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	'''The Bahamas''', officially the '''Commonwealth of the Bahamas''', is an archipelagic sovereign state in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] consisting of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets. Located in the northeastern part of the [[Caribbean]], the Bahamas lie north of [[Cuba]] and [[Haiti~~\|Saint-Domingue~~]] and southeast of the [[United States\|state]] of [[Florida]].		'''The Bahamas''', officially the '''Commonwealth of the Bahamas''', is an archipelagic sovereign state in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] consisting of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets. Located in the northeastern part of the [[Caribbean]], the Bahamas lie north of [[Cuba]] and [[Haiti]] and southeast of the [[United States\|state]] of [[Florida]].

	During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the Bahamas, like many other places in the Caribbean, was a popular retreat for [[Piracy\|pirates]]. [[Nassau]], now its largest city and capital, served as a notorious base-of-operations for a self-proclaimed [[Republic of Pirates]] from 1706 until the [[British Empire]] regained control in 1718.		During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the Bahamas, like many other places in the Caribbean, was a popular retreat for [[Piracy\|pirates]]. [[Nassau]], now its largest city and capital, served as a notorious base-of-operations for a self-proclaimed [[Republic of Pirates]] from 1706 until the [[British Empire]] regained control in 1718.
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	==History==		==History==
	===Republic of Pirates===		===Republic of Pirates===
	The Bahamas were a colony of [[England]], and later the United Kingdom, from 1648 until 1973. While the Bahamas were being colonized by Britain, it was sparsely populated, which led to it becoming a pirate haven. The city of Nassau ~~in the Bahamas~~ was declared a ~~pirate republic~~ in 1706. Intended as a community entirely devoid of restraints on liberty, the anarchic proto-state sank into squalor and dilapidation by the following decade due to the lack of any real administration.<ref name="Diving for Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Diving for Medicines]]</ref><ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>		The Bahamas were a colony of [[England]], and later the [[United Kingdom]], from 1648 until 1973. While the Bahamas were being colonized by Britain, the archipelago was sparsely populated, which led to it becoming a pirate haven. The city of Nassau was declared a Pirate Republic in 1706. Intended as a community entirely devoid of restraints on liberty, the anarchic proto-state sank into squalor and dilapidation by the following decade due to the lack of any real administration.<ref name="Diving for Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Diving for Medicines]]</ref><ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

	In 1713, both the pirate crew of the ''[[Sea Dog's Bite]]'' and the [[Royal Navy]] captain [[Blount]] sailed to the Bahamas in search of the [[Shipwreck\|wreck]] of the ''[[Leviathan (Spanish)\|Leviathan]]'', a [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Man O' War\|galleon]] rumored to hold [[gold]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[The Leviathan's Bones]]</ref> The pirates succeeded in claiming the prize and killed Blount, sinking his ship after it attacked them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[Blood and Thunder]]</ref>		In 1713, both the pirate crew of the ''[[Sea Dog's Bite]]'' and the [[Royal Navy]] captain [[Blount]] sailed to the Bahamas in search of the [[Shipwreck\|wreck]] of the ''[[Leviathan (Spanish)\|Leviathan]]'', a [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Man O' War\|galleon]] rumored to hold [[gold]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[The Leviathan's Bones]]</ref> The pirates succeeded in claiming the prize and killed Blount, sinking his ship after it attacked them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[Blood and Thunder]]</ref>

	After ~~the~~ [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Woodes Rogers]] ~~was~~ appointed Governor of the Bahamas in 1718, he dissolved Nassau's nascent ~~pirate republic~~ by ~~reestablishing~~ British military control. In order to extinguish the pirate presence, he first offered a royal pardon to all pirates to be accepted by 5 September, before moving to arrest all remaining pirates after this deadline.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay" /> However, piracy in general still persisted in the area, and Rogers was recalled from his post in 1721. He would eventually return in 1728 to serve another term.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Woodes Rogers]]</ref>		After the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Woodes Rogers]] was appointed Governor of the Bahamas in 1718, he dissolved Nassau's nascent Pirate Republic by re-establishing British military control. In order to extinguish the pirate presence, he first offered a royal pardon to all pirates to be accepted by 5 September, before moving to arrest all remaining pirates after this deadline.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay" /> However, piracy in general still persisted in the area, and Rogers was recalled from his post in 1721. He would eventually return in 1728 to serve another term.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Woodes Rogers]]</ref>

