George Washington - Revision history

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	\|birth = 22 February 1732<br>{{Wiki\|Westmoreland County, Virginia\|Westmoreland}}, [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], {{Wiki\|British America}}		\|birth = 22 February 1732<br>{{Wiki\|Westmoreland County, Virginia\|Westmoreland}}, [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], {{Wiki\|British America}}
	\|death = 14 December 1799 (aged 67)<br>[[Mount Vernon]], Virginia, [[United States]]		\|death = 14 December 1799 {{c\|aged 67}}<br>[[Mount Vernon]], Virginia, [[United States]]
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	{{Quote\|Your proposal raises the greatest mischief that can befall my country. You could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable. Let me conjure you then, if you have any regard for your country, concern for your self or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind, never communicate, as from yourself, or anyone else, a sentiment of the like nature.\|George Washington, on the proposal of becoming a king.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Inevitable Confrontation}}		{{Quote\|Sir, I believe I can answer you in complete candor. Your proposal raises the greatest mischief that can befall my country. You could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable. Let me conjure you then, if you have any regard for your country, concern for your self or posterity, or respect for me, you will banish these thoughts from your mind, never communicate, as from yourself, or anyone else, a sentiment of the like nature.\|George Washington, on the proposal of becoming a king.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Inevitable Confrontation}}
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Trivia

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	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', Washington wears the standard red uniform of British soldiers. In ''Assassin's Creed III'', however, during the Braddock Expedition, he is distinguished from all the other British troops by his blue uniform, even before the American Revolution has broken out and despite serving with the British Army. This could be done to make Washington more distinct.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', Washington wears the standard red uniform of British soldiers. In ''Assassin's Creed III'', however, during the Braddock Expedition, he is distinguished from all the other British troops by his blue uniform, even before the American Revolution has broken out and despite serving with the British Army. This could be done to make Washington more distinct.
	*In the memory "[[Execution is Everything]]", it is possible for Haytham to kill Washington, though this causes desynchronization.		*In the memory "[[Execution is Everything]]", it is possible for Haytham to kill Washington, though this causes desynchronization.
	*Washington had reddish-brown hair in his youth, which he powdered in later life. However, ''Assassin's Creed III'' depicts him with grey hair in 1755~~. This oversight~~ was corrected in ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''~~, as well as in the remastered version of~~ Assassin's Creed III.		*Washington had reddish-brown hair in his youth, which he powdered in later life. However, ''Assassin's Creed III'' depicts him with grey hair in 1755; this was corrected in ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed III Remastered]]''.
	*It is necessary for Connor to have three conversations with Washington—two in Valley Forge and one in New York—in order to complete one of the [[Club Challenges\|challenges]] given by the colonial frontiersmen.		*It is necessary for Connor to have three conversations with Washington—two in Valley Forge and one in New York—in order to complete one of the [[Club Challenges\|challenges]] given by the colonial frontiersmen.

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	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', Washington wears the standard red uniform of British soldiers. In ''Assassin's Creed III'', however, during the Braddock Expedition, he is distinguished from all the other British troops by his blue uniform, even before the American Revolution has broken out and despite serving with the British Army. This could be done to make Washington more distinct.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', Washington wears the standard red uniform of British soldiers. In ''Assassin's Creed III'', however, during the Braddock Expedition, he is distinguished from all the other British troops by his blue uniform, even before the American Revolution has broken out and despite serving with the British Army. This could be done to make Washington more distinct.
	*In the memory "[[Execution is Everything]]", it is possible for Haytham to kill Washington, though this causes desynchronization.		*In the memory "[[Execution is Everything]]", it is possible for Haytham to kill Washington, though this causes desynchronization.
	*Washington had reddish-brown hair in his youth, which he powdered in later life. However, ''Assassin's Creed III'' depicts him with grey hair in 1755. This oversight was corrected in ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''.		*Washington had reddish-brown hair in his youth, which he powdered in later life. However, ''Assassin's Creed III'' depicts him with grey hair in 1755. This oversight was corrected in ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'', as well as in the remastered version of Assassin's Creed III.
	*It is necessary for Connor to have three conversations with Washington—two in Valley Forge and one in New York—in order to complete one of the [[Club Challenges\|challenges]] given by the colonial frontiersmen.		*It is necessary for Connor to have three conversations with Washington—two in Valley Forge and one in New York—in order to complete one of the [[Club Challenges\|challenges]] given by the colonial frontiersmen.

