arguing that there is no such thing as a righteous cause.<br />
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==Personality and characteristics==<br />
Church was an intelligent, resourceful and cunning man and a highly valued member of the Templars. To support this, Charles Lee described Church as "a finder and fixer".<br />
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However, Church was a highly self-serving and duplicitous man, despite his years as a surgeon and as part of the Templar Order, Church's only motivation was personal gain. Church pursued a career as a surgeon believing it to be the most profitable profession and that people would pay any price to ensure their lives and health. He had little to no actual concern for the well being of his fellow man and was quick to dismiss those who could not afford his services, fulfilling the unethical doctor stereotype by ignoring his Hippocratic oath. Church was also married but neglected his wife and pursued another woman.<br />
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To further support his treacherous nature, Church played both sides of [[American Revolutionary War]], but even betrayed his true loyalties to the Templars. His final words to Connor suggest that he ultimately became disillusioned with the Templars' cause and saw neither side of those fighting in the Revolutionary War as just. Nonetheless he chose to side with the British Empire for personal gain.<br />
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==Final words==<br />
[[File:ACIII-Bitterend 12.png|thumb|250px|Benjamin's final moments]]<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''Where are the supplies you stole?''<br />
*'''Benjamin:''' ''Go to hell.''<br />
Connor stabbed Benjamin with the Hidden Blade.<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''I ask again: where are the supplies?''<br />
*'''Benjamin:''' ''On the island yonder, awaiting pickup. But you've no right to it. It isn't yours.''<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''No, not mine. Those supplies are meant for men and women who believe in something bigger than themselves. Who fight and die that one day they might be free from tyranny such as yours.''<br />
*'''Benjamin:''' ''Are these the same men and women who fight with muskets forged from British steel? Who bind their wounds with bandages sewn by British hands? How convenient for them. We do the work. They reap the rewards.''<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''You spin a story to excuse your crimes. As though you're the innocent one and they the thieves.''<br />
*'''Benjamin:''' ''It's all a matter of perspective. There is no single path through life that's right and fair and does no harm. Do you truly think the Crown has no cause? No right to feel betrayed? You should know better than this, dedicated as you are to fighting Templars - who themselves see their work as just. Think on that the next time you insist your work alone befits the greater good. Your enemy would beg to differ - and would not be without cause.''<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''Your words may have been sincere, but that does not make them true.''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Historically speaking, Benjamin Church's title "Dr. Benjamin Church" made him the first {{Wiki|Surgeon General of the United States Army|Surgeon General}} of the [[Continental Army]] serving as the 'Chief Physician & Director General' of the {{Wiki|Medical Service}} from July 27, 1775 to October 17, 1775.<br />
*The founder of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Army_Rangers US Army Rangers] also had the name Benjamin Church, and lived during the same time period<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />
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<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><b>Benjamin Church</b> (1734 – 1778) was a member of the Colonial Rite of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Templar%20Order%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Templars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTemplars%7CTemplar%20Order%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Templars" title="Templars">Templar Order</a>, and served as Surgeon General of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Continental%20Army%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Continental%20Army%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BContinental%20Army%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> until 1778, at which point he defected to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22British%20Army%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22British%20Army%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBritish%20Army%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Serving under <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Grand%20Master%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Grand%20Master%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGrand%20Master%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Grand_Master" title="Grand Master">Grand Master</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Haytham%20Kenway%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Haytham%20Kenway%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHaytham%20Kenway%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Haytham_Kenway" title="Haytham Kenway">Haytham Kenway</a>, Church aided the Templars in establishing a permanent presence in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Thirteen%20Colonies%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Thirteen%20Colonies%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThirteen%20Colonies%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies" title="Thirteen Colonies" class="mw-redirect">Thirteen Colonies</a> and personally eliminated <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Silas%20Thatcher%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Silas%20Thatcher%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSilas%20Thatcher%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Silas_Thatcher" title="Silas Thatcher">Silas Thatcher</a>. Church also took part in the campaign to take down fellow Templar <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Edward%20Braddock%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Edward%20Braddock%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEdward%20Braddock%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Edward_Braddock" title="Edward Braddock">Edward Braddock</a>, and continued serving the Order in the following years.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">After spending several years with the Continental Army, Church betrayed both the Patriots and the Templar Order to join the British Army in 1778. Haytham Kenway forged a temporary alliance with his <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%7CAssassin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Assassins" title="Assassins">Assassin</a> son <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ratonhnhak%5Cu00e9%3Aton%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ratonhnhak%5Cu00e9%3Aton%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRatonhnhak%5Cu00e9%3Aton%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Ratonhnhak%C3%A9:ton" title="Ratonhnhaké:ton">Ratonhnhaké:ton</a> to take down Church. Church was killed by Ratonhnhaké:ton aboard a vessel off the coast of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Martinique%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Martinique%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMartinique%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a>, after being brutally interrogated by Kenway.<br />
