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	The '''Great Purge'''<ref name="ACINFO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]''</ref> (1757–1763) was a full-scale assault by the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] under [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]] against the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassins]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]]. With the Templars greatly aided by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] turncoat [[Shay Cormac]], the Colonial Brotherhood was effectively destroyed, reduced to its [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] and a mere handful of members, and would not return to its former strength until almost two decades later during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		The '''Great Purge'''<ref name="ACINFO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]''</ref> (1757–1763) was a full-scale assault by the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] under [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]] against the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassins]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]]. With the Templars greatly aided by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] turncoat [[Shay Cormac]], the Colonial Brotherhood was effectively destroyed, reduced to its [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] and a mere handful of surviving members, and would not return to its former strength until almost two decades later during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

	==History==		==History==
	===Haytham's arrival===		===Haytham's arrival===
	Following their founding in 1746,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "All Over the World"</ref> the Colonial Brotherhood under their Mentor Achilles Davenport rapidly expanded their influence. By 1752, they controlled a number of [[fort]]s and settlements along [[North America]]'s [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]] coast and maintained their hold through the use of [[gang]]s as enforcers. The Assassins also possessed ~~an established~~ network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the [[Templars]] in the area.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>		Following their founding in 1746,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "All Over the World"</ref> the Colonial Brotherhood under their Mentor Achilles Davenport rapidly expanded their influence. By 1752, they controlled a number of [[fort]]s and settlements along [[North America]]'s [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]] coast and maintained their hold through the use of [[gang]]s as enforcers. The Assassins also possessed a network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the [[Templars]] in the area.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

	From 1752 to 1754, the high-ranking Templars [[Lawrence Washington]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> [[Samuel Smith]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref> and [[James Wardrop]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[We the People]]</ref> were [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by the young Assassin Shay Cormac after they stole the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript]] from the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|local ~~Assassins~~]] in [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] following the [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>		From 1752 to 1754, the high-ranking Templars [[Lawrence Washington]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> [[Samuel Smith]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref> and [[James Wardrop]]<ref name="We the People">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[We the People]]</ref> were [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by the young Assassin Shay Cormac after they stole the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript]] from the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|local Assassinsd]] in [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] following the [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref> This left the Templars in the colonies weakened and leaderless while Assassin influence thrived.<ref name="We the People"/>

	[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 3.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The newly-formed Colonial Rite]]		[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 3.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The newly-formed Colonial Rite]]

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	==History==		==History==
	===Haytham's arrival===		===Haytham's arrival===
	Following their founding in 1746,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "All Over the World"</ref> the Colonial Brotherhood under their Mentor Achilles Davenport rapidly expanded their influence. By 1752, they controlled a number of [[fort]]s and settlements along [[North America]]'s [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]] coast and maintained their hold through the use of [[gang]]s as enforcers. The Assassins also possessed an established network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the [[Templars]] in the area.<ref name="ACRG">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''</ref>		Following their founding in 1746,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "All Over the World"</ref> the Colonial Brotherhood under their Mentor Achilles Davenport rapidly expanded their influence. By 1752, they controlled a number of [[fort]]s and settlements along [[North America]]'s [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]] coast and maintained their hold through the use of [[gang]]s as enforcers. The Assassins also possessed an established network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the [[Templars]] in the area.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

	From 1752 to 1754, the high-ranking Templars [[Lawrence Washington]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> [[Samuel Smith]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref> and [[James Wardrop]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[We the People]]</ref> were [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by the young Assassin Shay Cormac after they stole the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript]] from the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|local Assassins]] in [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] following the [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>		From 1752 to 1754, the high-ranking Templars [[Lawrence Washington]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> [[Samuel Smith]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref> and [[James Wardrop]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[We the People]]</ref> were [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by the young Assassin Shay Cormac after they stole the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript]] from the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|local Assassins]] in [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] following the [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>

