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==History==
==History==
=== Haytham's arrival===
=== Haytham's arrival===
Before Haytham arrived in the colonies, the Colonial Brotherhood under the [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] controlled the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast of [[North America]] through the use of [[gang]]s as enforcers, and ruled a number of [[forts]] and settlements. The [[Assassins]] also possessed an established network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the [[Templars]] in the area.  
Before Haytham arrived in the colonies, the Colonial Brotherhood under the [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] controlled a number of [[fort]]s and settlements along [[North America]]'s [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast and maintained their hold through the use of [[gang]]s as enforcers. The [[Assassins]] also possessed an established network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the [[Templars]] in the area.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>


In 1752, the high-ranking Templars [[Lawrence Washington]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> [[Samuel Smith]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref> and [[James Wardrop]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[We the People]]</ref> were assassinated after stealing the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript]] from the Assassins in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] following [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake|an earthquake]] a year prior.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>  
In 1752, the high-ranking Templars [[Lawrence Washington]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> [[Samuel Smith]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref> and [[James Wardrop]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[We the People]]</ref> were assassinated after stealing the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript]] from the Assassins in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] following [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake|an earthquake]] a year prior.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>  


In 1754, following Haytham's arrival in the [[Americas|New World]], and the formation of an independent Colonial Rite, the resurgent Templars quickly came into conflict with the well-established Assassins. Beginning as a proxy war between the Templars and [[mercenaries]] recruited by the Assassins, the conflict escalated when the two factions sided with opposing [[Europe]]an powers during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name="ACRG">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''</ref>
In 1754, following Haytham's arrival in the [[Americas|New World]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Journey to the New World]]</ref> and the formation of an independent Colonial Rite,<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)]]</ref> the resurgent Templars quickly came into conflict with the well-established Assassins. Beginning as a proxy war between the Templars and [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] recruited by the Assassins, the conflict escalated when the two factions sided with opposing [[Europe]]an powers during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name="ACRG"/>


===Turning the tide===
===Turning the tide===
[[File:Bravado 8.png|thumb|Adéwalé's final moments]]
[[File:Bravado 8.png|thumb|Adéwalé's final moments]]
From 1757 onward, [[Shay Cormac]], a former Assassin, helped the Templars track down and kill several of his former comrades, including the high-ranking Assassins [[Kesegowaase]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Scars]]</ref> [[Hope Jensen]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Caress of Steel]]</ref> and [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]].<ref name=":0">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Cold Fire]]</ref> In addition to his former colonial brothers, Shay also eliminated [[Adéwalé]], a legendary member of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|Caribbean Brotherhood]].<ref name=":1">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Bravado]]</ref>
From 1757 onward, the former Assassin [[Shay Cormac]] helped the Templars track down and kill several of his former comrades, including the high-ranking Assassins [[Kesegowaase]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Scars]]</ref> [[Hope Jensen]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Caress of Steel]]</ref> and [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]].<ref name=":0">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Cold Fire]]</ref> In addition to his former colonial brothers, Shay also eliminated [[Adéwalé]], a legendary member of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|Caribbean Brotherhood]].<ref name=":1">''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Bravado]]</ref>


Shay also used his [[ship]] the ''[[Morrigan]]'', a heavily modified {{Wiki|sloop-of-war}}, to cripple the Assassin navy. Among the ships which fell victim to his actions were Adéwalé's vessel, the ''[[Experto Crede]]'',<ref name=":1" /> and the ''[[Gerfaut]]'' captained by Chevalier de la Vérendrye.<ref name=":0" /> Shay also managed to sink the ''[[Storm Fortress]]'', the flagship of the Assassin navy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[The Storm Fortress]]</ref>
Shay also used his [[ship]] the ''[[Morrigan]]'', a heavily modified {{Wiki|sloop-of-war}}, to cripple the Assassin navy. Among the ships which fell victim to his actions were Adéwalé's vessel, the ''[[Experto Crede]]'',<ref name=":1" /> and the ''[[Gerfaut]]'' captained by Chevalier de la Vérendrye.<ref name=":0" /> Shay also managed to sink the ''[[Storm Fortress]]'', the flagship of the Assassin navy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[The Storm Fortress]]</ref> Furthermore, Shay also eliminated seven Assassin-allied gangs in [[New York City|New York]], liberated several forts in the [[River Valley]] and along the Atlantic coast, intercepted several Assassins during their [[Assassination contracts|missions]], and killed a number of [[stalker]]s sent after him personally, weakening the Assassin presence further.<ref name="ACRG"/>[[File:Non Nobis Domine 18.png|thumb|Haytham and Shay sparing Achilles' life after crippling him]]
 
