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===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
Born in Philadelphia in the year 1750 to William Biddle and Mary Scull. At the age of thirteenm he journeyed on a voyage to the West Indies, during which he was stranded on a desert island for two months. In 1770, Biddle joined the British Royal Navy and served as a junior officer. During his time in the Royal Navy, Biddle met [[Robert Faulkner]] and also became part of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] | Born in Philadelphia in the year 1750 to William Biddle and Mary Scull. At the age of thirteenm he journeyed on a voyage to the West Indies, during which he was stranded on a desert island for two months. In 1770, Biddle joined the British Royal Navy and served as a junior officer. During his time in the Royal Navy, Biddle met [[Robert Faulkner]] and also became part of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. | ||
While in Martha Vineyard, an inn on the coast of Nantucket, Biddle met with [[Benjamin Church]] and also first encountered [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], an Assassin, and quickly exchanged an insult with Faulkner. In 1773 Biddle resigned his commission and join Patriot Navy at the beginning of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Biddle was given command of a schooner vessel, The Franklin, and patrolled the naval convoy routes. | While in [[Martha's Vineyard]], an inn on the coast of Nantucket, Biddle met with [[Benjamin Church]] and also first encountered [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], an Assassin, and quickly exchanged an insult with Faulkner. In 1773 Biddle resigned his commission and join Patriot Navy at the beginning of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Biddle was given command of a schooner vessel, The Franklin, and patrolled the naval convoy routes. | ||
===Reign of East Coast=== | ===Reign of East Coast=== | ||
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Nicholas Biddle (1750 – 1778) was a member of Templar Order and one of the first captains of Continental Navy during the American Revolution.
Biography
Early Life
Born in Philadelphia in the year 1750 to William Biddle and Mary Scull. At the age of thirteenm he journeyed on a voyage to the West Indies, during which he was stranded on a desert island for two months. In 1770, Biddle joined the British Royal Navy and served as a junior officer. During his time in the Royal Navy, Biddle met Robert Faulkner and also became part of the Templar Order.
While in Martha's Vineyard, an inn on the coast of Nantucket, Biddle met with Benjamin Church and also first encountered Connor, an Assassin, and quickly exchanged an insult with Faulkner. In 1773 Biddle resigned his commission and join Patriot Navy at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Biddle was given command of a schooner vessel, The Franklin, and patrolled the naval convoy routes.
Reign of East Coast
Biddle devised a plan with his Templar co-conspirators in the British Navy, ultimately aiming to strengthening and expanding the Patriot Navy under his command for the Templars. Biddle sent Templar ships to attack merchant ships in Nantucket and to occupy an abandoned fort, despite the lack of strategic value. Biddle pleaded and tricked the Continental Congress into believing that the British Navy was a threat to the Colonial Coast. As a result, the Congress commissioned more ships for Continental Navy and by 1776 made Biddle captain of a frigate, the Randolph.
Biddle continued patrolling the Colonial Coast and naval trade routes while orchestrating British attacks on the coast with his Templar co-conspirators. The Randolph attacked Nantucket, claiming it was a British Loyalist post when it actually belonged to the Patriots, in an attempt to convince the Congress further that more ships were needed. Biddle also planned to boost his reputation and service record in order to be promoted to the rank of admiral over the entire Continental Navy Fleet.
The Randolph was soon after assigned to escort The Belladonna, a French ship providing aid to the Patriots, however The Randolph abandoned The Belladonna to be attacked and seized by Templar ships. The Aquila, captained by Connor with Faulkner, came The Belladonna's defense before the ships attacked. The two ships destroyed the formation of Templar Ships, while Biddle observed the battle safely from a distance.
The Randolph's Last Stand
In 1778, in order to remove Connor as threat to his plans, Biddle patrolled the Caribbean coast, successfully luring the Aquila into a trap and attacked the Aquila with the aid of two Men-of-War. However, the Aquila destroyed the Men-of-War and successfully disabled the Randolph's mast with a single broadside of chained cannonballs. Connor and the Aquila crew boarded and attacked the Randolph, during which Connor confronted Biddle on the bridge, causing both crews to stop fighting and watched as both captains dueled.
Death
At first, Connor gained the upper hand until Biddle fired a shot at a gunpowder keg, causing the both of them to fall below deck. The two continued their duel, with Connor emerging victorious and wounding Biddle. While dying, Biddle justified his actions by claiming that he benefited and empowered the Patriots and the Navy. He rebuked the Assassins, calling Connor a fool for not understanding or accepting his goals for the Patriots. With his final words, Biddle asked Connor not to take the Randolph as prize, instead allowing him to die and sink with his ship. Connor granted his dying request and left and left several barrels of gunpowder to be ignited, destroying the Randolph.
Trivia
- Out of all the targets' portraits in the Davenport Homestead manor, Biddle's was not crossed out after his death.
Gallery
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Nicholas and Faulkner's argument interrupted by Amanda Bailey.
Reference