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Biography</h2><br />
<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h3>Early life</h3><br />
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Church attended Harvard University where he studied medicine and surgery. He chose being a doctor believing it to be the most profitable profession. Soon after he graduated in 1754 and became a qualified and talented physician, residing in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>.<br />
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Templar beginnings</h3><br />
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<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Church also became affiliated with the Templar Order and was to be recruited by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Haytham%20Kenway%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Haytham%20Kenway%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHaytham%20Kenway%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Haytham_Kenway" title="Haytham Kenway">Haytham Kenway</a>. However, due to his wealth, Church was abducted and tortured by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Silas%20Thatcher%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Silas%20Thatcher%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSilas%20Thatcher%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Silas_Thatcher" title="Silas Thatcher">Silas Thatcher</a>, a notorious slaver, and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cutter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cutter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCutter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Cutter" title="Cutter">Cutter</a> for protection money. Haytham and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Charles%20Lee%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Charles%20Lee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCharles%20Lee%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Charles_Lee" title="Charles Lee">Charles Lee</a> discovered Church's home ransacked, hence searched for his whereabouts by eavesdropping on guards and witnesses to his abduction, leading them to a warehouse on a nearby pier.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Church refused to be extorted by Silas and promised to kill him for torturing him. Silas left Church in Cutter's care, who threatened to cut off Church's tongue, ears, hands and even castrate him. Cutter sliced Church's left nostril but was saved by the arrival of Kenway and Lee.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AACIII-Soldier_2.png%7Cthumb%7C250px%7CChurch%20telling%20the%20others%20about%20Silas%20Thatcher%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22ACIII-Soldier_2.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22ACIII-Soldier%202%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Church%20telling%20the%20others%20about%20Silas%20Thatcher%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Church%20telling%20the%20others%20about%20Silas%20Thatcher%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" alt="" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121128133227/assassinscreed/images/thumb/1/1f/ACIII-Soldier_2.png/250px-ACIII-Soldier_2.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="ACIII-Soldier 2.png" data-image-key="ACIII-Soldier_2.png" type="image" /><br />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->At the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Green%20Dragon%20Tavern%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Green%20Dragon%20Tavern%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGreen%20Dragon%20Tavern%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Green_Dragon_Tavern" title="Green Dragon Tavern">Green Dragon Tavern</a>, Church had his nostril sewn up. He was grateful to Haytham for rescuing him and gave him information regarding Silas. After recruiting <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22John%20Pitcairn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22John%20Pitcairn%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJohn%20Pitcairn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/John_Pitcairn" title="John Pitcairn">John Pitcairn</a>, Church, along <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22William%20Johnson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22William%20Johnson%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWilliam%20Johnson%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/William_Johnson" title="William Johnson">William Johnson</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Thomas%20Hickey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Thomas%20Hickey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThomas%20Hickey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Thomas_Hickey" title="Thomas Hickey">Thomas Hickey</a> and Lee participated in Haytham's a plan to infiltrate <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Southgate%20Fort%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Southgate%20Fort%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouthgate%20Fort%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Southgate_Fort" title="Southgate Fort">Southgate Fort</a>, murder Silas and free the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kanien%27keh%5Cu00e1%3Aka%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kanien%27keh%5Cu00e1%3Aka%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKanien%27keh%5Cu00e1%3Aka%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Kanien%27keh%C3%A1:ka" title="Kanien'kehá:ka">Kanien'kehá:ka</a> slaves. By freeing the captive slaves, Haytham would be able to gain favor with the Kanien'kehá:ka in order to gain information that would lead them to the mysterious <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Precursor%20Site%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Grand%20Temple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGrand%20Temple%7CPrecursor%20Site%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Grand_Temple" title="Grand Temple">Precursor Site</a>.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Church and the others proceeded to ambush a slave cart transport, killing the escorts, disguising themselves in their uniforms and escorted the cart to the fort. Inside the fort, Haytham stealthily freed the slaves while Church and the others blended with and distracted the guards.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">However, upon realizing that the slaves had escaped, Silas raised the alarm. Church and the others triggered a battle, fending off the guards while Haytham attacked and wounded Silas. Church approached the wounded and kneeling Silas, shooting him in the head, fulfilling his vow for vengeance. Haytham and the others freed the remaining slaves.