Editing Brooklyn

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'''Brooklyn''' is one of the five boroughs of [[New York City]], located in the state of [[New York]], [[United States]]. It is the most populous borough in the city.<ref>{{WP|Brooklyn}}</ref> The [[Pinkerton]] agent [[Tommy Greyling]] was born in the borough.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>

==History==
On 27 August 1776, the {{Wiki|Battle of Long Island|first battle}} commanded by [[George Washington]] took place in {{Wiki|Brooklyn Heights}} against the British General [[William Howe]]'s forces. Mass desertion of Washington's forces led to defeat and retreat.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: ...Two Steps Back]]</ref> The retreat was backed by [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial]] [[Assassin apprentice]]s sent by [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] to aid Washington.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)|Contracts: "Action at Long Island"]]</ref>

In 1908,<ref>{{WP|HMS Jersey (1736)|HMS ''Jersey'' (1736)}}</ref> a memorial for the prisoners killed aboard the [[HMS Jersey|HMS ''Jersey'']] in the late 1770s was erected in Brooklyn, a hundred years after the bodies had been exhumed from the sunken wreck and buried in a local cemetery.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: HMS Jersey]]</ref>

In 2003, runaway [[Desmond Miles]] visited the Brooklyn bar ''[[Bad Weather]]'' in the hopes of gaining employment. Successful he remained the bartender for nine years until September 2012 when he was kidnapped by [[Abstergo Industries]] for use in their [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Metropolis]]</ref> On 1 September, security camera footage from [[Floyd Bennett Field]] caught Abstergo agents prepping Desmond for transfer in the early hours of the morning. This information was later collected and compiled by the [[Initiates]] and posted to their secure private network.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files|The Desmond Files: "Transfer"]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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