	[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 3.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The newly-formed Colonial Rite]]		[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 3.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The newly-formed Colonial Rite]]
	In 1754, Haytham arrived in the [[Americas]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Journey to the New World]]</ref> and established a Colonial Rite independent from the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] as its first Grand Master.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> The nascent Templars quickly came into conflict with the well-established Assassins. Beginning as a proxy war between the Templars and [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] recruited by the Assassins, the conflict escalated when the two factions sided with opposing [[Europe]]an powers during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name="ACRG"/>		In 1754, Haytham Kenway arrived in the [[Americas]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Journey to the New World]]</ref> and established a Colonial Rite independent from the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] as its first Grand Master.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> The nascent Templars quickly came into conflict with the well-established Assassins. Beginning as a proxy war between the Templars and [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] recruited by the Assassins, the conflict escalated when the two factions sided with opposing [[Europe]]an powers during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name="ACRG"/>
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	===Turning the tide===		===Turning the tide===
	~~[[File:Bravado 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Shay killing Adéwalé]]~~		From 1757 onward, a disillusioned Shay Cormac, having left the Assassins, helped the Templars track down and kill several of his former comrades, including the high-ranking Assassins [[Kesegowaase]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Scars]]</ref> [[Hope Jensen]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Caress of Steel]]</ref> and [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye\|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]].<ref name="ColdFire">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Cold Fire]]</ref> In addition to his former brethren, Shay also eliminated [[Adéwalé]], a legendary member of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Brotherhood]].<ref name="Bravado">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Bravado]]</ref>
	From 1757 onward, ~~the~~ disillusioned ~~former Assassin~~ Shay Cormac helped the Templars track down and kill several of his former comrades, including the high-ranking Assassins [[Kesegowaase]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Scars]]</ref> [[Hope Jensen]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Caress of Steel]]</ref> and [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye\|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]].<ref name="ColdFire">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Cold Fire]]</ref> In addition to his former brethren, Shay also eliminated [[Adéwalé]], a legendary member of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Brotherhood]].<ref name="Bravado">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Bravado]]</ref>

	Shay also used his [[ship]] ''[[Morrigan]]'', a heavily modified {{Wiki\|sloop-of-war}}, to cripple the Assassin navy. Among the ships which fell victim to his actions were Adéwalé's vessel the ''[[Experto Crede]]'',<ref name="Bravado"/> the [[Man O' War]] ''[[Gerfaut]]'' captained by Chevalier de la Vérendrye,<ref name="ColdFire"/> and the Assassins' flagship ''[[Storm Fortress]]''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[The Storm Fortress]]</ref> Shay also eliminated seven Assassin-allied gangs within [[New York City]], liberated many forts in the [[River Valley]] and along the Atlantic coast, intercepted a number of [[assassination ~~contracts~~]], and killed any [[stalker]]s sent after him personally, weakening the Assassin presence further.<ref name="ACRG"/>		Shay also used his [[ship]] ''[[Morrigan]]'', a heavily modified {{Wiki\|sloop-of-war}}, to cripple the Assassin navy. Among the ships which fell victim to his actions were Adéwalé's vessel the ''[[Experto Crede]]'',<ref name="Bravado"/> the [[Man O' War]] ''[[Gerfaut]]'' captained by Chevalier de la Vérendrye,<ref name="ColdFire"/> and the Assassins' flagship ''[[Storm Fortress]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Storm Fortress]]</ref> Shay also eliminated seven Assassin-allied gangs within [[New York City]], liberated many forts in the [[River Valley]] and along the Atlantic coast, intercepted a number of [[assassination contract]]s, and killed any [[stalker]]s sent after him personally, weakening the Assassin presence further.<ref name="ACRG"/>

	[[File:Non Nobis Domine 18.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|Haytham and Shay sparing Achilles' life]]		[[File:Non Nobis Domine 18.png\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham and Shay sparing Achilles' life]]
	In 1760, in a battle at ~~the~~ [[Arctic Temple]] in the [[Arctic Ocean\|Arctic]], the Brotherhood's leadership was broken. The Assassin [[Liam O'Brien]] was killed and Haytham crippled Achilles. Thereafter, the Brotherhood's influence in the Colonies was severely diminished and they were left on the brink of destruction, while the Templars' power continued to grow. Confident that he was no longer a threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life on the condition that the Assassins stop searching for ~~more~~ [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref>		In 1760, following a battle at a [[Arctic Temple\|Precursor vault]] in the [[Arctic Ocean\|Arctic]], the Brotherhood's leadership was broken. The Assassin [[Liam O'Brien]] was killed and Haytham crippled Achilles. Thereafter, the Brotherhood's influence in the Colonies was severely diminished and they were left on the brink of destruction, while the Templars' power continued to grow. Confident that he was no longer a threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life on the condition that the Assassins stop searching for [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref>