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AACIII-HardWay_6.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C250px%7CConnor%20confronting%20Church%20and%20Biddle%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22ACIII-HardWay_6.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22ACIII-HardWay%206%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Connor%20confronting%20Church%20and%20Biddle%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Connor%20confronting%20Church%20and%20Biddle%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" alt="" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121209115944/assassinscreed/images/thumb/a/a6/ACIII-HardWay_6.png/250px-ACIII-HardWay_6.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="ACIII-HardWay 6.png" data-image-key="ACIII-HardWay_6.png" type="image" /><br />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->In 1755, Church assisted in the assassination of General <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Edward%20Braddock%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Edward%20Braddock%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEdward%20Braddock%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Edward_Braddock" title="Edward Braddock">Edward Braddock</a>, attacking the latter's expedition to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fort%20Duquesne%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Fort%20Duquesne%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFort%20Duquesne%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Fort_Duquesne" title="Fort Duquesne">Fort Duquesne</a>. In the resulting chaos and confusion, Haytham assassinated Braddock and in the aftermath discovered the location to the Precursor Site. Haytham soon after inducted Lee into the Templar Order and changed their mission to establish a permanent presence and influence in colonies.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1770, Church was at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Martha%27s%20Vineyard%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Martha%27s%20Vineyard%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMartha%27s%20Vineyard%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Martha%27s_Vineyard" title="Martha's Vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a>, talking with <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nicholas%20Biddle%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nicholas%20Biddle%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNicholas%20Biddle%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Nicholas_Biddle" title="Nicholas Biddle">Nicholas Biddle</a> to recruit him into the Templar Order. While doing so he was interrupted by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Connor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ratonhnhak%5Cu00e9%3Aton%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRatonhnhak%5Cu00e9%3Aton%7CConnor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Ratonhnhak%C3%A9:ton" title="Ratonhnhaké:ton">Connor</a>, demanding to know where Charles Lee was. Church warned off Connor, further causing a brief confrontation between Biddle and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Robert%20Faulkner%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Robert%20Faulkner%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRobert%20Faulkner%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Robert_Faulkner" title="Robert Faulkner">Robert Faulkner</a>. Though the argument was cut short by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Amanda%20Bailey%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Amanda%20Bailey%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmanda%20Bailey%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Amanda_Bailey" title="Amanda Bailey">Amanda Bailey</a>'s intervention.<br />
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Betraying the Order</h3><br />
<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Quote%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQuote%7CBenjamin%20Church%20is%20no%20brother%20of%20mine.%20No%20more%20than%20the%20Redcoats%20or%20their%20idiot%20king.%7CHaytham%20to%20Connor%2C%20regarding%20Church%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /><br />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->By 1775, Church joined the Continental Army, commissioned as Chief Physician and head of the medical wing. By then, he was very wealthy and owned a mansion that was later seized and ransacked in order to pay for the Continental Army's war drive.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Church was caught spying for the British. However, Church insisted that he was innocent by claiming that he gave falsified information to British to deter their attacks. Church was imprisoned and upon his release he abandoned both the Continental Army and Templar Order. Church, and a group of other defecting Templars, stole a large supply of weapons and medicine from a convoy for the Continentals and intended to defect to the British Empire.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AACIII-Foamandflames_7.png%7Cthumb%7C250px%7CHaytham%20killing%20the%20imposter%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22ACIII-Foamandflames_7.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22ACIII-Foamandflames%207%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Haytham%20killing%20the%20imposter%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Haytham%20killing%20the%20imposter%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130103210454/assassinscreed/images/thumb/5/5c/ACIII-Foamandflames_7.png/250px-ACIII-Foamandflames_7.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="ACIII-Foamandflames 7.png" data-image-key="ACIII-Foamandflames_7.png" type="image" /><br />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Church suspected that Haytham planned to kill him for this betrayal, and ordered several men to help guard and escort the stolen supplies out of Valley Forge, as well as ambush and kill Haytham. However, Church was also pursued by Connor, a member of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%20Brotherhood%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%7CAssassin%20Brotherhood%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Assassins" title="Assassins">Assassin Brotherhood</a>, who had formed a temporary alliance with Haytham, his father, in order to kill Church and retrieve the supplies for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22George%20Washington%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22George%20Washington%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGeorge%20Washington%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> that Church had stolen.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Haytham and Connor tracked Church to a warehouse in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20York%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20York%20City%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20York%20City%7CNew%20York%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, only to realize that they were set up by a decoy and into a trap. They defeated the guards before the impostor told them that the real Church had fled to Martinique aboard the naval ship <i>Welcome</i> before he was killed by Haytham.<br />
