Editing Ouidah

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'''Ouidah''', also spelled '''Whydah''', is a city in the {{Wiki|Republic of Benin}}, known for having been the main port of the {{Wiki|Kingdom of Whydah}}<ref>{{WP|Ouidah}}</ref> and a major trading post of the [[Africa]]n {{Wiki|Gold Coast (region)|Gold Coast}}.<ref name="Initiates>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: From Slavers to Pirates]]</ref>

==History==
In 1716, the [[England|English]] named a [[Whydah|ship]] after Ouidah.<ref name="Initiates/> Also in the early 18th century, the [[France|French]] [[Slave ships|slave ship]] of ''[[Le Protée]]'', under the protection of ''[[L'Alexandre]]'', brought [[Slavery|slaves]] from {{Wiki|Senegal}} and the Ouidah to the [[Caribbean|West Indies]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' – [[Lost files#Super Ships - The most powerful ships|Lost files]]: "Le Protée et L'Alexandre"</ref> until it was sunk by pirate [[Alonzo Batilla]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>

As [[Edward Kenway]] tracked down [[Bartholomew Roberts]] along the coast of Africa, he came upon the aftermath of a massacre in January 1722, where Roberts had attacked 12 ships anchored at Whydah.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 63</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}} {{Imo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Cities in Benin]]