	===Final assault===		===Final assault===
	In 1763,<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Achilles Davenport]]</ref> three years after the Assassins' defeat at the Arctic, the Templars launched their final attack on the [[Davenport Homestead]], killing all of the remaining Assassins save for Achilles<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Davenport Homestead]]</ref> and [[Robert Faulkner]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Robert Faulkner]]</ref> Convinced that the lone Mentor no longer posed any threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life again, this time on the condition that he give up life as an Assassin.		In 1763,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Achilles Davenport]]</ref> three years after the Assassins' defeat in the Arctic, the Templars launched their final attack on the [[Davenport Homestead]], killing all of the remaining Assassins save for Achilles<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Davenport Homestead]]</ref> and [[Robert Faulkner]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Robert Faulkner]]</ref> Convinced that the lone Mentor no longer posed any threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life again, this time on the condition that he give up life as an Assassin.

	However, some Assassins like [[Benjamin Tallmadge, Sr.]] and [[Lawrence Cato]] survived by going into hiding.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Something on the Side]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[A Greater Cause]]</ref> The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]], who was training in the colonies at the time, left for [[France]] before the Templars could claim his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Pierre Bellec]]</ref> Nevertheless, the ruthless acts ordered by Haytham during the purge had a lasting effect on Bellec, who later claimed to his [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] [[Arno Dorian]] that he had seen Templars "put entire villages to the [[sword]], just for the chance of killing one Assassin".<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Confrontation]]</ref> These experiences deepened his hatred for the Templars and made him resistant to the very idea of truces proposed by Mentor [[Mirabeau]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Graduation (Unity)\|Graduation]]</ref> or Arno.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref>		However, some other Assassins like [[Benjamin Tallmadge, Sr.]] and [[Lawrence Cato]] survived by going into hiding.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Something on the Side]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[A Greater Cause]]</ref> The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]], who was training in the colonies at the time, left for [[France]] before the Templars could claim his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Pierre Bellec]]</ref> Nevertheless, the ruthless acts ordered by Haytham during the purge had a lasting effect on Bellec, who later claimed to his [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] [[Arno Dorian]] that he had seen Templars "put entire villages to the [[sword]], just for the chance of killing one Assassin".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Confrontation]]</ref> These experiences deepened his hatred for the Templars and made him resistant to the very idea of truces proposed by his Mentor [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau\|Mirabeau]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Graduation (Unity)\|Graduation]]</ref> or Arno.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref>

	[[File:ACIII-BoorishMan 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Achilles in self-imposed exile]]		[[File:ACIII-BoorishMan 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Achilles in self-imposed exile]]
	A depressed and embittered Achilles spent the next six years in isolation at his manor, allowing it to fall into disrepair. It was not until the arrival of Haytham's son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] that the Colonial Brotherhood would rise from the ashes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[A Boorish Man]]</ref> Under Achilles' training, Ratonhnhaké:ton would go on to exterminate most of the Colonial Templars and rebuild the Colonial Brotherhood during the American Revolutionary War.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>		A depressed and embittered Achilles spent the next six years in isolation at his manor, allowing it to fall into disrepair. It was not until the arrival of Haytham's son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] in 1769 that the Colonial Brotherhood would rise from the ashes.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Boorish Man]]</ref> Under Achilles' training, Ratonhnhaké:ton would go on to exterminate most of the Colonial Templars and rebuild the Colonial Brotherhood during the American Revolutionary War.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	{{Quote\|Sometime during the Seven Years' War the Templars made their move and destroyed the Colonial Brotherhood during the Assassin witch hunt.\|Shaun Hastings on the purge, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Davenport Homestead}}		{{Quote\|Sometime during the Seven Years' War the Templars made their move and destroyed the Colonial Brotherhood during the Assassin witch hunt.\|Shaun Hastings on the purge, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Davenport Homestead}}
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	The '''Great Purge'''<ref name="ACINFO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]''</ref> (1757–1763) was a full-scale assault by the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] under ~~their~~ [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]] against the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassins]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]]. With the Templars greatly aided by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] turncoat [[Shay Cormac]], the Colonial Brotherhood was effectively destroyed, reduced to its [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] and a mere handful of members, and would not return to its former strength until almost two decades later during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		The '''Great Purge'''<ref name="ACINFO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]''</ref> (1757–1763) was a full-scale assault by the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] under [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]] against the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassins]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]]. With the Templars greatly aided by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] turncoat [[Shay Cormac]], the Colonial Brotherhood was effectively destroyed, reduced to its [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] and a mere handful of members, and would not return to its former strength until almost two decades later during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

