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Maria van Antwerpen (17 January 1719 – 16 January 1781) was a Dutch soldier. She enlisted and served in the army as a man under the name Jan van Ant.

After the founding of the Colonial Brotherhood, Maria received an invitation from their Mentor, Achilles Davenport, to join them in the Thirteen Colonies. However, due to her obligations to the army, she declined his offer.^[1]

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Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)

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↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "Fit to Serve"

[1] Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "Fit to Serve"

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+'''Maria van Antwerpen''' (17 January 1719 – 16 January 1781) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] soldier. She enlisted and served in the army as a man under the name '''Jan van Ant'''.
-'''Maria van Antwerpen''' (17 January 1719 – 16 January 1781) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] soldier and member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]].
-Van Antwerpen was born in [[Breda]], the daughter of a brewer. She was orphaned at thirteen and worked as a servant maid, until she was fired in the middle of winter in 1745. She enlisted in the military as "Jan van Ant" in 1746. After the founding of the [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]], Maria received an invitation from their [[Mentor]], [[Achilles Davenport]], to join them in the [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]]. However, due to her obligations to the army, she declined his offer. In 1748, she married her sergeant's daughter, Johanna Cramers. Recognised by a former employer in 1751, she was put on trial for making a mockery of marriage and by entering an illegal marriage, and sentenced to exile from all garrison cities. She worked as a seamstress until 1762, when she married Cornelia Swartsenberg, pregnant after a rape, and enlisted again. A son was baptised with her as a father. In 1769, she was recognised by someone who knew her as a seamstress, and put on trial again. Cornelia fled, and Maria was exiled to the area of Holland. She died in Breda a day before her 62nd birthday.
+After the founding of the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]], Maria received an invitation from their [[Mentor]], [[Achilles Davenport]], to join them in the [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]]. However, due to her obligations to the army, she declined his offer.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Fit to Serve"</ref>
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-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
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Maria van Antwerpen: Difference between revisions

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