In 1760, in a battle at [[Arctic Temple|a Temple]] in the [[Arctic Ocean|Arctic]], the Brotherhood's leadership was broken. The Assassin [[Liam O'Brien]] was killed, and Haytham crippled Achilles. Thereafter, the Brotherhood's influence in the Colonies was severely diminished and they were left on the brink of destruction, while the Templars' power continued to grow. Confident that he was no longer a threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life, on the condition that the Assassins stop searching for more [[Isu]] sites.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref>
Furthermore, Shay also eliminated seven Assassin-allied gangs in [[New York City|New York]], liberated several [[fort]]s in the [[River Valley]] and along the Atlantic coast, intercepted several Assassins during their [[Assassination contracts|missions]], and killed a number of [[stalker]]s sent after him personally, weakening the Assassin presence further.<ref name="ACRG" />
[[File:Non Nobis Domine 18.png|thumb|Haytham and Shay sparing Achilles' life after crippling him]]
In 1760, in a battle at [[Arctic Temple|a Precursor Temple]] in the [[Arctic Ocean|Arctic]], the Brotherhood's leadership was broken. The high-ranking Assassin [[Liam O'Brien]] was killed, and the Mentor Achilles Davenport was crippled by Haytham. Thereafter, the Brotherhood's influence in the Colonies was severely diminished and they were left on the brink of destruction, while the power of the Templars continued to grow. Confident that he was no longer a threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life, on the condition that the Assassins stop searching for [[Isu|First Civilization]] sites.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref>


===Final assault===
===Final assault===
In 1763,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Achilles Davenport]]</ref> three years after the Assassins' defeat at the Arctic, the Templars launched their final attack on the [[Davenport Homestead]], killing all of the remaining Assassins save for Achilles<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Davenport Homestead]]</ref> and [[Robert Faulkner]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Robert Faulkner]]</ref> Convinced that the lone Mentor no longer posed any threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life once again, this time on the condition that he give up his life as an Assassin.
In 1763,<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Achilles Davenport]]</ref> three years after the Assassins' defeat at the Arctic, the Templars launched their final attack on the [[Davenport Homestead]], killing all of the remaining Assassins save for Achilles<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Davenport Homestead]]</ref> and [[Robert Faulkner]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Database: Robert Faulkner]]</ref> Convinced that the lone Mentor no longer posed any threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life once again, this time on the condition that he give up his life as an Assassin.


However, some Assassins survived the purge, such as [[Benjamin Tallmadge, Sr.|Benjamin Tallmadge]], who went into hiding.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Something on the Side]]</ref> [[Pierre Bellec]], who was training in the colonies at the time, left for [[France]] before the Templars could claim his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Pierre Bellec]]</ref> Nevertheless, the ruthless acts committed by Haytham during the purge had a lasting effect on Bellec, who claimed to have seen the Templars ''"put entire villages to the [[sword]], just for the chance of killing one Assassin"''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Confrontation]]</ref> These experiences deepened his hatred for the Templar Order and made him resistant to the very idea of the truces proposed by Mentor [[Mirabeau]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Graduation (Unity)|Graduation]]</ref> or his own student, [[Arno Dorian]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref>
However, some Assassins survived the purge, such as [[Benjamin Tallmadge, Sr.|Benjamin Tallmadge]], who went into hiding.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Something on the Side]]</ref> The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Pierre Bellec]], who was training in the colonies at the time, left for [[France]] before the Templars could claim his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Pierre Bellec]]</ref> Nevertheless, the ruthless acts committed by Haytham during the purge had a lasting effect on Bellec, who later claimed to his [[Assassin apprentice|apprentice]] [[Arno Dorian]] that he had seen Templars "put entire villages to the [[sword]], just for the chance of killing one Assassin".<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Confrontation]]</ref> These experiences deepened his hatred for the Templar Order and made him resistant to the very idea of the truces proposed by Mentor [[Mirabeau]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Graduation (Unity)|Graduation]]</ref> or Arno.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref>


A depressed and embittered Achilles would spend the next six years in isolation at his manor, allowing it to fall into disrepair. It wasn't until the arrival of Haytham's son, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], that the Colonial Brotherhood would rise from the ashes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[A Boorish Man]]</ref> Under Achilles' training, Ratonhnhaké:ton would go on to exterminate the Colonial Templar Rite and rebuild the Colonial Assassins, making them stronger than ever.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>
A depressed and embittered Achilles would spend the next six years in isolation at his manor, allowing it to fall into disrepair. It was not until the arrival of Haytham's son [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] that the Colonial Brotherhood would rise from the ashes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[A Boorish Man]]</ref> Under Achilles' training, Ratonhnhaké:ton would go on to exterminate the Colonial Templar Rite and rebuild the Colonial Assassins, making them stronger than ever.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{1st}}

Revision as of 05:50, 19 December 2023

"Sometime during the Seven Years' War the Templars made their move and destroyed the Colonial Brotherhood during the Assassin witch hunt."
―Shaun Hastings on the purge, 2012.[src]-[m]

The Great Purge[1] (1757–1763) was a full-scale assault on the Colonial Assassins in the Thirteen Colonies by the Colonial Templars, led by Grand Master Haytham Kenway.