	==History==		==History==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' {{Imo}}

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	**[[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] {{c\|[[Haytham Kenway]]}}		**[[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] {{c\|[[Haytham Kenway]]}}

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	Even then, the purge's final stages are not shown due to Shay Cormac leaving for Europe in 1760, and it would not be named until the release of the 2017 French artbook ''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]'', which reuses the name of the 2000 global Assassin purge depicted in the 2010–2011 [[Ubiworkshop]] comic ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''.		Even then, the purge's final stages are not shown due to Shay Cormac leaving for Europe in 1760, and it would not be named until the release of the 2017 French artbook ''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]'', which reuses the name of the 2000 global Assassin purge depicted in the 2010–2011 [[Ubiworkshop]] comic ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''.

	Although ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' shows Haytham as being the one to cripple Achilles Davenport, in the 2016 novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' by [[Matthew J. Kirby]], the Brotherhood believed the culprit to be Shay. During the ~~events of the novel~~, the Assassin [[Varius]] sought revenge on Shay's family for this reason and attempted to kill Shay's grandson [[Cudgel Cormac]].		Although ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' shows Haytham as being the one to cripple Achilles Davenport, in the 2016 novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' by [[Matthew J. Kirby]], the Brotherhood believed the culprit to be Shay. During the [[New York City draft riots]], the Assassin [[Varius]] sought revenge on Shay's family for this reason and attempted to kill Shay's grandson [[Cudgel Cormac]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' – Chapter 12</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	===Haytham's arrival===		===Haytham's arrival===
	Following their founding in 1746,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "All Over the World"</ref> the Colonial Brotherhood under their Mentor Achilles Davenport rapidly expanded their influence. By 1752, they controlled a number of [[fort]]s and settlements along [[North America]]'s [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]] coast and maintained their hold through the use of [[gang]]s as enforcers. The Assassins also possessed an established network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the [[Templars]] in the area.<ref name="ACRG">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''</ref>		Following their founding in 1746,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "All Over the World"</ref> the Colonial Brotherhood under their Mentor Achilles Davenport rapidly expanded their influence. By 1752, they controlled a number of [[fort]]s and settlements along [[North America]]'s [[Atlantic Ocean\|Atlantic]] coast and maintained their hold through the use of [[gang]]s as enforcers. The Assassins also possessed an established network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the [[Templars]] in the area.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

	From 1752 to 1754, the high-ranking Templars [[Lawrence Washington]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> [[Samuel Smith]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref> and [[James Wardrop]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[We the People]]</ref> were [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by the young Assassin Shay Cormac after they stole the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript]] from the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|local Assassins]] in [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] following the [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>		From 1752 to 1754, the high-ranking Templars [[Lawrence Washington]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> [[Samuel Smith]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref> and [[James Wardrop]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[We the People]]</ref> were [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by the young Assassin Shay Cormac after they stole the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript]] from the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|local Assassins]] in [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] following the [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>

