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Thomas Burke (c. 1747 – 2 December 1783) was the Irish-born Governor of North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.

In 1781, he was captured by the British colonels Hector McNeill and David Fanning. The Colonial Assassins launched a rescue attempt known as the Battle of Lindley's Mill and assassinated McNeill, but failed to retrieve Burke.^[1]

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-'''Thomas Burke''' (c. 1747 – 2 December 1781) was the [[Ireland|Irish]]-born Governor of [[North Carolina]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].
+'''Thomas Burke''' (c. 1747 – 2 December 1783) was the [[Ireland|Irish]]-born Governor of [[North Carolina]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].
-In 1781, he was captured by the [[British Army|British]] colonels [[Hector McNeill]] and [[David Fanning]]. The [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]] launched a rescue attempt known as the {{Wiki|Battle of Lindley's Mill}}, and assassinated McNeill, but failed to retrieve him.
+In 1781, he was captured by the [[British Army|British]] colonels [[Hector McNeill]] and [[David Fanning]]. The [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]] launched a rescue attempt known as the {{Wiki|Battle of Lindley's Mill}} and assassinated McNeill, but failed to retrieve Burke.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)|Contracts]]: "Prisoner of Cane Creek"</ref>
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{Mo}}
 ==References==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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