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'''Richard Prescott''' (1725 – 1788) was a [[British Army]] [[officer]] who held the rank of Lieutenant-General | '''Richard Prescott''' (1725 – 19 October 1788) was a [[British Army]] [[officer]] who held the rank of Lieutenant-General during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. | ||
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Prescott was captured in 1775 by the [[Continental Army]]<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[Database: General Richard Prescott, the target]]</ref> during the {{Wiki|Invasion of Quebec (1775)|American invasion}} of [[Quebec]], but was then released in exchange for General [[John Sullivan]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Richard Prescott}}</ref> By 1777, Prescott was placed in command of 4,000 troops in the city of [[Newport]], [[Rhode Island]], and based himself in the [[Loyalists|Loyalist]] Henry Overing's {{Wiki|Prescott Farm|farm}}, where he was only protected by a few people.<ref name="Database"/> | |||
In July, Prescott became a target of the [[United States|American]] general [[William Barton]], who sought to exchange him for General [[Charles Lee]],<ref name="Barton Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[Database: William Barton, a daring man]]</ref> the Continental Army's second-in-command who was captured following [[George Washington]]'s retreat from the {{Wiki|Battle of Long Island}} as part of the war's {{Wiki|New York and New Jersey campaign}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Charles Lee]]</ref> With help of the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], the Americans were able to uncover Prescott's location and stage an infiltration operation. Prescott was cornered in his manor, with his guards either killed or captured. Left with little choice, Prescott was taken away<ref name="Barton's Raid">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[Barton's Raid]]</ref> and eventually exchanged for Charles Lee.<ref name="Wiki"/> | In July, Prescott became a target of the [[United States|American]] general [[William Barton]], who sought to exchange him for General [[Charles Lee]],<ref name="Barton Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[Database: William Barton, a daring man]]</ref> the Continental Army's second-in-command who was captured following [[George Washington]]'s retreat from the {{Wiki|Battle of Long Island}} as part of the war's {{Wiki|New York and New Jersey campaign}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Charles Lee]]</ref> With the help of the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], the Americans were able to uncover Prescott's location and stage an infiltration operation. Prescott was cornered in his manor, with his guards either killed or captured. Left with little choice, Prescott was taken away<ref name="Barton's Raid">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[Barton's Raid]]</ref> and eventually exchanged for Charles Lee.<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Richard Prescott (1725 – 19 October 1788) was a British Army officer who held the rank of Lieutenant-General during the American Revolutionary War.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Prescott was captured in 1775 by the Continental Army[1] during the American invasion of Quebec, but was then released in exchange for General John Sullivan.[2] By 1777, Prescott was placed in command of 4,000 troops in the city of Newport, Rhode Island, and based himself in the Loyalist Henry Overing's farm, where he was only protected by a few people.[1]
In July, Prescott became a target of the American general William Barton, who sought to exchange him for General Charles Lee,[3] the Continental Army's second-in-command who was captured following George Washington's retreat from the Battle of Long Island as part of the war's New York and New Jersey campaign.[4] With the help of the Colonial Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton, the Americans were able to uncover Prescott's location and stage an infiltration operation. Prescott was cornered in his manor, with his guards either killed or captured. Left with little choice, Prescott was taken away[5] and eventually exchanged for Charles Lee.[2]
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