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French and Indian War

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	This ambush came on 9 July 1755 during the march on Fort Duquesne.<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> In what would later become known as the [[Battle of the Monongahela]],<ref name="Wabash">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Battle of the Wabash]]</ref> their forces were suddenly beset by French soldiers and their native allies a mere ten miles away from their destination. George Washington was riding alongside Edward Braddock when they were approached from behind by Haytham disguised as a British soldier, whose aim was to [[Assassination\|assassinate]] Braddock. Washington intercepted the assailant by shooting the man's [[horse]] from under him only to be attacked and pinned down by [[Kaniehtí:io]] before he could finish him with his [[pistol]]. Consequently, Haytham was able to pursue Braddock into a marsh and mortally wound him.<ref name="The Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>		This ambush came on 9 July 1755 during the march on Fort Duquesne.<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> In what would later become known as the [[Battle of the Monongahela]],<ref name="Wabash">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Battle of the Wabash]]</ref> their forces were suddenly beset by French soldiers and their native allies a mere ten miles away from their destination. George Washington was riding alongside Edward Braddock when they were approached from behind by Haytham disguised as a British soldier, whose aim was to [[Assassination\|assassinate]] Braddock. Washington intercepted the assailant by shooting the man's [[horse]] from under him only to be attacked and pinned down by [[Kaniehtí:io]] before he could finish him with his [[pistol]]. Consequently, Haytham was able to pursue Braddock into a marsh and mortally wound him.<ref name="The Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>

	Washington, as one of the few surviving officers,<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> managed to both rally a retreat of the decimated forces<ref name="Database"/> and carry the dying Braddock from the field using his sash.<ref name="Edward Braddock">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Edward Braddock]]</ref> Before succumbing to his wounds a four days later, the general bestowed upon Washington this sash as a token of gratitude, which Washington kept for the rest of his life.<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> He buried him under a road to prevent his body from being found and desecrated by enemy fighters.<ref name="Edward Braddock"/> During the retreat, Washington remained unscathed despite being particularly targeted by the pursuing natives, leading to a {{wiki\|sachem}} to prophesize that Washington would become "the leader of the nations".<ref name="Wabash" />		Washington, as one of the few surviving officers,<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> managed to both rally a retreat of the decimated forces<ref name="Database"/> and carry the dying Braddock from the field using his sash.<ref name="Edward Braddock">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Edward Braddock]]</ref> Before succumbing to his wounds a four days later, the general bestowed upon Washington this sash as a token of gratitude, which Washington kept for the rest of his life.<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> He buried him under a road to prevent his body from being found and desecrated by enemy fighters.<ref name="Edward Braddock"/> During the retreat, Washington remained unscathed despite being particularly targeted by the pursuing natives, leading to a {{wiki\|sachem}} to [[Indian Prophecy\|prophesize]] that Washington would become "the leader of the nations".<ref name="Wabash" />

	For his role in organizing the retreat from the ambush, Washington was promoted to the rank of colonel. Now in command of the Virginia Regiment, he focused on completely overhauling its structure and training regimen, hoping that his efforts would grant him recognition and acceptance into the professional British Army. These hopes were eventually dashed, to which the later [[Assassins\|Assassin]] historian [[Shaun Hastings]] implied may have factored into his later sentiment against the British.<ref name="Database"/> By his own admission, he conducted a scorched earth policy on indigenous villages during the conflict, with the home of his later [[American Revolutionary War\|revolutionary war]] ally [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] possibly having been one of them.<ref name="Broken Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Broken Trust]]</ref> In 1758, he resigned from military service and returned home to pursue a political career in the {{wiki\|House of Burgesses}}, the legislature of Virginia.<ref name="Database"/>		For his role in organizing the retreat from the ambush, Washington was promoted to the rank of colonel. Now in command of the Virginia Regiment, he focused on completely overhauling its structure and training regimen, hoping that his efforts would grant him recognition and acceptance into the professional British Army. These hopes were eventually dashed, to which the later [[Assassins\|Assassin]] historian [[Shaun Hastings]] implied may have factored into his later sentiment against the British.<ref name="Database"/> By his own admission, he conducted a scorched earth policy on indigenous villages during the conflict, with the home of his later [[American Revolutionary War\|revolutionary war]] ally [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] possibly having been one of them.<ref name="Broken Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Broken Trust]]</ref> In 1758, he resigned from military service and returned home to pursue a political career in the {{wiki\|House of Burgesses}}, the legislature of Virginia.<ref name="Database"/>

