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	<u>4th January 1777,</u><br>		<u>4th January 1777,</u><br>
	The secret crossing of the Delaware was a first success. We have just surpassed it with a {{Wiki\|Battle of Princeton\|victory}} at {{Wiki\|Princeton, ~~Delaware~~\|Princeton}}. And so we find ourselves the masters of [[New Jersey]]! I know that the war is far from over, but these victories finally prove to the world that the United States of America can win. Confusion and fear will now gnaw away at the hearts of the English!		The secret crossing of the Delaware was a first success. We have just surpassed it with a {{Wiki\|Battle of Princeton\|victory}} at {{Wiki\|Princeton, New Jersey\|Princeton}}. And so we find ourselves the masters of [[New Jersey]]! I know that the war is far from over, but these victories finally prove to the world that the United States of America can win. Confusion and fear will now gnaw away at the hearts of the English!

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imported>Frungi: it says Betsy Ross, not Betty (I’m looking at the PDF right now)

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it says Betsy Ross, not Betty (I’m looking at the PDF right now)

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	I reacted to their proposition with a mix of extreme surprise and painful astonishment. What could I have done to encourage such a proposition?		I reacted to their proposition with a mix of extreme surprise and painful astonishment. What could I have done to encourage such a proposition?

	The courageous {{Wiki\|Betsy ~~Ross\|Betty~~ Ross}} ~~[sic]~~ sewed the first American flag in Philadelphia in 1777.		The courageous {{Wiki\|Betsy Ross}} sewed the first American flag in Philadelphia in 1777.
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	<u>24th July 1788,</u><br>		<u>24th July 1788,</u><br>

imported>Frungi: typo

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	Our [[Siege of Yorktown\|success]] at [[Yorktown]] has been more complete and more readily obtained than I could have hoped for. The five thousand soldiers that France sent us, together with the seven thousand American soldiers and our four thousand militia, have allowed us to conquer Yorktown in 20 days!		Our [[Siege of Yorktown\|success]] at [[Yorktown]] has been more complete and more readily obtained than I could have hoped for. The five thousand soldiers that France sent us, together with the seven thousand American soldiers and our four thousand militia, have allowed us to conquer Yorktown in 20 days!

	The surrender agreement that we have signed with General [[Charles Cornwallis\|Cornwallis]] leaves us in charge of the artillery, weapons, ships and English military funds. >According to the rules of honour, the captured officers have been authorised to keep their swords.		The surrender agreement that we have signed with General [[Charles Cornwallis\|Cornwallis]] leaves us in charge of the artillery, weapons, ships and English military funds. According to the rules of honour, the captured officers have been authorised to keep their swords.

	I see the capture of a large part of the English army as an extremely favourable omen for the end of our combat.		I see the capture of a large part of the English army as an extremely favourable omen for the end of our combat.

imported>Frungi: transcription errors

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	<u>15th July 1755,</u><br>		<u>15th July 1755,</u><br>
	Since the month of May, I have been General [[Edward Braddock]]'s aide-de-camp. This English soldier arrived in America at the beginning of the year to participate in the offensive against the French. I was hoping to learn from this experienced officer how to lead an army to victory. Instead, he helped me lead our men into the worst possible disaster.		Since the month of May, I have been General [[Edward Braddock]]'s aide-de-camp. This English soldier arrived in America at the beginning of the year to participate in the offensive against the French. I was hoping to learn from this experienced officer how to lead an army to victory... Instead, he helped me lead our men into the worst possible disaster.

	We were surprised by the French and their Indian allies while crossing the {{Wiki\|Monongahela River}}, and the British strategy was completely useless in such wooded terrain. The French [[Battle of the Monongahela\|massacred]] us. When the general was seriously wounded, I was forced to organise our troops' retreat. Afterwards, we counted our losses: out of 1,600 men, 456 had been killed. I don't know why I survived: I found four bullets lodged in my coat, and two [[horse]]s died under me during the battle.		We were surprised by the French and their Indian allies while crossing the {{Wiki\|Monongahela River}}, and the British strategy was completely useless in such wooded terrain. The French [[Battle of the Monongahela\|massacred]] us. When the general was seriously wounded, I was forced to organise our troops' retreat. Afterwards, we counted our losses: out of 1,600 men, 456 had been killed. I don't know why I survived: I found four bullets lodged in my coat, and two [[horse]]s died under me during the battle.
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	These words increase my determination to reverse the course of this conflict, following our retreat to New York and too many defeats!		These words increase my determination to reverse the course of this conflict, following our retreat to New York and too many defeats!