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Death</h3><br />
<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Quote%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQuote%7CWe%20had%20a%20DREAM%2C%20Benjamin%21%20A%20dream%20you%20sought%20to%20DESTROY%21%20And%20for%20that%2C%20my%20fallen%20friend%2C%20you%20will%20be%20made%20to%20pay.%7CHaytham%20to%20Benjamin%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /><br />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AACIII-Bitterend%2011.png%7Cthumb%7C250px%7Cleft%7CConnor%20assassinating%20Church%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22ACIII-Bitterend_11.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22alt%22%3A%22ACIII-Bitterend%2011%22%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Connor%20assassinating%20Church%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Connor%20assassinating%20Church%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" alt="" src="http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130103224420/assassinscreed/images/thumb/d/d4/ACIII-Bitterend_11.png/250px-ACIII-Bitterend_11.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="ACIII-Bitterend 11.png" data-image-key="ACIII-Bitterend_11.png" type="image" /><br />
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Despite being a few days ahead, the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aquila%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Aquila%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAquila%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Aquila" title="Aquila">Aquila</a></i>, captained by Connor, was able to catch up to the <i>Welcome</i>, finding it abandoned. A Schooner vessel then lured the <i>Aquila</i> into open waters and into an ambush, while Church attempted to escape aboard another Man-of War. However, the <i>Aquila</i> destroyed the escorts and disabled Church's ship by destroying the ship's mast.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Haytham then took control of the <i>Aquila</i>, forcing it into the Man-of-War in order to board the ship. Haytham caught up with Church below deck and proceeded to brutally beat to death as punishment, enraged by his betrayal. Connor intervened and swiftly ended Church's life by impaling him through the chest. After first refusing, Church revealed the location of the supplies, stashed on a nearby island. Church died rebuking Connor with his final words, arguing that there is no such thing as a righteous cause.<br />
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Personality and characteristics</h2><br />
<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Church was an intelligent, resourceful and cunning man and a highly valued member of the Templars. To support this, Charles Lee described Church as "a finder and fixer".<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">However, Church was a highly self-serving and duplicitous man, despite his years as a surgeon and as part of the Templar Order, Church's only motivation was personal gain. Church pursued a career as a surgeon believing it to be the most profitable profession and that people would pay any price to ensure their lives and health. He had little to no actual concern for the well being of his fellow man and was quick to dismiss those who could not afford his services, fulfilling the unethical doctor stereotype by ignoring his Hippocratic oath. Church was also married but neglected his wife and pursued another woman.<br />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">To further support his treacherous nature, Church played both sides of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20Revolutionary%20War%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20Revolutionary%20War%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20Revolutionary%20War%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, but even betrayed his true loyalties to the Templars. His final words to Connor suggest that he ultimately became disillusioned with the Templars' cause and saw neither side of those fighting in the Revolutionary War as just. Nonetheless he chose to side with the British Empire for personal gain.<br />
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Final words</h2><br />
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<ul><li><b>Connor:</b> <i>Where are the supplies you stole?</i><br />
</li><li><b>Benjamin:</b> <i>Go to hell.</i><br />
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Connor stabbed Benjamin with the Hidden Blade.<br />
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<ul><li><b>Connor:</b> <i>I ask again: where are the supplies?</i><br />
</li><li><b>Benjamin:</b> <i>On the island yonder, awaiting pickup. But you've no right to it. It isn't yours.</i><br />
</li><li><b>Connor:</b> <i>No, not mine. Those supplies are meant for men and women who believe in something bigger than themselves. Who fight and die that one day they might be free from tyranny such as yours.</i><br />
</li><li><b>Benjamin:</b> <i>Are these the same men and women who fight with muskets forged from British steel? Who bind their wounds with bandages sewn by British hands? How convenient for them. We do the work. They reap the rewards.</i><br />
</li><li><b>Connor:</b> <i>You spin a story to excuse your crimes. As though you're the innocent one and they the thieves.</i><br />
</li><li><b>Benjamin:</b> <i>It's all a matter of perspective. There is no single path through life that's right and fair and does no harm. Do you truly think the Crown has no cause? No right to feel betrayed? You should know better than this, dedicated as you are to fighting Templars - who themselves see their work as just. Think on that the next time you insist your work alone befits the greater good. Your enemy would beg to differ - and would not be without cause.</i><br />
</li><li><b>Connor:</b> <i>Your words may have been sincere, but that does not make them true.</i><br />
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2><br />
<ul><li>Historically speaking, Benjamin Church's title "Dr. Benjamin Church" made him the first <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Wiki%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BWiki%7CSurgeon%20General%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Army%7CSurgeon%20General%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Continental%20Army%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Continental%20Army%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BContinental%20Army%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> serving as the 'Chief Physician &amp; Director General' of the <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Wiki%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BWiki%7CMedical%20Service%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> from July 27, 1775 to October 17, 1775.<br />
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Reference</h2><br />