	===American Revolution===		===American Revolution===
	The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] sailed to the Bahamas aboard the ''[[Aquila]]'' in 1773 and in 1776. By destroying privateer ~~[[ship]]s~~ such as the ''[[Somerset]]'', he greatly improved the safety of naval trade routes to the islands.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Search for the Somerset]]</ref>		The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] sailed to the Bahamas aboard the ''[[Aquila]]'' in 1773 and in 1776. By destroying privateer ships such as the ''[[Somerset]]'', he greatly improved the safety of naval trade routes to the islands.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Search for the Somerset]]</ref>

	Later in 1778, Ratonhnhaké:ton returned to the islands in an effort to find and ~~kill~~ [[Nicholas Biddle]], captain of ~~the American warship~~ [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']]. ~~After~~ disabling the masts, Ratonhnhaké:ton boarded the vessel and dueled the Templar, ultimately killing Biddle. ~~The~~ ''Randolph'' was then sunk, as per Biddle's last wish.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>		Later in 1778, Ratonhnhaké:ton returned to the islands in an effort to find and kill [[Nicholas Biddle]], captain of the American warship [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']]. After disabling the masts, Ratonhnhaké:ton boarded the vessel and dueled the Templar, ultimately killing Biddle. The ''Randolph'' was then sunk, as per Biddle's last wish.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	The Bahamas were a colony of [[England]], and later the United Kingdom, from 1648 until 1973. While the Bahamas were being colonized by Britain, it was sparsely populated, which led to it becoming a pirate haven. The city of Nassau in the Bahamas was declared a pirate republic in 1706. Intended as a community entirely devoid of restraints on liberty, the anarchic proto-state sank into squalor and dilapidation by the following decade due to the lack of any real administration.<ref name="Diving for Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Diving for Medicines]]</ref><ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>		The Bahamas were a colony of [[England]], and later the United Kingdom, from 1648 until 1973. While the Bahamas were being colonized by Britain, it was sparsely populated, which led to it becoming a pirate haven. The city of Nassau in the Bahamas was declared a pirate republic in 1706. Intended as a community entirely devoid of restraints on liberty, the anarchic proto-state sank into squalor and dilapidation by the following decade due to the lack of any real administration.<ref name="Diving for Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Diving for Medicines]]</ref><ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

	In 1713, both the pirate crew of the ''[[Sea Dog's Bite]]'' and the [[Royal Navy]] captain [[Blount]] sailed to the Bahamas in search of the [[Shipwreck\|wreck]] of the ''[[Leviathan (Spanish)\|Leviathan]]'', a [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Man O' War\|galleon]] rumored to hold [[gold]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[The Leviathan's Bones]]</ref> The pirates ~~ultimately~~ succeeded in claiming the prize and killed Blount, sinking his ship after it attacked them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[Blood and Thunder]]</ref>		In 1713, both the pirate crew of the ''[[Sea Dog's Bite]]'' and the [[Royal Navy]] captain [[Blount]] sailed to the Bahamas in search of the [[Shipwreck\|wreck]] of the ''[[Leviathan (Spanish)\|Leviathan]]'', a [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Man O' War\|galleon]] rumored to hold [[gold]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[The Leviathan's Bones]]</ref> The pirates succeeded in claiming the prize and killed Blount, sinking his ship after it attacked them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[Blood and Thunder]]</ref>

	After ~~the~~ [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Woodes Rogers]] ~~was~~ appointed Governor of the Bahamas in 1718, he dissolved Nassau's nascent pirate republic by reestablishing British military control. In order to extinguish the pirate presence, he first offered a royal pardon to all pirates to be accepted by 5 September, before moving to arrest all remaining pirates after this deadline.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay" /> However, piracy in general still persisted in the area, and Rogers was recalled from his post in 1721. He would eventually return in 1728 to serve another term.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Woodes Rogers]]</ref>		After the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Woodes Rogers]] was appointed Governor of the Bahamas in 1718, he dissolved Nassau's nascent pirate republic by reestablishing British military control. In order to extinguish the pirate presence, he first offered a royal pardon to all pirates to be accepted by 5 September, before moving to arrest all remaining pirates after this deadline.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay" /> However, piracy in general still persisted in the area, and Rogers was recalled from his post in 1721. He would eventually return in 1728 to serve another term.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Woodes Rogers]]</ref>

	===American Revolution===		===American Revolution===
	The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] sailed to the Bahamas aboard the ''[[Aquila]]'' in 1773 and in 1776.~~<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>~~ By destroying privateer [[ship]]s such as the ''[[Somerset]]'', he greatly improved the safety of naval trade routes to the islands.<ref ~~name="AC3"~~/>		The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] sailed to the Bahamas aboard the ''[[Aquila]]'' in 1773 and in 1776. By destroying privateer [[ship]]s such as the ''[[Somerset]]'', he greatly improved the safety of naval trade routes to the islands.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Search for the Somerset]]</ref>

