Editing William Barton

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{{Quote|I don't know if Heaven or the Devil sent you, Connor, but you're a good man to have on our side. Go.|William Barton to Ratonhnhaké:ton, 1777.|Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR|Barton's Raid}}
'''William Barton''' (1748 – 1831) was an officer in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolution]].

==Biography==
By 1777, he held the rank of Lieutenant Barton. That year, he was assigned to locate and capture the [[United Kingdom|British]] general [[Richard Prescott]], who was based in a farmhouse in [[Rhode Island]]. Unable to find any leads, Barton enlisted the aid of the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], an ally of the Continental Army, to contact a spymaster in [[Newport]] named [[Jeremiah Scudder]], who has Prescott's schedule.<ref name="The Spymaster">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[The Spymaster]]</ref>

Having obtained the information, Ratonhnhaké:ton presented Prescott's whereabouts and on 10 July, Barton led a group of around forty men including [[Jack Sisson]] and Ratonhnhaké:ton to infilrate the {{Wiki|Prescott Farm}} from the sea, guarded by a British [[Man O' War]]. Ratonhnhaké:ton helped the American forces sabotage the ship and putting out the signal flame, allowing Barton and his men to dock. Barton and his men was asked by Ratonhnhaké:ton to remain and interrogate a captured British soldier, while the Assassin would head on to clear path for them. Barton agreed and entered the dockhouse with his men to interrogate the soldier. Once Ratonhnhaké:ton had cleared a path, Barton and his men sneaked into the house and captured Richard Prescott.<ref name="Barton's Raid">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[Barton's Raid]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''

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