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The '''Great Fire of New York''' was an event that happened in [[New York City]] on 21 September 1776, in which a fire broke out and destroyed | The '''Great Fire of New York''' was an event that happened in [[New York City]] on 21 September 1776, in which a fire broke out and destroyed the buildings east of [[Broadway]]. | ||
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. | 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> | 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> | ||
After Washington's retreat, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] worked with his contact [[Jamie Colley]] to stop the spread of {{Wiki|smallpox}} in the East District. Connor uncovered that [[mercenaries]] hired by the [[Templars]] were spreading the disease to vacate the homeless from the area. He burned infected blankets, killed diseased [[dogs]] and carried sick civilians to be inoculated. The mercenaries came to attack Connor and Colley, but they defeated them. Afterwards, Connor invited Colley to join the [[Colonial Assassins]]. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*It was intended for | *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== | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 13 August 2013
The Great Fire of New York was an event that happened in New York City on 21 September 1776, in which a fire broke out and destroyed the buildings east of Broadway.
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]
After Washington's retreat, the Assassin Connor worked with his contact Jamie Colley to stop the spread of smallpox in the East District. Connor uncovered that mercenaries hired by the Templars were spreading the disease to vacate the homeless from the area. He burned infected blankets, killed diseased dogs and carried sick civilians to be inoculated. The mercenaries came to attack Connor and Colley, but they defeated them. Afterwards, Connor invited Colley to join the Colonial Assassins.
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