	English soldiers—better ~~trained~~, better armed and better trained than us. I hope to find them less tenacious than my compatriots.		English soldiers—better prepared, better armed and better trained than us. I hope to find them less tenacious than my compatriots.
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	<u>25th December 1776,</u><br>		<u>25th December 1776,</u><br>
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	[[File:George Washington's notebook Alexander Hamilton.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|[[Alexander Hamilton]], a brilliant young man. My aide-de-camp for four years, but very ambitious... and impatient]]		[[File:George Washington's notebook Alexander Hamilton.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|[[Alexander Hamilton]], a brilliant young man. My aide-de-camp for four years, but very ambitious... and impatient]]
	~~The~~ [[Charleville musket]] is used by some of our troops. It is 5 feet long, weighs 10 pounds and its calibre is 8 French lines. They are fitted with bayonets, but out troops use them much less than the English.		Le [[Charleville musket]] is used by some of our troops. It is 5 feet long, weighs 10 pounds and its calibre is 8 French lines. They are fitted with bayonets, but out troops use them much less than the English.
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	<u>13th October 1777,</u><br>		<u>13th October 1777,</u><br>

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
			George Washington's notebook is actually an item packed with collector's editions of ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''. It is included in the Freedom Edition, Join Or Die Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition (as a PDF file) and Limited Edition.

	The concentric number circles on the 13th page can only be partially decoded, with the innermost ring being a full sentence while all the outer ones are incomplete and incoherent. Instead of using the Culper Ring's codes,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/the-culper-code-book/\|title=The Culper Code Book\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618063231/http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/the-culper-code-book/\|archivedate=18 June 2015\|author={{Wiki\|Mount Vernon Ladies' Association}}\|date=2015\|publisher=''Mount Vernon Ladies' Association''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> as might be expected due to how heavily George Washington relied on their services, the message is concealed with a simple numerical {{Wiki\|substitution cypher}} where the first number indicates the line of text in the passage while the next digit(s) denotes how far along to count in the line before arriving at the target word (e.g. "11" is "Crocus", the first word on the first line; "414" is "Freedom", the 14th word on the fourth line, etc.).<ref name="Forum">{{Cite web\|url=http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/721594-George-Washington-s-Notebook-(Shouldn-t-be-Spoilers)/\|title=George Washington's Notebook (Shouldn't be Spoilers)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103005651/http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/721594-George-Washington-s-Notebook-(Shouldn-t-be-Spoilers)/\|archivedate=3 November 2012\|author="tuur29"\|date=1 November 2012\|publisher=''Ubisoft''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> In addition, any first number greater than 5 is meant to indicate that the line count should restart from the top.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/iantn5/the_only_unsolved_cryptogram_help/\|title=The Only Unsolved Cryptogram (Help?)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731164053/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/iantn5/the_only_unsolved_cryptogram_help/\|archivedate=21 July 2021\|author="IMHOZen1"\|date=16 August 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> With this key, and using ⟨_⟩ to represent "words" that do not exist (e.g. 09, 30, 354, etc.), the passage reads as follows:		The concentric number circles on the 13th page can only be partially decoded, with the innermost ring being a full sentence while all the outer ones are incomplete and incoherent. Instead of using the Culper Ring's codes,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/the-culper-code-book/\|title=The Culper Code Book\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618063231/http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/the-culper-code-book/\|archivedate=18 June 2015\|author={{Wiki\|Mount Vernon Ladies' Association}}\|date=2015\|publisher=''Mount Vernon Ladies' Association''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> as might be expected due to how heavily George Washington relied on their services, the message is concealed with a simple numerical {{Wiki\|substitution cypher}} where the first number indicates the line of text in the passage while the next digit(s) denotes how far along to count in the line before arriving at the target word (e.g. "11" is "Crocus", the first word on the first line; "414" is "Freedom", the 14th word on the fourth line, etc.).<ref name="Forum">{{Cite web\|url=http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/721594-George-Washington-s-Notebook-(Shouldn-t-be-Spoilers)/\|title=George Washington's Notebook (Shouldn't be Spoilers)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103005651/http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/721594-George-Washington-s-Notebook-(Shouldn-t-be-Spoilers)/\|archivedate=3 November 2012\|author="tuur29"\|date=1 November 2012\|publisher=''Ubisoft''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> In addition, any first number greater than 5 is meant to indicate that the line count should restart from the top.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/iantn5/the_only_unsolved_cryptogram_help/\|title=The Only Unsolved Cryptogram (Help?)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731164053/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/iantn5/the_only_unsolved_cryptogram_help/\|archivedate=21 July 2021\|author="IMHOZen1"\|date=16 August 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> With this key, and using ⟨_⟩ to represent "words" that do not exist (e.g. 09, 30, 354, etc.), the passage reads as follows:
	<blockquote>''_ is _ into Crocus _ harvested as harvested June _ a _ once colorant and a _ a bulb Sativus a a _ Crocus grows a taken harvested are<br>a demand Sativus harvested great the into is harvested _ once once harvested a once a a value demand in _ once plant into turned<br>a _ plant _ _ a _ hand Sativus _ latter _ Crocus great Sativus _ a in a a flowers a<br>Freedom is a plant that grows quickly once it has taken much by for''</blockquote>		<blockquote>''_ is _ into Crocus _ harvested as harvested June _ a _ once colorant and a _ a bulb Sativus a a _ Crocus grows a taken harvested are<br>a demand Sativus harvested great the into is harvested _ once once harvested a once a a value demand in _ once plant into turned<br>a _ plant _ _ a _ hand Sativus _ latter _ Crocus great Sativus _ a in a a flowers a<br>Freedom is a plant that grows quickly once it has taken much by for''</blockquote>