	Later in 1778, Ratonhnhaké:ton returned to the islands in an effort to find and ~~kill~~ [[Nicholas Biddle]], captain of ~~the American warship~~ [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']].~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref> After~~ disabling the masts, Ratonhnhaké:ton boarded the vessel and dueled the Templar, ultimately killing Biddle. ~~The~~ ''Randolph'' was then sunk, as per Biddle's last wish.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>		Later in 1778, Ratonhnhaké:ton returned to the islands in an effort to find and kill [[Nicholas Biddle]], captain of the American warship [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']]. After disabling the masts, Ratonhnhaké:ton boarded the vessel and dueled the Templar, ultimately killing Biddle. The ''Randolph'' was then sunk, as per Biddle's last wish.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	~~\|nation=~~
	\|languages= {{wiki\|English language\|English}}<br>{{wiki\|Bahamian Creole}}		\|languages= {{wiki\|English language\|English}}<br>{{wiki\|Bahamian Creole}}
	\|religion= [[Christianity]]		\|religion= [[Christianity]]
	\|demonym= {{wiki\|Bahamians\|Bahamian}}		\|demonym= {{wiki\|Bahamians\|Bahamian}}
	~~\|major_cities=~~
	~~\|population=~~
	\|currency= {{wiki\|Bahamian dollar}}		\|currency= {{wiki\|Bahamian dollar}}
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	\|date_founded= 10 July 1973		\|date_founded= 10 July 1973
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	'''The Bahamas''', officially the '''Commonwealth of the Bahamas''', is an archipelagic sovereign state in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] consisting of more than 700 islands, cays and islets. Located on the northeastern part of the [[Caribbean]], the Bahamas ~~lies~~ north of [[Cuba]] and [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] and southeast of the [[United States\|state]] of [[Florida]].		'''The Bahamas''', officially the '''Commonwealth of the Bahamas''', is an archipelagic sovereign state in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] consisting of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets. Located in the northeastern part of the [[Caribbean]], the Bahamas lie north of [[Cuba]] and [[Haiti\|Saint-Domingue]] and southeast of the [[United States\|state]] of [[Florida]].

	During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the Bahamas, like many places in the [[Caribbean]], was a popular retreat for [[Piracy\|pirates]]. [[Nassau]], now its largest city and capital, served as a notorious base-of-operations for a self-proclaimed [[Republic of Pirates]] from 1706 until the [[British Empire]] regained control in 1718.		During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the Bahamas, like many other places in the Caribbean, was a popular retreat for [[Piracy\|pirates]]. [[Nassau]], now its largest city and capital, served as a notorious base-of-operations for a self-proclaimed [[Republic of Pirates]] from 1706 until the [[British Empire]] regained control in 1718.

	==History==		==History==
	===Republic of Pirates===		===Republic of Pirates===
	The Bahamas ~~was~~ a colony of [[England]], and later the United Kingdom, from 1648 until 1973. While the Bahamas were being colonized by Britain, it was sparsely populated, which led to it becoming a pirate haven. The city of Nassau in the Bahamas was declared a pirate republic in 1706. Intended as a community entirely devoid of restraints on liberty, the anarchic proto-state sank into squalor and dilapidation by the following decade due to the lack of any real administration.<ref name="Diving for Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Diving for Medicines]]</ref><ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>		The Bahamas were a colony of [[England]], and later the United Kingdom, from 1648 until 1973. While the Bahamas were being colonized by Britain, it was sparsely populated, which led to it becoming a pirate haven. The city of Nassau in the Bahamas was declared a pirate republic in 1706. Intended as a community entirely devoid of restraints on liberty, the anarchic proto-state sank into squalor and dilapidation by the following decade due to the lack of any real administration.<ref name="Diving for Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Diving for Medicines]]</ref><ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

