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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|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/People (AC3):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]]
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 known as '''Tories''', '''Royalists''' or '''King's Men''' were those colonists who had sided with the [[United Kingdom|British]] 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 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 [[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|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.<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>


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*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}} {{Imo}}
 
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"[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.[src]-[m]
A group of Loyalists meeting in the ruins of Trinity Church

The Loyalists, also known as the Tories, Royalists, or the King's Men, were the faction of citizens in the Thirteen Colonies of North America who sided with the British Crown during the American Revolution and the subsequent war. It is estimated that as many as one in five British colonists were Loyalists. Loyalists living in Patriot communities were frequently dragged from their homes, beaten, burned with candles, or tarred and feathered.[1]

Loyalists also included members of the Iroquois League, who felt 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.[2] Loyalists also included former slaves like George Davidson, who were recruited by Lord Dunmore following promises of freedom.[3]

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  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Loyalists
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Broken Trust
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Database: George Davidson

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