<ul><li><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20III%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%20III%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%20III%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-76316196451f8486e27b7f" href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III</a></i><br />
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[[Category:Freemasons]]</div>24.214.126.15https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Benjamin_Church&diff=112043Benjamin Church2013-07-30T23:10:55Z<p>24.214.126.15: /* Trivia */</p>
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{{Quote|It's all a matter of perspective. There is no single path through life that's right and fair and does no harm.|Benjamin Church.}}<br />
{{Character Infobox<br />
|image = AC3_Benjamin_Church_render.png<br />
|birth = 24 August 1734<br>{{Wiki|Newport}}, [[Rhode Island]], {{Wiki|British America}}<br />
|death = 7 March 1778 (aged 43)<br>Coast off [[Martinique]], {{Wiki|French colonial empire|French colonies}}<br />
|period = [[American Revolutionary War]]<br />
|faction = [[Templars]]<br>[[Continental Army]]<br>[[British Army]]<br />
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />
|voice = [[Harry Standjofski]]}}<br />
'''Benjamin Church''' (1734 – 1778) was a member of the Colonial Rite of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], and served as Surgeon General of the [[Continental Army]] until 1778, at which point he defected to the [[British Army]].<br />
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Serving under [[Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]], Church aided the Templars in establishing a permanent presence in the [[Thirteen Colonies]] and personally eliminated [[Silas Thatcher]]. Church also took part in the campaign to take down fellow Templar [[Edward Braddock]], and continued serving the Order in the following years.<br />
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After spending several years with the Continental Army, Church betrayed both the Patriots and the Templar Order to join the British Army in 1778. Haytham Kenway forged a temporary alliance with his [[Assassins|Assassin]] son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] to take down Church. Church was killed by Ratonhnhaké:ton aboard a vessel off the coast of [[Martinique]], after being brutally interrogated by Kenway.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Church attended Harvard University where he studied medicine and surgery. He chose being a doctor believing it to be the most profitable profession. Soon after he graduated in 1754 and became a qualified and talented physician, residing in [[Boston]].<br />
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===Templar beginnings===<br />
{{Quote|I made a promise to you, Silas - one I intend to keep.|Church to Silas before executing him.}}<br />
Church also became affiliated with the Templar Order and was to be recruited by [[Haytham Kenway]]. However, due to his wealth, Church was abducted and tortured by [[Silas Thatcher]], a notorious slaver, and [[Cutter]] for protection money. Haytham and [[Charles Lee]] discovered Church's home ransacked, hence searched for his whereabouts by eavesdropping on guards and witnesses to his abduction, leading them to a warehouse on a nearby pier.<br />
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Church refused to be extorted by Silas and promised to kill him for torturing him. Silas left Church in Cutter's care, who threatened to cut off Church's tongue, ears, hands and even castrate him. Cutter sliced Church's left nostril but was saved by the arrival of Kenway and Lee.<br />
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[[File:ACIII-Soldier_2.png|thumb|250px|Church telling the others about Silas Thatcher]]<br />
At the [[Green Dragon Tavern]], Church had his nostril sewn up. He was grateful to Haytham for rescuing him and gave him information regarding Silas. After recruiting [[John Pitcairn]], Church, along [[William Johnson]], [[Thomas Hickey]] and Lee participated in Haytham's a plan to infiltrate [[Southgate Fort]], murder Silas and free the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] slaves. By freeing the captive slaves, Haytham would be able to gain favor with the Kanien'kehá:ka in order to gain information that would lead them to the mysterious [[Grand Temple|Precursor Site]].<br />
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Church and the others proceeded to ambush a slave cart transport, killing the escorts, disguising themselves in their uniforms and escorted the cart to the fort. Inside the fort, Haytham stealthily freed the slaves while Church and the others blended with and distracted the guards.<br />
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However, upon realizing that the slaves had escaped, Silas raised the alarm. Church and the others triggered a battle, fending off the guards while Haytham attacked and wounded Silas. Church approached the wounded and kneeling Silas, shooting him in the head, fulfilling his vow for vengeance. Haytham and the others freed the remaining slaves.<br />
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[[File:ACIII-HardWay_6.png|thumb|left|250px|Connor confronting Church and Biddle]]<br />
In 1755, Church assisted in the assassination of General [[Edward Braddock]], attacking the latter's expedition to [[Fort Duquesne]]. In the resulting chaos and confusion, Haytham assassinated Braddock and in the aftermath discovered the location to the Precursor Site. Haytham soon after inducted Lee into the Templar Order and changed their mission to establish a permanent presence and influence in colonies.<br />
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In 1770, Church was at [[Martha's Vineyard]], talking with [[Nicholas Biddle]] to recruit him into the Templar Order. While doing so he was interrupted by [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], demanding to know where Charles Lee was. Church warned off Connor, further causing a brief confrontation between Biddle and [[Robert Faulkner]]. Though the argument was cut short by [[Amanda Bailey]]'s intervention.<br />
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===Betraying the Order===<br />
{{Quote|Benjamin Church is no brother of mine. No more than the Redcoats or their idiot king.|Haytham to Connor, regarding Church}}<br />
By 1775, Church joined the Continental Army, commissioned as Chief Physician and head of the medical wing. By then, he was very wealthy and owned a mansion that was later seized and ransacked in order to pay for the Continental Army's war drive.<br />
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Church was caught spying for the British. However, Church insisted that he was innocent by claiming that he gave falsified information to British to deter their attacks. Church was imprisoned and upon his release he abandoned both the Continental Army and Templar Order. Church, and a group of other defecting Templars, stole a large supply of weapons and medicine from a convoy for the Continentals and intended to defect to the British Empire.<br />
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[[File:ACIII-Foamandflames_7.png|thumb|250px|Haytham killing the imposter]]<br />
