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|name= Great Fire of New York | |name = Great Fire of New York | ||
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|conflict= [[American Revolutionary War]] | |conflict = [[American Revolutionary War]] | ||
|date= September 21, 1776 | |date= September 21, 1776 | ||
|place= [[New York City]] | |place= [[New York City]] | ||
|outcome= 10 to 25 percent of New York City destroyed | |outcome= 10 to 25 percent of New York City destroyed}} | ||
The '''Great Fire of New York''' was an event that happened in [[New York City]] on September 21, 1776, in which a fire broke out and destroyed around a quarter of the buildings that populated New York. | |||
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At the time, New York had a low population, many of the houses were deserted and empty, and the conditions were dry. As a result, when the flames began, they spread rapidly and tore through the poorer sections of New York. | |||
While nobody knows how the fire had started, some conspired that it was caused by the [[Continental Army]], though there remains no legitimate proof. [[George Washington]] had considered setting fire to the city as he retreated from it, to prevent the city from falling into the hands of the [[British Army]], but the Continental Congress had voted against it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - ''[[Database/Events (AC3)#Great Fire of New York|Database entries]]''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*It was intended for Connor be present in New York during the event, but it was too difficult to program [[civilians]] to react to the burning | *It was intended for Connor be present in New York during the event, but it was too difficult to program [[civilians]] to react to the burning parts of the city, so it was left out of the game.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1ZIrWCOUOFI ''Assassin's Creed III Preview - Alex Hutchinson Interview - EG Expo 2012'']</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 08:42, 9 February 2013
The Great Fire of New York was an event that happened in New York City on September 21, 1776, in which a fire broke out and destroyed around a quarter of the buildings that populated New York.
At the time, New York had a low population, many of the houses were deserted and empty, and the conditions were dry. As a result, when the flames began, they spread rapidly and tore through the poorer sections of New York.
While nobody knows how the fire had started, some conspired that it was caused by the Continental Army, though there remains no legitimate proof. George Washington had considered setting fire to the city as he retreated from it, to prevent the city from falling into the hands of the British Army, but the Continental Congress had voted against it.[1]
Trivia
- It was intended for Connor be present in New York during the event, but it was too difficult to program civilians to react to the burning parts of the city, so it was left out of the game.[2]
References