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	'''Thomas Conway''' (1735 – c. 1800) was an [[Ireland\|Irish]] ~~army officer served as a~~ major general in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''Thomas Conway''' (1735 – c. 1800) was an [[Ireland\|Irish]] major general of the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	~~Around~~ the ~~time his fellow general~~ [[~~Horatio Gates~~]] ~~had led~~ the ~~army to a~~ {{Wiki\|Battles of ~~Saratoga\|decisive victory~~}} at {{Wiki\|~~Saratoga County, New York~~\|~~Saratoga~~}} ~~and head of the Continental Army~~ [[~~George Washington~~]] ~~had taken losses~~ {{~~Wiki~~\|~~Battle~~ of ~~Brandywine~~\|~~at Brandywine~~}} ~~and~~ {{~~Wiki~~\|~~Battle of Germantown~~\|~~at Germantown~~}}, Conway wrote extensively to Gates about Washington's failings. When Washington learned of the letters, he took it as a sign that both his subordinates were conspiring behind his back to replace him and Gates and Conway ~~had~~ to explain themselves before [[Continental ~~Congress\|~~Congress]]. The episode, which became known as the "[[Conway Cabal]]", ended with Gates apologizing and Conway being forced to resign. Conway remained very publicly critical of Washington until he was shot in the mouth by General {{Wiki\|John Cadwalader (general)\|John Cadwalader}}, one of Washington's supporters.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Conway Cabal]]</ref>		In 1777, Thomas Conway was serving as a brigadier general<ref name="Wikipedia">{{WP\|Thomas Conway}}</ref> in the Continental Army under General [[George Washington]]. While Washington suffered military defeats at the {{Wiki\|Battle of Brandywine\|Battles of Brandywine}} and {{Wiki\|Battle of Germantown\|Germantown}}, General [[Horatio Gates]] achieved a {{wiki\|Battles of Saratoga\|decisive victory}} at {{wiki\|Saratoga County, New York\|Saratoga}}. Subsequently, Conway wrote extensively to Gates about Washington's failings. When Washington learned of the letters, he took it as a sign that both of his subordinates were conspiring behind his back to replace him, and Gates and Conway were compelled to explain themselves before the [[Continental Congress]]. The episode, which became known as the "[[Conway Cabal]]", ended with Gates apologizing and Conway being forced to resign. Conway remained very publicly critical of Washington until he was shot in the mouth by General {{Wiki\|John Cadwalader (general)\|John Cadwalader}}, one of Washington's supporters.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Conway Cabal]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Around the time his fellow general, [[Horatio Gates]], had led the army to a decisive victory at Saratoga and head of the Continental Army [[George Washington]] had taken losses at Germantown ~~and Brandywine~~, Conway wrote extensively to Gates about Washington's failings. When Washington learned of the letters, he took it as a sign that both his subordinates were conspiring behind his back to replace him and Gates and Conway had to explain themselves before [[Continental Congress\|Congress]]. The episode, which became known as the "[[Conway Cabal]]", ended with Gates apologizing and Conway being forced to resign. Conway remained very publicly critical of Washington until he was shot in the mouth by one of Washington's supporters.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Conway Cabal]]</ref>		Around the time his fellow general [[Horatio Gates]] had led the army to a {{Wiki\|Battles of Saratoga\|decisive victory}} at {{Wiki\|Saratoga County, New York\|Saratoga}} and head of the Continental Army [[George Washington]] had taken losses {{Wiki\|Battle of Brandywine\|at Brandywine}} and {{Wiki\|Battle of Germantown\|at Germantown}}, Conway wrote extensively to Gates about Washington's failings. When Washington learned of the letters, he took it as a sign that both his subordinates were conspiring behind his back to replace him and Gates and Conway had to explain themselves before [[Continental Congress\|Congress]]. The episode, which became known as the "[[Conway Cabal]]", ended with Gates apologizing and Conway being forced to resign. Conway remained very publicly critical of Washington until he was shot in the mouth by General {{Wiki\|John Cadwalader (general)\|John Cadwalader}}, one of Washington's supporters.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Conway Cabal]]</ref>

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'''Thomas Conway''' (1735 – c. 1800) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] army officer served as a major general in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

==Biography==
Around the time his fellow general, [[Horatio Gates]], had led the army to a decisive victory at Saratoga and head of the Continental Army [[George Washington]] had taken losses at Germantown and Brandywine, Conway wrote extensively to Gates about Washington's failings. When Washington learned of the letters, he took it as a sign that both his subordinates were conspiring behind his back to replace him and Gates and Conway had to explain themselves before [[Continental Congress|Congress]]. The episode, which became known as the "[[Conway Cabal]]", ended with Gates apologizing and Conway being forced to resign. Conway remained very publicly critical of Washington until he was shot in the mouth by one of Washington's supporters.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Conway Cabal]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{Mdat}}

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