Fort

This article is about defensive structures. You may be looking for a memory from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

The British evacuating Fort Monmouth

Forts were fortified locations typically garrisoned by the military forces of the owner.

History

During the early 18th century, the pirate Edward Kenway assaulted and captured ten forts under the control of either the British Navy or Spanish Navy throughout the Caribbean, whereas during the American Revolutionary War, his grandson, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton, captured several forts under the control of the British Army, located in Boston, New York, and the Frontier.

When Kenway assaulted a fort, he first used his ship's cannons to destroy all of the outer walls and towers, rendering the fort vulnerable. He would then infiltrate the fort itself, kill its officers, and break into the war room, where he would dispatch the commander. The fort's flag would be lowered and replaced with a black one, and served as outposts for pirates in the nearby waters.

In Colonial America, after destroying a fort's gunpowder reserves and killing its captain, Ratonhnhaké:ton lowered the British flag in exchange for a Colonial one. By doing so, control of the fort shifted from British control to that of the Continental Army.

By capturing the forts in the Caribbean, Edward was able to exert his piratical influence over a much greater area, as the forts would attack any passing warships. In addition, capturing a fort would clear away a part of the map, detailing previously undiscovered locations. In the Thirteen Colonies, capturing the forts helped make the trade routes much safer, as previously there had been a higher risk of losing trade vessels, such as convoys, to bandits.

Known forts

Caribbean

• Cabo de Cruz
• Castillo de Jagua
• Castillo de la Real Fuerza
• Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta
• Castillo Morro
• Charlotte
• Chinchorro
• Conttoyor
• Dry Tortuga
• Eleuthera
• Fort Charles
• Fort Nassau
• Gibara
• Navassa
• Punta Guarico
• Serranilla

North America

• Fort St-Mathieu – Frontier
• Fort Monmouth – Frontier
• Fort Duquesne – Frontier
• Fort Hill – Boston
• Fort Independence – Boston
• Southgate Fort - Boston
• Fort Washington – New York
• Fort Division – New York
• Fort George – New York
• Fort Phoenix – Martha's Vineyard
• Fort Wolcott – Goat Island
• Fort St-Jean - Quebec

Trivia

• Forts replaced Borgia Towers from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin Dens from Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
• Liberating forts allowed both Edward and Connor to use them as fast travel points.
• When used as a fast travel point by Connor, a liberated fort would occasionally spawn a single British soldier, who would then be killed by the fort's Continental soldiers. 
• When warships would pass captured forts in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, they would be fired upon by the fort's cannons, although no military force would appear manning the cannons after the fort was captured.

Gallery

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  Aerial view of Fort Monmouth
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  Fort St-Mathieu
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  Courtyard of Fort Hill
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  View of Southgate Fort's courtyard
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  Fort George's courtyard
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  Fort Phoenix
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  Aerial view of Fort Wolcott's buildings
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  Fort Wolcott's interior defenses
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  The Jackdaw docked at the subdued Punta Guarico