History

Haytham's arrival

Before Haytham arrived in the colonies, the Colonial Brotherhood under the Mentor Achilles Davenport controlled a number of forts and settlements along North America's Atlantic coast and maintained their hold through the use of gangs as enforcers. The Assassins also possessed an established network of spies and allies. As such, they were more powerful than the Templars in the area.[2]

In 1752, the high-ranking Templars Lawrence Washington,[3] Samuel Smith,[4] and James Wardrop[5] were assassinated after stealing the Precursor box and Voynich manuscript from the Assassins in Saint-Domingue following an earthquake a year prior.[6]

In 1754, following Haytham's arrival in the New World[7] and the formation of an independent Colonial Rite,[8] the resurgent Templars quickly came into conflict with the well-established Assassins. Beginning as a proxy war between the Templars and mercenaries recruited by the Assassins, the conflict escalated when the two factions sided with opposing European powers during the Seven Years' War.[2]

Turning the tide

Adéwalé's final moments

From 1757 onward, the former Assassin Shay Cormac helped the Templars track down and kill several of his former comrades, including the high-ranking Assassins Kesegowaase,[9] Hope Jensen,[10] and Chevalier de la Vérendrye.[11] In addition to his former colonial brothers, Shay also eliminated Adéwalé, a legendary member of the Caribbean Brotherhood.[12]

Shay also used his ship the Morrigan, a heavily modified sloop-of-war, to cripple the Assassin navy. Among the ships which fell victim to his actions were Adéwalé's vessel, the Experto Crede,[12] and the Gerfaut captained by Chevalier de la Vérendrye.[11] Shay also managed to sink the Storm Fortress, the flagship of the Assassin navy.[13] Furthermore, Shay also eliminated seven Assassin-allied gangs in New York, liberated several forts in the River Valley and along the Atlantic coast, intercepted several Assassins during their missions, and killed a number of stalkers sent after him personally, weakening the Assassin presence further.[2]

Haytham and Shay sparing Achilles' life after crippling him

In 1760, in a battle at a Temple in the Arctic, the Brotherhood's leadership was broken. The Assassin Liam O'Brien was killed, and Haytham crippled Achilles. Thereafter, the Brotherhood's influence in the Colonies was severely diminished and they were left on the brink of destruction, while the Templars' power continued to grow. Confident that he was no longer a threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life, on the condition that the Assassins stop searching for more Isu sites.[14]

Final assault

In 1763,[15] three years after the Assassins' defeat at the Arctic, the Templars launched their final attack on the Davenport Homestead, killing all of the remaining Assassins save for Achilles[16] and Robert Faulkner.[17] Convinced that the lone Mentor no longer posed any threat, the Templars spared Achilles' life once again, this time on the condition that he give up his life as an Assassin.

However, some Assassins survived the purge, such as Benjamin Tallmadge, who went into hiding.[18] The French Assassin Pierre Bellec, who was training in the colonies at the time, left for France before the Templars could claim his life.[19] Nevertheless, the ruthless acts committed by Haytham during the purge had a lasting effect on Bellec, who later claimed to his apprentice Arno Dorian that he had seen Templars "put entire villages to the sword, just for the chance of killing one Assassin".[20] These experiences deepened his hatred for the Templar Order and made him resistant to the very idea of the truces proposed by Mentor Mirabeau[21] or Arno.[22]

A depressed and embittered Achilles would spend the next six years in isolation at his manor, allowing it to fall into disrepair. It was not until the arrival of Haytham's son Ratonhnhaké:ton that the Colonial Brotherhood would rise from the ashes.[23] Under Achilles' training, Ratonhnhaké:ton would go on to exterminate the Colonial Templar Rite and rebuild the Colonial Assassins, making them stronger than ever.[24]

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Infographics
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Rogue
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – By Invitation Only
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – One Little Victory
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – We the People
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Lessons and Revelations
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Journey to the New World
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – The Braddock Expedition (memory)
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Scars
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Caress of Steel
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Cold Fire
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Bravado
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – The Storm Fortress
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Non Nobis Domine
  15. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Achilles Davenport
  16. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Davenport Homestead
  17. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Robert Faulkner
  18. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Something on the Side
  19. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Pierre Bellec
  20. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Confrontation
  21. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Graduation
  22. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – A Cautious Alliance
  23. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – A Boorish Man
  24. ↑ Assassin's Creed III

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