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William Crest (died 1750s) was a notorious pirate active in the North Atlantic during the mid-18th century.

William Crest, along with his fellow pirate Joseph Reed, made a fortune attacking and raiding ships in the Atlantic during the Seven Years' War. Crest captained a Man O' War called the Cauldron which, alongside Reed's ship, the Pilgrim, was sunk by the Templar Shay Cormac's vessel, the Morrigan, during a battle between the pirates and the Royal Navy.^[1]

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-'''William Crest''' (died 1750s) was a notorious [[Piracy|pirate]] during the mid-18th century. Crest, along with his fellow pirate [[Joseph Reed]], made a fortune attacking and raiding [[ship]]s in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] during the [[Seven Years' War]]. Crest captained a [[Man O' War]] called the ''[[Cauldron]]'' which, alongside Reed's ship, the ''[[Pilgrim]]'', was eventually sunk by the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]]'s vessel, the ''[[Morrigan]]''.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Pirates of a Lost Age]]</ref>
+'''William Crest''' (died 1750s) was a notorious [[Piracy|pirate]] active in the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] during the mid-18th century.
+==Biography==
+William Crest, along with his fellow pirate [[Joseph Reed]], made a fortune attacking and raiding [[ship]]s in the Atlantic during the [[Seven Years' War]]. Crest captained a [[Man O' War]] called the ''[[Cauldron]]'' which, alongside Reed's ship, the ''[[Pilgrim]]'', was sunk by the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]]'s vessel, the ''[[Morrigan]]'', during a battle between the pirates and the [[Royal Navy]].<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Pirates of a Lost Age]]</ref>
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