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[[File:Honour And Loyalty 6.png|thumb|250px|British troops being ambushed by Abenaki warriors]]
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The '''Siege of Fort William Henry''' was a part of the [[French and Indian War]]. In August 1757, French troops under [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and their [[Abenaki]] allies under the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Kesegowaase]] besieged [[Fort William Henry]] for days, until the [[United Kingdom|British]] commander, [[George Monro]], surrendered.
|next = [[Siege of Louisbourg]]
|image = Honour And Loyalty 6.png
|conflict = [[Seven Years' War|French and Indian War]]
|date = 3 – 9 August 1757
|place = [[River Valley]]
|result = *[[French Army|French]] and [[Assassins|Assassin]] victory
*[[George Monro]] escaped
*The Assassins discovered that [[Shay Cormac]] was still alive
|side1 = *[[British Army]]
*[[Templars]]
|side2 = *[[French Army]]
*[[Assassins]]
|commanders1 = *[[George Monro]]
*[[Shay Cormac]]
|commanders2 = *[[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]]
*[[Kesegowaase]]
|forces1 = 2,500 British soldiers and Colonial militia<ref name="AWTH">''[[Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History (1189-1868)]]'' – The Seven Years' War – Key Locations, Landmarks, and Events: "The Siege of Fort William Henry"</ref>
|forces2 = 6,200 French soldiers and 1,800 American Indians<ref name="AWTH" />
|civilian = Unknown number of civilian among the British Army<ref name="AWTH" />
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The '''Siege of Fort William Henry''' was a part of the [[French and Indian War]]. In August 1757, [[French Army|French troops]] under [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]] and their [[Abenaki]] allies under the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Kesegowaase]] besieged [[Fort William Henry]] for days, until the [[United Kingdom|British]] commander, [[George Monro]], surrendered, and the French destroyed the [[Forts|fort]] soon after.


Monro and his men were allowed to retreat, although Kesegowaase and his men ambushed the British column on the morning of the 10 August, breaking the terms of the surrender. Seeking to kill Monro, who was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and supposedly held the [[Voynich manuscript|Precursor manuscript]], he and his men killed dozens of British troops. Thanks to the intervention of Templar ally and former Assassin [[Shay Cormac]], Monro survived.
Monro and his men were allowed to retreat, but despite Montcalm's orders, Kessegowaase and his Native allies disobeyed them and ambushed the fleeing British. Seeking to kill Monro, who was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and supposedly held the [[Voynich manuscript]], he and his men killed dozens of [[British Army|British troops]]. Thanks to the intervention of Templar ally and former Assassin [[Shay Cormac]], Monro and his remaining men survived.<ref name="Honour and Loyalty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Honour and Loyalty]]</ref>


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The Siege of Fort William Henry was a part of the French and Indian War. In August 1757, French troops under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and their Abenaki allies under the Assassin Kesegowaase besieged Fort William Henry for days, until the British commander, George Monro, surrendered, and the French destroyed the fort soon after.

Monro and his men were allowed to retreat, but despite Montcalm's orders, Kessegowaase and his Native allies disobeyed them and ambushed the fleeing British. Seeking to kill Monro, who was a member of the Templar Order and supposedly held the Voynich manuscript, he and his men killed dozens of British troops. Thanks to the intervention of Templar ally and former Assassin Shay Cormac, Monro and his remaining men survived.[2]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History (1189-1868) – The Seven Years' War – Key Locations, Landmarks, and Events: "The Siege of Fort William Henry"
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Honour and Loyalty

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