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	In 1780, Washington requested Connor's help again, revealing that West Point had been infiltrated, and he had received information of a potential plot to assassinate [[Benedict Arnold]]. Connor reluctantly agreed to investigate and stop the plot but warned Washington to never call upon him again.<ref name="Traitor in Our Midst">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)\|Benedict Arnold]]'' – [[Traitor in Our Midst]]</ref>		In 1780, Washington requested Connor's help again, revealing that West Point had been infiltrated, and he had received information of a potential plot to assassinate [[Benedict Arnold]]. Connor reluctantly agreed to investigate and stop the plot but warned Washington to never call upon him again.<ref name="Traitor in Our Midst">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)\|Benedict Arnold]]'' – [[Traitor in Our Midst]]</ref>

	Connor eventually uncovered that Arnold was a traitor, collaborating with [[John André]] to give West Point to the British General ~~{{Wiki\|~~Henry Clinton ~~(American War of Independence)\|Henry Clinton}}~~. Though Connor eventually exposed the plot, leading to André's arrest, Arnold escaped on board [[HMS Vulture\|HMS ''Vulture'']], as Connor was forced to defend the fort from Redcoats. Washington later met with Connor, revealing that André would be executed. As Washington lamented over Arnold's betrayal, Connor left, unsympathetically commenting "You reap what you sow."<ref name="Battle of West Point">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)\|Benedict Arnold]]'' – [[Battle of West Point (memory)\|Battle of West Point]]</ref>		Connor eventually uncovered that Arnold was a traitor, collaborating with [[John André]] to give West Point to the British General [[Henry Clinton]]. Though Connor eventually exposed the plot, leading to André's arrest, Arnold escaped on board [[HMS Vulture\|HMS ''Vulture'']], as Connor was forced to defend the fort from Redcoats. Washington later met with Connor, revealing that André would be executed. As Washington lamented over Arnold's betrayal, Connor left, unsympathetically commenting "You reap what you sow."<ref name="Battle of West Point">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)\|Benedict Arnold]]'' – [[Battle of West Point (memory)\|Battle of West Point]]</ref>

	===The Apple of Eden===		===The Apple of Eden===

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	In 1776, Washington seized and moved his forces to [[New York City]]. Connor also travelled to New York to stop Washington's would-be-murderer, [[Thomas Hickey]], who was also enlisted in Washington's private guard. However, Connor was falsely arrested for counterfeiting alongside Hickey and sent to prison, where he was framed for the attempted murder of Washington and the prison warden and sentenced to death. The next day, Washington was in attendance of Connor's execution, with Charles Lee presiding over as executioner. Despite this, with the help of his Assassin allies, Connor managed to escape. In the resulting confusion, Hickey made a desperate attempt to kill Washington, though Connor quickly caught up and killed Hickey, proving his innocence.<ref name="AC3"/>		In 1776, Washington seized and moved his forces to [[New York City]]. Connor also travelled to New York to stop Washington's would-be-murderer, [[Thomas Hickey]], who was also enlisted in Washington's private guard. However, Connor was falsely arrested for counterfeiting alongside Hickey and sent to prison, where he was framed for the attempted murder of Washington and the prison warden and sentenced to death. The next day, Washington was in attendance of Connor's execution, with Charles Lee presiding over as executioner. Despite this, with the help of his Assassin allies, Connor managed to escape. In the resulting confusion, Hickey made a desperate attempt to kill Washington, though Connor quickly caught up and killed Hickey, proving his innocence.<ref name="AC3"/>