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	Since the month of May, I have been General [[Edward Braddock]]'s aide-de-camp. This English soldier arrived in America at the beginning of the year to participate in the offensive against the French. I was hoping to learn from this experienced officer how to lead an army to victory. Instead, he helped me lead our men into the worst possible disaster.		Since the month of May, I have been General [[Edward Braddock]]'s aide-de-camp. This English soldier arrived in America at the beginning of the year to participate in the offensive against the French. I was hoping to learn from this experienced officer how to lead an army to victory. Instead, he helped me lead our men into the worst possible disaster.

	We were surprised by the French and their Indian allies while crossing the {{Wiki\|Monongahela River}}, and the British strategy was completely useless in such wooded terrain. The French massacred us. When the general was seriously wounded, I was forced to organise our troops' retreat. Afterwards, we counted our losses: out of 1,600 men, 456 had been killed. I don't know why I survived: I found four bullets lodged in my coat, and two [[horse]]s died under me during the battle.		We were surprised by the French and their Indian allies while crossing the {{Wiki\|Monongahela River}}, and the British strategy was completely useless in such wooded terrain. The French [[Battle of the Monongahela\|massacred]] us. When the general was seriously wounded, I was forced to organise our troops' retreat. Afterwards, we counted our losses: out of 1,600 men, 456 had been killed. I don't know why I survived: I found four bullets lodged in my coat, and two [[horse]]s died under me during the battle.

	General Braddock. His wounds were too severe. A bullet went clean through his arm and lodged itself in his lung. He died on the 13th.		General Braddock. His wounds were too severe. A bullet went clean through his arm and lodged itself in his lung. He died on the 13th.

imported>Darman36: /Behind the scenes/ Journal code cracked!

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Behind the scenes: Journal code cracked!

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			==Behind the scenes==
			The concentric number circles on the 13th page can only be partially decoded, with the innermost ring being a full sentence while all the outer ones are incomplete and incoherent. Instead of using the Culper Ring's codes,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/the-culper-code-book/\|title=The Culper Code Book\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618063231/http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/spying-and-espionage/the-culper-code-book/\|archivedate=18 June 2015\|author={{Wiki\|Mount Vernon Ladies' Association}}\|date=2015\|publisher=''Mount Vernon Ladies' Association''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> as might be expected due to how heavily George Washington relied on their services, the message is concealed with a simple numerical {{Wiki\|substitution cypher}} where the first number indicates the line of text in the passage while the next digit(s) denotes how far along to count in the line before arriving at the target word (e.g. "11" is "Crocus", the first word on the first line; "414" is "Freedom", the 14th word on the fourth line, etc.).<ref name="Forum">{{Cite web\|url=http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/721594-George-Washington-s-Notebook-(Shouldn-t-be-Spoilers)/\|title=George Washington's Notebook (Shouldn't be Spoilers)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103005651/http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/721594-George-Washington-s-Notebook-(Shouldn-t-be-Spoilers)/\|archivedate=3 November 2012\|author="tuur29"\|date=1 November 2012\|publisher=''Ubisoft''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> In addition, any first number greater than 5 is meant to indicate that the line count should restart from the top.<ref name="Reddit">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/iantn5/the_only_unsolved_cryptogram_help/\|title=The Only Unsolved Cryptogram (Help?)\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731164053/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/iantn5/the_only_unsolved_cryptogram_help/\|archivedate=21 July 2021\|author="IMHOZen1"\|date=16 August 2020\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref> With this key, and using ⟨_⟩ to represent "words" that do not exist (e.g. 09, 30, 354, etc.), the passage reads as follows:
			<blockquote>''_ is _ into Crocus _ harvested as harvested June _ a _ once colorant and a _ a bulb Sativus a a _ Crocus grows a taken harvested are<br>a demand Sativus harvested great the into is harvested _ once once harvested a once a a value demand in _ once plant into turned<br>a _ plant _ _ a _ hand Sativus _ latter _ Crocus great Sativus _ a in a a flowers a<br>Freedom is a plant that grows quickly once it has taken much by for''</blockquote>
			The last sentence is almost correct except for the word "by" when the most appropriate word would be "root", but this error derives from the fact that the book was originally published in French before being translated. While this did not impact the outer rings, as they are intentional {{Wiki\|red herring}}s, the inner one used different numbers depending on the various languages' sentence structures and grammar rules. The English text should use "39" for "root" but accidentally carried over the French print's use of "85", which is used to find "''[[wikt:racine\|racine]]''", meaning "root".<ref name="Forum"/><ref name="Reddit"/>

