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[[File:ACIII-Silas.png|thumb|200px|Silas Thatcher.]]
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'''Silas Thatcher''' (1720 - 1754) was a high-ranking officer of the [[British Army]], and a prolific slave trader.
| birth = 1720<br>[[London]], [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]
| death = 14 July 1754 {{c|aged 34}}<br>[[Boston]], [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts Bay]], [[United States|British America]]
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| database = [[Database: Silas Thatcher|Silas Thatcher]]
| affiliates = [[British Army]]
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'''Silas Thatcher''' (1720 1754) was a high-ranking and corrupt officer of the [[British Army]] who was a prolific [[Slavery|slave]] trader.


Silas was responsible for the ransacking of [[Benjamin Church]]'s house, and his subsequent interrogation, alongside a man named "Cutter". However, shortly after he left, [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Charles Lee]] freed their associate, through infiltrating the location Church was kept – after they determined his whereabouts through eavesdropping – and the silent assassination of Cutter and two guards.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Silas was born to an affluent [[merchant]] in [[London]] in the year 1720. His father purchased a commission for him in the British Army when Silas was quite young. He left for the [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]] in 1750 and was posted at defenses along the [[Boston Neck]]. Rising to the rank of officer, Silas was known for his cruelty and few men wished to serve with him. His personal assistant, "[[Cutter]]", was a notoriously cruel man.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Silas Thatcher]]</ref>


Later, while posted at Southgate Fort in [[Boston]], he would receive deliveries of prisoners. In 1754, one such caravan, full of [[Mohawk]] tribespeople, was commandeered by Haytham and his men as a means to enter the fortification.
Silas began to demand protection money from local merchants, fence stolen goods, and enslave and sell the local indigenous populace. Sometime during his stay, he became the commander of [[Southgate Fort]], where he would receive deliveries of Native American prisoners for his slave trade.<ref name="Database" />


Shortly after, on discovering the ruse, Silas ordered his men to fire on the [[Templars]], but he was cornered by Haytham and executed by Church, as a means of payback for his previous maltreatment.
===Death===
Sometime in 1754, Silas demanded protection money from [[Benjamin Church]], which he was denied. Subsequently, he had his men ransack Church's [[Church Residence|house]], while Silas captured Church and tortured him. When Church still refused to pay him protection money, he ordered Cutter to torture Church more, but left as he was supposedly disgusted by the scene. Unknown to him, [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Charles Lee]] killed Cutter and two other [[Soldier|guards]] before rescuing Church.<ref name="The Surgeon">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Surgeon]]</ref>


==Reference==
Haytham and his band of [[Templars]] then commandeered a convoy bringing Silas a group of [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] slaves. They freed the slaves and infiltrated the [[fort]] in an attempt to kill Silas. On discovering the ruse, Silas ordered his men to seal all the exits and fire on anybody that attempted to escape, or anyone they did not recognize. The Templars dealt with his men while Haytham confronted Silas. After defeating him, a vengeful Church arrived and executed Silas with a shot to the face.<ref name="Infiltrating Southgate">''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Infiltrating Southgate]]</ref>
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
 
==Behind the scenes==
In {{Wiki|E3}}'s official [[Frontier]] [[:File:Assassin's Creed III E3 Frontier Gameplay Demo North America|gameplay]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', Silas was portrayed as a Templar, and was shown to be an [[assassination]] target of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="Gameplay Demo">{{Youtube|F2i-dRkPtQA|Assassin's Creed III: E3 Frontier Demo <nowiki>|</nowiki> Gameplay <nowiki>|</nowiki> Ubisoft [NA<nowiki>]</nowiki>|@UbisoftNA|Ubisoft North America}}</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACIII-Surgeon 5.png|Silas threatening Church
ACIII-Surgeon 6.png|Silas watching Cutter torture Church
ACIII-InfiltratingSouthgate 13.png|Silas ordering his men at the Southgate Fort
ACIII-InfiltratingSouthgate 14.png|Church preparing to execute Silas
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Imo}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 11 May 2026

Silas Thatcher (1720 – 1754) was a high-ranking and corrupt officer of the British Army who was a prolific slave trader.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Silas was born to an affluent merchant in London in the year 1720. His father purchased a commission for him in the British Army when Silas was quite young. He left for the Thirteen Colonies in 1750 and was posted at defenses along the Boston Neck. Rising to the rank of officer, Silas was known for his cruelty and few men wished to serve with him. His personal assistant, "Cutter", was a notoriously cruel man.[1]

Silas began to demand protection money from local merchants, fence stolen goods, and enslave and sell the local indigenous populace. Sometime during his stay, he became the commander of Southgate Fort, where he would receive deliveries of Native American prisoners for his slave trade.[1]

Death[edit | edit source]

Sometime in 1754, Silas demanded protection money from Benjamin Church, which he was denied. Subsequently, he had his men ransack Church's house, while Silas captured Church and tortured him. When Church still refused to pay him protection money, he ordered Cutter to torture Church more, but left as he was supposedly disgusted by the scene. Unknown to him, Haytham Kenway and Charles Lee killed Cutter and two other guards before rescuing Church.[2]

Haytham and his band of Templars then commandeered a convoy bringing Silas a group of Kanien'kehá:ka slaves. They freed the slaves and infiltrated the fort in an attempt to kill Silas. On discovering the ruse, Silas ordered his men to seal all the exits and fire on anybody that attempted to escape, or anyone they did not recognize. The Templars dealt with his men while Haytham confronted Silas. After defeating him, a vengeful Church arrived and executed Silas with a shot to the face.[3]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

In E3's official Frontier gameplay of Assassin's Creed III, Silas was portrayed as a Templar, and was shown to be an assassination target of the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton.[4]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]