	After this attempt on his life, Washington left and began his journey back to Philadelphia, before leaving once again to hold New York. Washington was eventually defeated by the British Army and was forced to retreat from the city.<ref name="AC3"/> On the night between the 25th and 26th December, Washington led his forces on a {{wiki\|Battle of Trenton\|surprise}} attack against the [[Hessian]]s in [[Trenton]], [[New Jersey]], {{Wiki\|George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River\|crossing the icy Delaware river}} with Connor at his side.<ref name="Journal"/>		After this attempt on his life, Washington left and began his journey back to Philadelphia, before leaving once again to hold New York. Washington was eventually defeated by the British Army and was forced to retreat from the city.<ref name="AC3"/> On the night between the 25th and 26th December, Washington led his forces on a {{wiki\|Battle of Trenton\|surprise}} attack against the [[Hessian]]s in [[Trenton]], [[New Jersey]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: The Battle of Trenton]]</ref> {{Wiki\|George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River\|crossing the icy Delaware river}} with Connor at his side.<ref name="Journal"/>

	===Encampment at Valley Forge===		===Encampment at Valley Forge===

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	In 1776, Washington seized and moved his forces to [[New York City]]. Connor also travelled to New York to stop Washington's would-be-murderer, [[Thomas Hickey]], who was also enlisted in Washington's private guard. However, Connor was falsely arrested for counterfeiting alongside Hickey and sent to prison, where he was framed for the attempted murder of Washington and the prison warden and sentenced to death. The next day, Washington was in attendance of Connor's execution, with Charles Lee presiding over as executioner. Despite this, with the help of his Assassin allies, Connor managed to escape. In the resulting confusion, Hickey made a desperate attempt to kill Washington, though Connor quickly caught up and killed Hickey, proving his innocence.<ref name="AC3"/>		In 1776, Washington seized and moved his forces to [[New York City]]. Connor also travelled to New York to stop Washington's would-be-murderer, [[Thomas Hickey]], who was also enlisted in Washington's private guard. However, Connor was falsely arrested for counterfeiting alongside Hickey and sent to prison, where he was framed for the attempted murder of Washington and the prison warden and sentenced to death. The next day, Washington was in attendance of Connor's execution, with Charles Lee presiding over as executioner. Despite this, with the help of his Assassin allies, Connor managed to escape. In the resulting confusion, Hickey made a desperate attempt to kill Washington, though Connor quickly caught up and killed Hickey, proving his innocence.<ref name="AC3"/>

	After this attempt on his life, Washington left and began his journey back to Philadelphia, before leaving once again to hold New York. Washington was eventually defeated by the British Army and was forced to retreat from the city.<ref name="AC3"/> On the night between the 25th and 26th December, Washington led his forces on a surprise attack against the ~~Hessians~~ in Trenton, [[New Jersey]], {{Wiki\|George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River\|crossing the icy Delaware river}} with Connor at his side.<ref name="Journal"/>		After this attempt on his life, Washington left and began his journey back to Philadelphia, before leaving once again to hold New York. Washington was eventually defeated by the British Army and was forced to retreat from the city.<ref name="AC3"/> On the night between the 25th and 26th December, Washington led his forces on a {{wiki\|Battle of Trenton\|surprise}} attack against the [[Hessian]]s in [[Trenton]], [[New Jersey]], {{Wiki\|George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River\|crossing the icy Delaware river}} with Connor at his side.<ref name="Journal"/>