Church suspected that Haytham planned to kill him for this betrayal, and ordered several men to help guard and escort the stolen supplies out of Valley Forge, as well as ambush and kill Haytham. However, Church was also pursued by Connor, a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], who had formed a temporary alliance with Haytham, his father, in order to kill Church and retrieve the supplies for [[George Washington]] that Church had stolen.<br />
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Haytham and Connor tracked Church to a warehouse in [[New York City|New York]], only to realize that they were set up by a decoy and into a trap. They defeated the guards before the impostor told them that the real Church had fled to Martinique aboard the naval ship ''Welcome'' before he was killed by Haytham.<br />
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===Death===<br />
{{Quote|We had a DREAM, Benjamin! A dream you sought to DESTROY! And for that, my fallen friend, you will be made to pay.|Haytham to Benjamin}}<br />
[[File:ACIII-Bitterend 11.png|thumb|250px|left|Connor assassinating Church]]<br />
Despite being a few days ahead, the ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by Connor, was able to catch up to the ''Welcome'', finding it abandoned. A Schooner vessel then lured the ''Aquila'' into open waters and into an ambush, while Church attempted to escape aboard another Man-of War. However, the ''Aquila'' destroyed the escorts and disabled Church's ship by destroying the ship's mast.<br />
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Haytham then took control of the ''Aquila'', forcing it into the Man-of-War in order to board the ship. Haytham caught up with Church below deck and proceeded to brutally beat to death as punishment, enraged by his betrayal. Connor intervened and swiftly ended Church's life by impaling him through the chest. After first refusing, Church revealed the location of the supplies, stashed on a nearby island. Church died rebuking Connor with his final words, arguing that there is no such thing as a righteous cause.<br />
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==Personality and characteristics==<br />
Church was an intelligent, resourceful and cunning man and a highly valued member of the Templars. To support this, Charles Lee described Church as "a finder and fixer".<br />
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However, Church was a highly self-serving and duplicitous man, despite his years as a surgeon and as part of the Templar Order, Church's only motivation was personal gain. Church pursued a career as a surgeon believing it to be the most profitable profession and that people would pay any price to ensure their lives and health. He had little to no actual concern for the well being of his fellow man and was quick to dismiss those who could not afford his services, fulfilling the unethical doctor stereotype by ignoring his Hippocratic oath. Church was also married but neglected his wife and pursued another woman.<br />
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To further support his treacherous nature, Church played both sides of [[American Revolutionary War]], but even betrayed his true loyalties to the Templars. His final words to Connor suggest that he ultimately became disillusioned with the Templars' cause and saw neither side of those fighting in the Revolutionary War as just. Nonetheless he chose to side with the British Empire for personal gain.<br />
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==Final words==<br />
[[File:ACIII-Bitterend 12.png|thumb|250px|Benjamin's final moments]]<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''Where are the supplies you stole?''<br />
*'''Benjamin:''' ''Go to hell.''<br />
Connor stabbed Benjamin with the Hidden Blade.<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''I ask again: where are the supplies?''<br />
*'''Benjamin:''' ''On the island yonder, awaiting pickup. But you've no right to it. It isn't yours.''<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''No, not mine. Those supplies are meant for men and women who believe in something bigger than themselves. Who fight and die that one day they might be free from tyranny such as yours.''<br />
*'''Benjamin:''' ''Are these the same men and women who fight with muskets forged from British steel? Who bind their wounds with bandages sewn by British hands? How convenient for them. We do the work. They reap the rewards.''<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''You spin a story to excuse your crimes. As though you're the innocent one and they the thieves.''<br />
*'''Benjamin:''' ''It's all a matter of perspective. There is no single path through life that's right and fair and does no harm. Do you truly think the Crown has no cause? No right to feel betrayed? You should know better than this, dedicated as you are to fighting Templars - who themselves see their work as just. Think on that the next time you insist your work alone befits the greater good. Your enemy would beg to differ - and would not be without cause.''<br />
*'''Connor:''' ''Your words may have been sincere, but that does not make them true.''<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Historically speaking, Benjamin Church's title "Dr. Benjamin Church" made him the first {{Wiki|Surgeon General of the United States Army|Surgeon General}} of the [[Continental Army]] serving as the 'Chief Physician & Director General' of the {{Wiki|Medical Service}} from July 27, 1775 to October 17, 1775.<br />
*The founder of the US Army Rangers also had the name Benjamin Church, who also lived during the Revolutionary War.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />
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|name = United States of America<br />
|image = Flag of the United States.png<br />
|rulers = Presidency<br />
|factions = [[Assassins]]<br />[[Templars]]<br />[[Continental Army]]<br />[[British Army]]<br />
|founded = {{Wiki|Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers}}<br />
|date = July 4, 1776<br />
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The '''United States of America''', or simply the '''United States''', is a country in central [[North America]].<br />
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Originally titled the '''Thirteen Colonies of British America''', what would later become the United States was founded by the [[United Kingdom|British Empire]] as a part of its New World holdings, before its separation following the [[American Revolutionary War]].<br />
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==History==<br />
===Early history and the French and Indian War===<br />
The "Thirteen Colonies" were the colonial possessions of [[United Kingdom|Kingdom of Great Britain]], situated on the eastern coast of [[North America]], during the early 17th century. Sandwiched between [[France|French]] Canada and the [[Spain|Spanish]] {{wiki|Spanish Main|Main}}, the Thirteen Colonies represented, for a long time, the entirety of Great Britain's colonial territories.<br />
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In 1754, the Seven Years' War erupted in Europe, inevitably leading to conflict between the colonial territories; the [[French and Indian War]]. This ended in 1763, and saw the original Thirteen Colonies joined by the newly annexed territories of French Louisiana and Florida.<br />