			This still renders an incorrect English sentence, but factoring in the book's original print language, this is a direct translation of a French phrase run through {{Wiki\|Google Translate}}.<ref name="Forum"/><ref name="Reddit"/> In French, it is written as, "''la liberté est une plante qui croît vite une fois qu'elle a pris racine''". When properly translated, it is "''Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth''", a direct quote by Washington in a letter he wrote to {{Wiki\|James Madison}} on 2 March 1788.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-06-02-0115\|title=From George Washington to James Madison, 2 March 1788\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author=Washington, George\|date=2 March 1788\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Founders Online}}''\|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	''{{Wiki\|Crocus sativus\|Crocus Sativus}} saffron is a plant taken from the [[Asia\|Orient]].<br>This bulb grows in June and produces a flower that quickly sprouts three elongated stigmas.<br>The flowers are harvested by hand. Once the root has been seperated and the stigmas dried, the<br>latter are turned into a powder of great value. It allows for much freedom of use in cooking, and<br>is much in demand as a spice or colorant that can be employed in medicinal preparations.''		''{{Wiki\|Crocus sativus\|Crocus Sativus}} saffron is a plant taken from the [[Asia\|Orient]].<br>This bulb grows in June and produces a flower that quickly sprouts three elongated stigmas.<br>The flowers are harvested by hand. Once the root has been seperated and the stigmas dried, the<br>latter are turned into a powder of great value. It allows for much freedom of use in cooking, and<br>is much in demand as a spice or colorant that can be employed in medicinal preparations.''
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	~~The image of the~~ {{Wiki\|Eye of Providence}} ~~could be seen~~ on one page, adjacent to a coded message of three numerical outer rings and one inner numerical ring. The numbers were as follows, working from the outside inwards:		An {{Wiki\|Eye of Providence}} was on one page, adjacent to a coded message of three numerical outer rings and one inner numerical ring. The numbers were as follows, working from the outside inwards:

	''>>> 30 - 54 - 80 - 94 - 11 - 09 - 304 - 55 - 34 - 75 - 654 - 45 - 124 - 37 - 59 - 76 - 45 - 456 - 45 - 22 - 12 - 45 - 78 - 654 - 11 - 23 - 45 - 67 - 34 - 83 -''		''>>> 30 - 64 - 80 - 94 - 11 - 09 - 304 - 55 - 34 - 75 - 654 - 45 - 124 - 37 - 59 - 76 - 45 - 456 - 95 - 22 - 12 - 45 - 78 - 654 - 11 - 23 - 45 - 67 - 34 - 83 -''

	''>>> 65 - 54 - 102 - 34 - 48 - 88 - 94 - 14 - 34 - 02 - 37 - 307 - 34 - 45 - 37 - 78 - 65 - 99 - 54 - 604 - 123 - 37 - 66 - 94 - 403 -''		''>>> 65 - 54 - 102 - 34 - 48 - 88 - 94 - 14 - 34 - 02 - 37 - 307 - 34 - 45 - 37 - 78 - 65 - 99 - 54 - 604 - 123 - 37 - 66 - 94 - 403 -''
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	This is why I accepted the post of chief commander of the union's armies yesterday at the [[Continental Congress\|Philadelphia congress]] meeting. In such circumstances, it is a citizen's duty to answer the call of his country without question.		This is why I accepted the post of chief commander of the union's armies yesterday at the [[Continental Congress\|Philadelphia congress]] meeting. In such circumstances, it is a citizen's duty to answer the call of his country without question.

	One of the brave men at the forefront of the [[Boston Tea Party]] in 1773. ~~[[William Molineux\|~~He]] is dead. I would have liked to meet him.		[[William Molineux\|One]] of the brave men at the forefront of the [[Boston Tea Party]] in 1773. He is dead. I would have liked to meet him.

	General [[Charles Lee]]. This man will be of great worth to the nation in future conflicts. However, it is whispered that he coveted the post of Commander in Chief that has just been given to me. I hope I need not question his loyalty in this matter.		General [[Charles Lee]]. This man will be of great worth to the nation in future conflicts. However, it is whispered that he coveted the post of Commander in Chief that has just been given to me. I hope I need not question his loyalty in this matter.