Thomas Preston - Revision history

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	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\| name = Thomas Preston		\| name = Thomas Preston
	\| image = AC3-Thomas Preston.png		\| image = AC3-Thomas Preston.png
	\| birth = c. 1722<br />[[Ireland]]		\| birth = c. 1722<br>[[Ireland]]
	\| death = c. 1798		\| death = c. 1798
	\| species = [[Human]]		\| species = [[Human]]
	\| affiliates = [[British Army]]}}		\| affiliates = [[British Army]]
	'''Thomas Preston''' (1722 – 1798) was an officer in the [[British Army]].		}}
			'''Thomas Preston''' (c. 1722 – c. 1798) was an officer in the [[British Army]], infamous for his role in the [[Boston Massacre]] in 1770.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Originally of [[Ireland]], Preston ~~would later join~~ the British Army~~, in which he became an~~ officer. He ~~became~~ stationed with the 29th Regiment of Foot in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]].		Originally from [[Ireland]], Preston joined the British Army and rose to the rank of officer. He was later stationed with the 29th Regiment of Foot in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Thomas Preston (British Army officer)}}</ref>

	On 5 March 1770, the [[~~Assassins\|Assassin~~]] [[~~Achilles Davenport~~]] and his ~~apprentice~~ [[~~Ratonhnhaké~~:~~ton~~]] ~~entered~~ the ~~town square~~ to ~~find an angry crowd~~ of ~~Colonists beseeching a small troop of British soldiers~~. ~~Preston stood atop the stairway feeling threatened and humiliated~~, ~~and ordering~~ the crowd ~~to disperse. However, they refused and~~ continued to chastise the soldiers.		On 5 March 1770, an angry mob formed outside the [[Old State House]] to seek justice after an altercation between a British [[soldier]] and several colonists. Preston arrived with his men to try and pacify the crowd,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: The Boston Massacre]]</ref> beseeching the colonists to end their act of rebellion and return to their homes. His pleas fell on deaf ears, however, as the crowd continued to chastise the soldiers,<ref name="A Trip to Boston">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[A Trip to Boston]]</ref> taunting them to fire.<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Boston Massacre]]</ref>

	~~Shortly thereafter~~, [[~~Charles Lee~~]], a ~~member of~~ the ~~Colonial~~ [[Templars]], fired a shot into the air. ~~The shot startled~~ the British troops~~, believing~~ they were under attack, and ~~they~~ opened fire on the crowd.		Nonetheless, Preston attempted to diffuse the situation by talking with the crowd. When asked if his soldiers' [[musket]]s were loaded, he admitted they were, though as he was standing in front of his men, he had no reason to order them to fire. Amidst all the commotion, however, a Regular was hit by a stone, causing him to drop his musket,<ref name="Database"/> and the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Lee]] fired a shot into the air. Startled, the British troops believed they were under attack and opened fire on the crowd.<ref name="A Trip to Boston"/>

	~~After~~ his involvement in the Boston Massacre, he was tried for manslaughter, ~~though~~ he was ~~later~~ acquitted. After his acquittal, Preston retired from the army and reportedly settled back in Ireland, though {{Wiki\|John Adams}}, his attorney and later the second President of the United States, claimed to have seen him in London in the 1780s.		Following his involvement in the Boston Massacre, Preston was investigated and tried for manslaughter,<ref name="Wiki"/> during which he testified that he never gave the command to fire. Ultimately, he was acquitted alongside five other soldiers involved in the massacre, while two others were found guilty but spared from the death penalty.<ref name="Database"/> After his acquittal, Preston retired from the army and reportedly settled back in Ireland, though {{Wiki\|John Adams}}, his attorney and later the second President of the [[United States]], claimed to have seen him in [[London]] in the 1780s.<ref name="Wiki"/>

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*Preston is not ~~mentioned by name~~ during his appearance, ~~nor does he appear~~ in the ~~credits. However~~, ~~he is mentioned in~~ a [[Database: The Boston Massacre\|newspaper]] article.		Thomas Preston is a historical figure and character appearing in the 2012 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''. While not named during his minor appearance, his name is mentioned in the [[database]] [[Database: Boston Massacre\|entry]] for the Boston Massacre, as well as a [[Database: The Boston Massacre\|newspaper]] article discussing the event.

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

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