	After the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Woodes Rogers]] was appointed ~~governor~~ of the ~~islands~~ in 1718, he dissolved ~~the state~~ by reestablishing British military control. In order to extinguish the pirate presence, he first offered a royal pardon to all pirates to be accepted by 5 September before moving to arrest all remaining pirates after this deadline.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay" /> However, piracy in general still persisted in the area, and he was recalled from his post in ~~1722~~. He would eventually return to serve another term.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Woodes Rogers]]</ref>		In 1713, both the pirate crew of the ''[[Sea Dog's Bite]]'' and the [[Royal Navy]] captain [[Blount]] sailed to the Bahamas in search of the [[Shipwreck\|wreck]] of the ''[[Leviathan (Spanish)\|Leviathan]]'', a [[Spain\|Spanish]] [[Man O' War\|galleon]] rumored to hold [[gold]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[The Leviathan's Bones]]</ref> The pirates ultimately succeeded in claiming the prize and killed Blount, sinking his ship after it attacked them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]'' – [[Blood and Thunder]]</ref>

			After the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Woodes Rogers]] was appointed Governor of the Bahamas in 1718, he dissolved Nassau's nascent pirate republic by reestablishing British military control. In order to extinguish the pirate presence, he first offered a royal pardon to all pirates to be accepted by 5 September, before moving to arrest all remaining pirates after this deadline.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay" /> However, piracy in general still persisted in the area, and Rogers was recalled from his post in 1721. He would eventually return in 1728 to serve another term.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Woodes Rogers]]</ref>

	===American Revolution===		===American Revolution===
	The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] sailed to the Bahamas aboard the ''[[Aquila]]'' in 1773 and in 1776.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> By destroying privateer [[ship]]s such as the ''[[Somerset]]'', he greatly improved the safety of naval trade routes to the islands.<ref name="AC3"/>		The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] sailed to the Bahamas aboard the ''[[Aquila]]'' in 1773 and in 1776.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> By destroying privateer [[ship]]s such as the ''[[Somerset]]'', he greatly improved the safety of naval trade routes to the islands.<ref name="AC3"/>

	Later in 1778, Ratonhnhaké:ton returned to the islands in an effort to find and kill [[Nicholas Biddle]], captain of the American warship [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref> After disabling the masts, Ratonhnhaké:ton boarded the vessel and dueled the Templar, ultimately killing Biddle. The ''Randolph'' was then sunk, as per Biddle's last wish.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>		Later in 1778, Ratonhnhaké:ton returned to the islands in an effort to find and kill [[Nicholas Biddle]], captain of the American warship [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref> After disabling the masts, Ratonhnhaké:ton boarded the vessel and dueled the Templar, ultimately killing Biddle. The ''Randolph'' was then sunk, as per Biddle's last wish.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>

			==Gallery==
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			ACReb - The Leviathan's Bones.jpg\|An island in the Bahamas
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			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Pirates~~]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[Dead Men's Gold]]''
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	The Bahamas was a colony of [[England]], and later the United Kingdom, from 1648 until 1973. While the Bahamas were being colonized by Britain, it was sparsely populated, which led to it becoming a pirate haven. The city of Nassau in the Bahamas was declared a pirate republic in 1706. Intended as a community entirely devoid of restraints on liberty, the anarchic proto-state sank into squalor and dilapidation by the following decade due to the lack of any real administration.<ref name="Diving for Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Diving for Medicines]]</ref><ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>		The Bahamas was a colony of [[England]], and later the United Kingdom, from 1648 until 1973. While the Bahamas were being colonized by Britain, it was sparsely populated, which led to it becoming a pirate haven. The city of Nassau in the Bahamas was declared a pirate republic in 1706. Intended as a community entirely devoid of restraints on liberty, the anarchic proto-state sank into squalor and dilapidation by the following decade due to the lack of any real administration.<ref name="Diving for Medicine">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Diving for Medicines]]</ref><ref name="We Demand a Parlay">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

	After the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Woodes Rogers]] was appointed governor of the islands in 1718, he dissolved the state by reestablishing British military control. In order to extinguish the pirate presence, he first offered a royal pardon to all pirates to be accepted by 5 September before moving to arrest all remaining pirates after this deadline.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay" /> However, piracy in general still persisted in the area, and he was recalled from his post in 1722. He would eventually return to serve another term.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>		After the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Woodes Rogers]] was appointed governor of the islands in 1718, he dissolved the state by reestablishing British military control. In order to extinguish the pirate presence, he first offered a royal pardon to all pirates to be accepted by 5 September before moving to arrest all remaining pirates after this deadline.<ref name="We Demand a Parlay" /> However, piracy in general still persisted in the area, and he was recalled from his post in 1722. He would eventually return to serve another term.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Woodes Rogers]]</ref>