	[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 3.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The newly-formed Colonial Rite]]		[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 3.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The newly-formed Colonial Rite]]
	In 1754, Haytham arrived in the [[Americas]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Journey to the New World]]</ref> and established a Colonial Rite independent from the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] as its first Grand Master.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> The nascent Templars quickly came into conflict with the well-established Assassins. Beginning as a proxy war between the Templars and [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] recruited by the Assassins, the conflict escalated when the two factions sided with opposing [[Europe]]an powers during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name="ACRG"/>		In 1754, Haytham Kenway arrived in the [[Americas]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Journey to the New World]]</ref> and established a Colonial Rite independent from the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] as its first Grand Master.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> The nascent Templars quickly came into conflict with the well-established Assassins. Beginning as a proxy war between the Templars and [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] recruited by the Assassins, the conflict escalated when the two factions sided with opposing [[Europe]]an powers during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name="ACRG"/>
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	===Turning the tide===		===Turning the tide===
	~~[[File:Bravado 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|Shay killing Adéwalé]]~~		From 1757 onward, a disillusioned Shay Cormac, having left the Assassins, helped the Templars track down and kill several of his former comrades, including the high-ranking Assassins [[Kesegowaase]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Scars]]</ref> [[Hope Jensen]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Caress of Steel]]</ref> and [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye\|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]].<ref name="ColdFire">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Cold Fire]]</ref> In addition to his former brethren, Shay also eliminated [[Adéwalé]], a legendary member of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Brotherhood]].<ref name="Bravado">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Bravado]]</ref>
	From 1757 onward, ~~the~~ disillusioned ~~former Assassin~~ Shay Cormac helped the Templars track down and kill several of his former comrades, including the high-ranking Assassins [[Kesegowaase]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Scars]]</ref> [[Hope Jensen]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Caress of Steel]]</ref> and [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye\|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]].<ref name="ColdFire">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Cold Fire]]</ref> In addition to his former brethren, Shay also eliminated [[Adéwalé]], a legendary member of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Brotherhood]].<ref name="Bravado">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Bravado]]</ref>

	Shay also used his [[ship]] ''[[Morrigan]]'', a heavily modified {{Wiki\|sloop-of-war}}, to cripple the Assassin navy. Among the ships which fell victim to his actions were Adéwalé's vessel the ''[[Experto Crede]]'',<ref name="Bravado"/> the [[Man O' War]] ''[[Gerfaut]]'' captained by Chevalier de la Vérendrye,<ref name="ColdFire"/> and the Assassins' flagship ''[[Storm Fortress]]''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[The Storm Fortress]]</ref> Shay also eliminated seven Assassin-allied gangs within [[New York City]], liberated many forts in the [[River Valley]] and along the Atlantic coast, intercepted a number of [[assassination ~~contracts~~]], and killed any [[stalker]]s sent after him personally, weakening the Assassin presence further.<ref name="ACRG"/>		Shay also used his [[ship]] ''[[Morrigan]]'', a heavily modified {{Wiki\|sloop-of-war}}, to cripple the Assassin navy. Among the ships which fell victim to his actions were Adéwalé's vessel the ''[[Experto Crede]]'',<ref name="Bravado"/> the [[Man O' War]] ''[[Gerfaut]]'' captained by Chevalier de la Vérendrye,<ref name="ColdFire"/> and the Assassins' flagship ''[[Storm Fortress]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Storm Fortress]]</ref> Shay also eliminated seven Assassin-allied gangs within [[New York City]], liberated many forts in the [[River Valley]] and along the Atlantic coast, intercepted a number of [[assassination contract]]s, and killed any [[stalker]]s sent after him personally, weakening the Assassin presence further.<ref name="ACRG"/>