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===American Revolutionary War===<br />
{{Quote|I have fought, first as a soldier, then as a president, to forge this nation, to make it strong. And strong it has become, so strong that no force exists that could make it disappear.|George Washington in his [[George Washington's notebook|notebook]].|George Washington's notebook}}<br />
During the 18th century, the thirteen colonies of Britain in the New World revolted against their British oppressors and raised an army, which would be referred to as the [[Continental Army]]. The [[Database/People (AC3):Continental Congress|Continental Congress]] promoted [[George Washington]] to its Commander-in-Chief, and in 1775, the American Revolutionary War began between the Continental Army and [[British Army]]. On July 4, 1776, the {{Wiki|Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers}} signed the {{Wiki|United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence}}, therefore founding the United States.<br />
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In the shadows of the conflict, the [[Assassins]] and [[Templars]] waged a secret war on both sides of the Revolution. [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], an Assassin originally hailing from the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] tribe, allied himself with Washington, [[Samuel Adams]] and other leaders of the American revolutionaries to continue his own personal conflict with the Templars.<br />
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In 1783, the Continental Army under Washington stood victorious over their British adversaries, and the two nations signed the {{Wiki|Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris}}, securing the independent existence of the United States of America.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><br />
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===The Tyranny of King Washington===<br />
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After the Revolution, Washington, corrupted by a [[Piece of Eden]], crowned himself King of the United States and took complete control. With major leaders under his control, such as [[Israel Putnam]]l and [[Benjamin Franklin<br />
]], his grip on the nation was strong and violent. <br />
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Ratonhnhake:ton awoke in this alternate world created by the Apple and fought with his mother [[Kaniehti:io ]], who had died when he was young,<br />
and [[Kanen'to:kon]],who also died. These two still being alive caused great confusion to Rotonhnkake:ton, and added to his suspicion that this was not the real world.<br />
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With the help of the [[Animal Powers]], Ratonhnhake:ton was able to help <br />
[[Samuel Adams]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]] bring down Washington's government and return to the real world.<br />
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Upon returning, Washinton surrendered the Apple, and told him to weigh it and drop it into the ocean.<br />
<br />
While Ratonhnhke:ton set out aboard the ''''Aquila'''' to do this, a phantom of the apple appeared in Washington's office, saying that for the United States to survive, the country needed a powerful man in its center with the title of King. Having seen the tyrant he could become, Washington dispelled the phantom with a brief and vague speech about how a monarch would destroy the country.<br />
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The Apple was dropped into the ocean, and Washington was finally freed of its influence. <br />
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===The rise of American industry===<br />
By the end of the 19th century, the United States emerged as a leading center of industrial and technological innovation. No man better exemplified this status than [[Thomas Edison]], a prolific inventor and businessman. Unknown to all but a few, Edison was a Templar, and used his influence and connections to ensure his own financial success and discredit his opponents, particularly his fellow inventor [[Nikola Tesla]].<br />
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As Tesla intended to supply many American households with unlimited electricity, with the aid of an [[Apple of Eden 4|Apple of Eden]], Edison and the Templars used whatever means they could in order to take it from his hands and turn it against him. Later on, this Apple found its way into the hands of another titan of American industry, [[Henry Ford]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - ''[[Glyphs]]''</ref><br />
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Ford, along with another Templar, [[Ransom Eli Olds|Ransom Olds]], revolutionized modern manufacturing through the perfection of the assembly line. As such, it allowed automobiles to be produced at a cost affordable enough for the middle-class American to own, but it also practically guaranteed Templar control of the American economy for the foreseeable future.<ref name="Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Rifts]]</ref><br />
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By 1910, Ford, Olds and their fellow Templars put into place a plan designed to ensure their control of not only the United States, but of the entire world through political, military, and economic means. In 1937, these same Templars, along with sitting President (and fellow Templar) [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], founded [[Abstergo Industries]] as a front for their organization,<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> which remained a relatively anonymous corporation until the last decades of the 20th century.<br />
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===War for the Presidency===<br />
Since its introduction, the Assassins and Templars waged a secret political struggle to gain control over the United States via its Presidency. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first known Templar to assume the Presidency, and in the process, he obtained the same Apple of Eden that Washington wielded nearly two centuries before him.<ref name="Glyphs"/> Following this, Roosevelt co-founded Abstergo Industries alongside several other Templars in 1937,<ref name="Abstergo Files"/> and orchestrated [[World War II]] along with [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Glyphs]]''</ref><br />
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In 1961, [[John F. Kennedy]] assumed the office of the American Presidency and did not share the Templars' and Abstergo's goals. When Kennedy planned a joint venture to the {{Wiki|Moon}} – where an [[Apple of Eden 5|Apple of Eden]] was located – with the [[Russia|Soviet Union]], the Templars planned Kennedy's assassination. On 22 November, Kennedy was shot by the Templar sleeper agent [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] whilst the President was driving through {{Wiki|Dallas}}, {{Wiki|Texas}}. Kennedy's driver and Secret Service agent, [[William Greer]], who was trained by Abstergo using another [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]], stole the Apple that belonged to Kennedy in the confusion that ensued, and the Vice President and secret Templar [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] assumed the office.<ref name="Glyphs"/><br />
