John Pitcairn
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Jonathan "John" Pitcairn (1722 – 1775) was a member of the Templar Order and a British marine stationed in Boston, Massachusetts for a time before the official start of the American Revolutionary War.
Seven Year War
In 1554 John Pitcairn was commissioned to Edward 'the Bulldog' Braddock. However Braddock accused Pitcairn of desertion despite Pitcairn's claims to be continuously absent under confidential orders. As Braddock began to threaten Pitcairn with execution Haythem Kenway arrived and attempted to induct Pitcairn into his service. However Braddock refused, in part because Haythem already had service of Charles Lee who was also commissioned under Braddock, and because Braddock generally despised Haythem. After Haythem was removed from the premises Braddock took Pitcairn on a patrol (presumably either for further interrogation or execution) only to lured by Charles Lee into an ambush devised by Haythem. Haythem , Lee and Pitcairn wiped out the patrol but Haythem spared Braddock despite warning him he would kill him should they meet again before leaving with Lee and Pitcairn.
Pitcairn, along with William Johnson, Thomas Hickey, Benjamin Church and Charles Lee, then helped Haythem kill a patrol of red coats under the employ of slave trader Silas Thatcher so that they could infiltrate south gate fort and free all of the Mohawk prisoners inside inorder to gain the trust of the Mohawk. Pitcairn helped the effort by killing guards posted at checkpoints along the way, talking to soldiers inside the fort to distract them and finally fighting to penetrate the inner fort so that Haythem could neutralize Silas. In 1755 Pitcairn again assisted Haythem in assassinating Edward Braddock during the disastrous Braddock expedition.
Work as a Templar
Pitcairn was later promoted to Major in 1771 and gained a reputation as one of the more reasonable of the British commanders. Pitcairn continued to serve the Templar cause and was present along with William Johnson and Charles Lee during the Boston Tea Party and watched alongside his Templar comrades as the Sons of Liberty and the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton dumped all of the smuggled tea into the sea.
Final Words
- John: Why... Why did you do this?
- Connor: To protect Adams and Hancock - and those they serve. You meant to kill them-
- John: Kill them? Are you mad? I wanted only to parlay. There was so much to discuss. To explain... But you've put an end to that now.
- Connor: If you speak true, then I will carry your last words to them.
- John: They must lay down their arms. They must stop this war!
- Connor: Why them and not the Redcoats?
- John: Do you not think we asked the same thing of the British? These things take time. And it would have succeeded, had you let me play my part...
- Connor: The part of the puppeteer.
- John: Better we hold the strings than another.
- Connor: No. The strings should be severed. All should be free.
- John: And we should live forever on castles in the sky. You wield your blade like a man, but your mouth like a child. And more will die now because of that...
- Connor: It's better to have faith in something, than none at all...
Animus Database Entry
"In 1754, John Pitcairn was a young captain in the British Marine corps. He fought in the French and Indian War, but I can't find much about his postings. He's listed as being on the HMS Lancaster during the capture of Louisbourg - that's in Canada. No record of him being on the 'American' side of the colonies but it seems he did some covert work as well - that would explain the lack of details."
"Pitcairn was promoted to Major in 1771, and he gained a reputation for being well - liked by his subordinates - and praised by his enemies. That's a difficult trick to pull off. Mabye he had a lovely smile."
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