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Revision as of 16:17, 3 March 2013
Silas Thatcher (1720 – 1754) was a high-ranking officer of the British Army, and a prolific slave trader.
Biography
Early life
Silas was born to a well-to-do merchant in London, in the year 1720. Not much is known about his earlier life, but his father purchased a commission for him in the British Army when he was quite young.
He left for the Colonies in the year 1750, and was posted at the defences along the Boston Neck. Silas was known for his cruelty, few men wanted to serve with him. His personal assistant, "Cutter" was noted to be an exceptionally cruel man.
He began to demand protection money from local merchants, fenced stolen goods, and enslaved the local indigenous populace, selling them to earn money. Sometime during is stay, he became the commander of Southgate Fort, where he would receive deliveries of Native American prisoners for his slave-trade.
Death
Sometime in 1754, Silas demanded protection money from Benjamin Church, which he was denied. Subsequently, he had his men ransack Church's house, and dragged him along for torturing him. When Church still refused to pay him protection money, he order Cutter to torture Church more, but left the place as he was supposedly disgusted by the scene. Unknown to him, Haytham Kenway and Charles Lee killed Cutter and two other guards, and rescued Church soon after this.
Haytham and his band of Templars 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 didn't recognize. The Templars dealt with his men and cornered him. Church executed Silas as payback for the torture he had inflicted on him.
Trivia
- In the official E3 gameplay of Assassin's Creed III, Silas was portrayed as a Templar, and was intended to be an assassination target of the Assassin Connor.
- Unlike other prominent British Regulars such as John Pitcairn and Edward Braddock, Silas was not a historical figure.
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