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	{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]
	'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[~~civilians~~\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who ~~had~~ sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.~~{{Cite}}~~		The '''Loyalists''', also known as the '''Tories''', '''Royalists''', or the '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilian\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]] and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five British [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists living in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Loyalists]]</ref>

	Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.~~{{Cite}}~~		Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Broken Trust]]</ref> Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: George Davidson]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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	{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]
	'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists.		'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}

	Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots.		Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.{{Cite}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]
	'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. ~~Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}~~		'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists.

	Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. ~~Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.{{Cite}}~~		Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}} {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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	{{Era\|Organizations}}{{WP-REAL\|Loyalist (American Revolution)}}		{{Era\|Organizations}}{{WP-REAL\|Loyalist (American Revolution)}}
	{{Quote\|~~I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from~~ a Loyalist perspective ~~the opposite was true:~~ the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]
	'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}		'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}

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	{{Era\|Organizations}}{{WP-REAL\|Loyalist (American Revolution)}}		{{Era\|Organizations}}{{WP-REAL\|Loyalist (American Revolution)}}
	{{Quote\|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|[[Shaun Hastings]]' [[database]] entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]
	'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.		'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}

	Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt [[George III of the United Kingdom\|~~King~~ George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.		Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.{{Cite}}

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		{{Reflist}}

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	{{Quote\|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|[[Shaun Hastings]]' [[database]] entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|[[Shaun Hastings]]' [[database]] entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]

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	Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt [[George III of the United Kingdom\|King George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.		Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt [[George III of the United Kingdom\|King George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''

	{{AC3}}		{{AC3}}
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	{{Quote\|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|[[Shaun Hastings]]' [[database]] entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|[[Shaun Hastings]]' [[database]] entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Database: Loyalists}}
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''

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	{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]
	'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists.		'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}

	Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots.		Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.{{Cite}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]
	'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. ~~Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}~~		'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists.

	Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots. ~~Loyalists also included former [[Slavery\|slaves]] like [[George Davidson]], who were recruited by [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]] following promises of freedom.{{Cite}}~~		Loyalists also included members of the [[Iroquois]] League, who felt King [[George III of the United Kingdom\|George III]] respected their borders. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] village of [[Kanatahséton]] joined the British after [[Charles Lee]] manipulated [[Kanen'tó:kon]] into believing that [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] had betrayed them by siding with the Patriots.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	{{Quote\|~~I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from~~ a Loyalist perspective ~~the opposite was true:~~ the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|[F]rom a Loyalist perspective [...] the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|Shaun Hastings' database entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]
	'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}		'''Loyalists''', also known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''', were the faction of [[civilians\|citizens]] in the [[United States\|Thirteen Colonies]] of [[North America]] who had sided with the [[United Kingdom\|British Crown]] during the [[American Revolution]], and the subsequent [[American Revolutionary War\|war]]. It is estimated that as many as one in five [[United States\|colonists]] were Loyalists. Loyalists in [[Patriots\|Patriot]] communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.{{Cite}}

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	{{Quote\|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|[[Shaun Hastings]]' [[database]] entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Database: Loyalists}}		{{Quote\|I expect the version of the story you've heard goes something like this: "The Loyalists were traitors who betrayed their fellow Americans to the British." That's a nice little fiction, since from a Loyalist perspective the opposite was true: the colonies were founded and owned by Britain. The Colonists were therefore British citizens, thus the rebels trying to disobey the king were the real traitors here.\|[[Shaun Hastings]]' [[database]] entry on the Loyalists, 2012.\|Database: Loyalists}}
	[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]		[[File:ACIII-Alternatemethods 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church]]