	[[File:Non Nobis Domine 18.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|Haytham and Shay sparing Achilles' life]]		[[File:Non Nobis Domine 18.png\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham and Shay sparing Achilles' life]]
	In 1760, in a battle at ~~the~~ [[Arctic Temple]] in the [[Arctic Ocean\|Arctic]], the Brotherhood's leadership was broken. The Assassin [[Liam O'Brien]] was killed and Haytham crippled Achilles. Thereafter, the Brotherhood's influence in the Colonies was severely diminished and they were left on the brink of destruction, while the Templars' power continued to grow. Confident that he was no longer a threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life on the condition that the Assassins stop searching for ~~more~~ [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref>		In 1760, following a battle at a [[Arctic Temple\|Precursor vault]] in the [[Arctic Ocean\|Arctic]], the Brotherhood's leadership was broken. The Assassin [[Liam O'Brien]] was killed and Haytham crippled Achilles. Thereafter, the Brotherhood's influence in the Colonies was severely diminished and they were left on the brink of destruction, while the Templars' power continued to grow. Confident that he was no longer a threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life on the condition that the Assassins stop searching for [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref>

	===Final assault===		===Final assault===
	In 1763,<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Achilles Davenport]]</ref> three years after the Assassins' defeat at the Arctic, the Templars launched their final attack on the [[Davenport Homestead]], killing all of the remaining Assassins save for Achilles<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Davenport Homestead]]</ref> and [[Robert Faulkner]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Robert Faulkner]]</ref> Convinced that the lone Mentor no longer posed any threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life again, this time on the condition that he give up life as an Assassin.		In 1763,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Achilles Davenport]]</ref> three years after the Assassins' defeat in the Arctic, the Templars launched their final attack on the [[Davenport Homestead]], killing all of the remaining Assassins save for Achilles<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Davenport Homestead]]</ref> and [[Robert Faulkner]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Robert Faulkner]]</ref> Convinced that the lone Mentor no longer posed any threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life again, this time on the condition that he give up life as an Assassin.

	However, some Assassins like [[Benjamin Tallmadge, Sr.]] and [[Lawrence Cato]] survived by going into hiding.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Something on the Side]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[A Greater Cause]]</ref> The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]], who was training in the colonies at the time, left for [[France]] before the Templars could claim his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Pierre Bellec]]</ref> Nevertheless, the ruthless acts ordered by Haytham during the purge had a lasting effect on Bellec, who later claimed to his [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] [[Arno Dorian]] that he had seen Templars "put entire villages to the [[sword]], just for the chance of killing one Assassin".<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Confrontation]]</ref> These experiences deepened his hatred for the Templars and made him resistant to the very idea of truces proposed by Mentor [[Mirabeau]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Graduation (Unity)\|Graduation]]</ref> or Arno.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref>		However, some other Assassins like [[Benjamin Tallmadge, Sr.]] and [[Lawrence Cato]] survived by going into hiding.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Something on the Side]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[A Greater Cause]]</ref> The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]], who was training in the colonies at the time, left for [[France]] before the Templars could claim his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Pierre Bellec]]</ref> Nevertheless, the ruthless acts ordered by Haytham during the purge had a lasting effect on Bellec, who later claimed to his [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] [[Arno Dorian]] that he had seen Templars "put entire villages to the [[sword]], just for the chance of killing one Assassin".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Confrontation]]</ref> These experiences deepened his hatred for the Templars and made him resistant to the very idea of truces proposed by his Mentor [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau\|Mirabeau]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Graduation (Unity)\|Graduation]]</ref> or Arno.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref>

	[[File:ACIII-BoorishMan 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Achilles in self-imposed exile]]		[[File:ACIII-BoorishMan 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Achilles in self-imposed exile]]
	A depressed and embittered Achilles spent the next six years in isolation at his manor, allowing it to fall into disrepair. It was not until the arrival of Haytham's son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] that the Colonial Brotherhood would rise from the ashes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[A Boorish Man]]</ref> Under Achilles' training, Ratonhnhaké:ton would go on to exterminate most of the Colonial Templars and rebuild the Colonial Brotherhood during the American Revolutionary War.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>		A depressed and embittered Achilles spent the next six years in isolation at his manor, allowing it to fall into disrepair. It was not until the arrival of Haytham's son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] in 1769 that the Colonial Brotherhood would rise from the ashes.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Boorish Man]]</ref> Under Achilles' training, Ratonhnhaké:ton would go on to exterminate most of the Colonial Templars and rebuild the Colonial Brotherhood during the American Revolutionary War.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==