	===Encampment at Valley Forge===		===Encampment at Valley Forge===

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	This ambush came on 9 July 1755 during the march on Fort Duquesne.<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> In what would later become known as the [[Battle of the Monongahela]],<ref name="Wabash">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Battle of the Wabash]]</ref> their forces were suddenly beset by French soldiers and their native allies a mere ten miles away from their destination. George Washington was riding alongside Edward Braddock when they were approached from behind by Haytham disguised as a British soldier, whose aim was to [[Assassination\|assassinate]] Braddock. Washington intercepted the assailant by shooting the man's [[horse]] from under him only to be attacked and pinned down by [[Kaniehtí:io]] before he could finish him with his [[pistol]]. Consequently, Haytham was able to pursue Braddock into a marsh and mortally wound him.<ref name="The Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>		This ambush came on 9 July 1755 during the march on Fort Duquesne.<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> In what would later become known as the [[Battle of the Monongahela]],<ref name="Wabash">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Battle of the Wabash]]</ref> their forces were suddenly beset by French soldiers and their native allies a mere ten miles away from their destination. George Washington was riding alongside Edward Braddock when they were approached from behind by Haytham disguised as a British soldier, whose aim was to [[Assassination\|assassinate]] Braddock. Washington intercepted the assailant by shooting the man's [[horse]] from under him only to be attacked and pinned down by [[Kaniehtí:io]] before he could finish him with his [[pistol]]. Consequently, Haytham was able to pursue Braddock into a marsh and mortally wound him.<ref name="The Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>

	Washington, as one of the few surviving officers,<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> managed to both rally a retreat of the decimated forces<ref name="Database"/> and carry the dying Braddock from the field using his sash.<ref name="Edward Braddock">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Edward Braddock]]</ref> Before succumbing to his wounds a four days later, the general bestowed upon Washington this sash as a token of gratitude, which Washington kept for the rest of his life.<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> He buried him under a road to prevent his body from being found and desecrated by enemy fighters.<ref name="Edward Braddock"/> During the retreat, Washington remained unscathed despite being particularly targeted by the pursuing natives, leading to a {{wiki\|sachem}} to prophesize that Washington would become "the leader of the nations".<ref name="Wabash" />		Washington, as one of the few surviving officers,<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> managed to both rally a retreat of the decimated forces<ref name="Database"/> and carry the dying Braddock from the field using his sash.<ref name="Edward Braddock">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Edward Braddock]]</ref> Before succumbing to his wounds a four days later, the general bestowed upon Washington this sash as a token of gratitude, which Washington kept for the rest of his life.<ref name="Braddock Expedition"/> He buried him under a road to prevent his body from being found and desecrated by enemy fighters.<ref name="Edward Braddock"/> During the retreat, Washington remained unscathed despite being particularly targeted by the pursuing natives, leading to a {{wiki\|sachem}} to [[Indian Prophecy\|prophesize]] that Washington would become "the leader of the nations".<ref name="Wabash" />

	For his role in organizing the retreat from the ambush, Washington was promoted to the rank of colonel. Now in command of the Virginia Regiment, he focused on completely overhauling its structure and training regimen, hoping that his efforts would grant him recognition and acceptance into the professional British Army. These hopes were eventually dashed, to which the later [[Assassins\|Assassin]] historian [[Shaun Hastings]] implied may have factored into his later sentiment against the British.<ref name="Database"/> By his own admission, he conducted a scorched earth policy on indigenous villages during the conflict, with the home of his later [[American Revolutionary War\|revolutionary war]] ally [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] possibly having been one of them.<ref name="Broken Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Broken Trust]]</ref> In 1758, he resigned from military service and returned home to pursue a political career in the {{wiki\|House of Burgesses}}, the legislature of Virginia.<ref name="Database"/>		For his role in organizing the retreat from the ambush, Washington was promoted to the rank of colonel. Now in command of the Virginia Regiment, he focused on completely overhauling its structure and training regimen, hoping that his efforts would grant him recognition and acceptance into the professional British Army. These hopes were eventually dashed, to which the later [[Assassins\|Assassin]] historian [[Shaun Hastings]] implied may have factored into his later sentiment against the British.<ref name="Database"/> By his own admission, he conducted a scorched earth policy on indigenous villages during the conflict, with the home of his later [[American Revolutionary War\|revolutionary war]] ally [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] possibly having been one of them.<ref name="Broken Trust">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Broken Trust]]</ref> In 1758, he resigned from military service and returned home to pursue a political career in the {{wiki\|House of Burgesses}}, the legislature of Virginia.<ref name="Database"/>

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imported>Darman36: /* Trivia */

imported>Kpengie: Replayed sequence 3 in AC3 Remastered and noticed that Washington's hair was the right color, so this evidently was fixed in the remaster

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