	===American Revolution===		===American Revolution===
	The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] sailed to the Bahamas aboard the ''[[Aquila]]'' in 1773 and in 1776. By destroying privateer [[ship]]s such as the ''[[Somerset]]'', he greatly improved the safety of naval trade routes to the islands.		The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] sailed to the Bahamas aboard the ''[[Aquila]]'' in 1773 and in 1776.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> By destroying privateer [[ship]]s such as the ''[[Somerset]]'', he greatly improved the safety of naval trade routes to the islands.<ref name="AC3"/>

	Later in 1778, Ratonhnhaké:ton returned to the islands in an effort to find and kill [[Nicholas Biddle]], captain of the American warship ''[[Randolph]]''. After disabling the masts, Ratonhnhaké:ton boarded the vessel and ~~duelled~~ the Templar, ultimately killing Biddle. The ''Randolph'' was then sunk, as per Biddle's last wish.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>		Later in 1778, Ratonhnhaké:ton returned to the islands in an effort to find and kill [[Nicholas Biddle]], captain of the American warship [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref> After disabling the masts, Ratonhnhaké:ton boarded the vessel and dueled the Templar, ultimately killing Biddle. The ''Randolph'' was then sunk, as per Biddle's last wish.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>

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			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''

imported>Zone of Endless: removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

2021-10-14T21:23:01Z

removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''}}
	{{Regime Infobox		{{Regime Infobox

imported>Sol Pacificus at 11:07, 7 May 2020

2020-05-07T11:07:22Z

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	\|capital=[[Nassau]]		\|capital=[[Nassau]]
	\|government= [[Monarchy\|Constitutional monarchy]]		\|government= [[Monarchy\|Constitutional monarchy]]
	\|head_of_state= {{Monarchy of the United Kingdom\|Queen}}<br>{{wiki\|Governor-General of the Bahamas\|Governor-General}}		\|head_of_state= {{wiki\|Monarchy of the United Kingdom\|Queen}}<br>{{wiki\|Governor-General of the Bahamas\|Governor-General}}
	\|head_of_government= {{wiki\|Prime Minister of the Bahamas\|Prime Minister}}		\|head_of_government= {{wiki\|Prime Minister of the Bahamas\|Prime Minister}}
	\|legislature= {{wiki\|Parliament of the Bahamas\|Parliament}}		\|legislature= {{wiki\|Parliament of the Bahamas\|Parliament}}
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	\|languages= {{wiki\|English language\|English}}<br>{{wiki\|Bahamian Creole}}		\|languages= {{wiki\|English language\|English}}<br>{{wiki\|Bahamian Creole}}
	\|religion= [[Christianity]]		\|religion= [[Christianity]]
	\|demonym= Bahamian		\|demonym= {{wiki\|Bahamians\|Bahamian}}
	\|major_cities=		\|major_cities=
	\|population=		\|population=

imported>Sol Pacificus: Just to simplify this

2020-05-07T09:46:35Z

Just to simplify this

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	\|capital=[[Nassau]]		\|capital=[[Nassau]]
	\|government= [[Monarchy\|Constitutional monarchy]]		\|government= [[Monarchy\|Constitutional monarchy]]
	\|head_of_state= Queen ~~or King~~<br>{{wiki\|Governor-General of the Bahamas\|Governor-General}}		\|head_of_state= {{Monarchy of the United Kingdom\|Queen}}<br>{{wiki\|Governor-General of the Bahamas\|Governor-General}}
	\|head_of_government= {{wiki\|Prime Minister of the Bahamas\|Prime Minister}}		\|head_of_government= {{wiki\|Prime Minister of the Bahamas\|Prime Minister}}
	\|legislature= {{wiki\|Parliament of the Bahamas\|Parliament}}		\|legislature= {{wiki\|Parliament of the Bahamas\|Parliament}}

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	\|capital=[[Nassau]]		\|capital=[[Nassau]]
	\|government= [[Monarchy\|Constitutional monarchy]]		\|government= [[Monarchy\|Constitutional monarchy]]
	\|head_of_state= Queen ~~or King~~<br>{{wiki\|Governor-General of the Bahamas\|Governor-General}}		\|head_of_state= {{Monarchy of the United Kingdom\|Queen}}<br>{{wiki\|Governor-General of the Bahamas\|Governor-General}}
	\|head_of_government= {{wiki\|Prime Minister of the Bahamas\|Prime Minister}}		\|head_of_government= {{wiki\|Prime Minister of the Bahamas\|Prime Minister}}
	\|legislature= {{wiki\|Parliament of the Bahamas\|Parliament}}		\|legislature= {{wiki\|Parliament of the Bahamas\|Parliament}}