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During the late 1990s, the Assassins and Templars were engaged in a solely political war for the Presidency, with the Assassins supporting candidate [[Al Gore]] and the Templars using [[George W. Bush]] as their puppet. On 6 November 2000, the Templar sleeper agent [[Daniel Cross]] met with the [[Mentor (2000)|Mentor]] of the Assassins, and, following a subconscious command implanted into his mind by [[Warren Vidic]], killed him forthwith. Daniel later returned to Abstergo Industries in [[Philadelphia]], where he was experimented on during his youth,<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #3</ref> and was tortured into revealing the locations of the Assassin hideouts he had visited.<br />
<br />
Following this, it allowed the Templars to initiate "[[the Great Purge]]", which was a scheme designed to eradicate the Assassin hideouts specified. With the Mentor dead and the Assassins in disarray,<ref name="ACTFE">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Epilogue</ref> the Templars were successful in placing George W. Bush in the Presidential office.<ref name="Rifts"/> By 2010, the Templars still held influence over the Presidency.<ref name="Abstergo emails">[http://abstergoindustries.com/portal/ AbstergoIndustries.com]</ref><br />
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The '''American Revolution''' was a political upheaval during the latter half of the 18th century, in which the [[Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] desired to obtain their independence from [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]].<br />
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After the [[French and Indian War]], Britain had massive war debts; one solution was to directly tax the Thirteen Colonies. After a series of acts were passed and revoked, protesters in Boston boarded ships from the British East India Company docked at Griffin's Wharf and threw hundreds of tea crates into the sea. This event became known as the [[Boston Tea Party]], which is commonly accepted as the start of the Revolution, and led to the [[American Revolutionary War]] from 1775 to 1783.<br />
<br />
In 1776, the [[Continental Congress]] wrote and signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. This significant event was the official founding of the [[United States of America]]. However, her independence from Britain was not yet obtained.<br />
<br />
In 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, and the United States had finally gained their independence.<br />
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The American Revolution was a result of the conflict between the [[Assassin]] and [[Templar]] orders in the New World.<br />
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After [[Haytham Kenway]] and the Colonial Templars nearly wiped out Assassin influence in the Thirteen Colonies, [[Achilles Davenport]] recruited and trained [[Kanien'keha:ka]] [[Ratonhnhake:ton]] to be an Assassin.<br />
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Ratonhnhake:ton, more commonly known as Connor, had a significant role in the Revolution. Although his original motive was safety for his tribe, his goal turned into safety and freedom for Natives and Colonists alike. Connor had a hand in major events such as the Boston Tea Party and the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]] and interacted with several Revolutionary leaders like [[Samuel Adams]] and [[George Washington]].<br />
<br />
While attacking the Templars, Connor helped the Revolution to gather support from the other colonies and [[France]] and eventually gain independence for the United States.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />
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The '''American Revolution''' was a political upheaval during the latter half of the 18th century, in which the [[Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] desired to obtain their independence from [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]].<br />
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After the [[French and Indian War]], Britain had massive war debts; one solution was to directly tax the Thirteen Colonies. After a series of acts were passed and revoked, protesters in Boston boarded ships from the British East India Company docked at Griffin's Wharf and threw hundreds of tea crates into the sea. This event became known as the [[Boston Tea Party]], which is commonly accepted as the start of the Revolution, and led to the [[American Revolutionary War]] from 1775 to 1783.<br />
<br />
In 1776, the [[Continental Congress]] wrote and signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. This significant event was the official founding of the [[United States of America]]. However, her independence from Britain was not yet obtained.<br />
<br />
In 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, and the United States had finally gained their independence.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />
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The '''American Revolution''' was a political upheaval during the latter half of the 18th century, in which the [[Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] desired to obtain their independence from [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]].<br />
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After the [[French and Indian War]], Britain had massive war debts; one solution was to directly tax the Thirteen Colonies. After a series of acts were passed and revoked, protesters in Boston boarded ships from the British East India Company docked at Griffin's Wharf and threw hundreds of tea crates into the sea. This event became known as the [[Boston Tea Party]], which is commonly accepted as the start of the Revolution, and led to the [[American Revolutionary War]] from 1775 to 1783.<br />
<br />
In 1776, the [[Continental Congress]] wrote and signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. This significant event was the official founding of the [[United States of America]] and her independence from Britain.<br />
<br />
In 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, and the United States had finally gained their independence.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />
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The '''American Revolution''' was a political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century, in which the [[Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] wanted to obtain independence from [[Great Britain]]. This lead to the [[American Revolutionary War]] from 1775 to 1783.<br />
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After the [[French and Indian War]], Britain had massive war debts. One solution was to directly tax the Thirteen Colonies. After a series of acts were passed and revoaked, protesters in Boston boarded ships from the British East India Company docked at Griffins Wharf and threw hundreds tea crates into the sea. This event became known as the [[Boston Tea Party]], which is commonly accepted as the start of the Revolution.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />
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