Benjamin Tallmadge
Benjamin Tallmadge, Jr. (1754 – 1835) was an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also organized the spy circle, the Culper Ring, under the orders of General George Washington in the summer of 1778, during the British occupation of New York at the height of the war. At the end of the war, he became a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Benjamin was born in New York in 1754 and later moved to Connecticut at some point before the American Revolution.[1] Despite his father, Benjamin Tallmadge, Sr., having been a Colonial Assassin, Benjamin chose not to join the Brotherhood, saying that he hoped to have a family someday and that living in two worlds was not ideal. However, he did help the Order as much as he could, and maintained correspondence with the Colonial Assassins' Mentor, Achilles Davenport.[2]
When he learned that Achilles' apprentice Ratonhnhaké:ton had uncovered a plot to kill George Washington, Benjamin met him at the Davenport Homestead and invited the young Assassin to accompany him to New York. There, while discussing their respective goals, Benjamin helped Ratonhnhaké:ton gather evidence of the plot by leading him to a group of criminals belonging to a counterfeiting ring organized by the Templar Thomas Hickey.[2]
As they were passing by a market, a seller yelled at one man for using counterfeit money; this caught Benjamin and Ratonhnhaké:ton's attention, and the latter tailed the man in the hopes of finding Hickey. Ratonhnhaké:ton ultimately caught Hickey, but was mistaken by the authorities for his accomplice, and both men were arrested and jailed.[2] Benjamin tried to ensure that Hickey would remain in Bridewell Prison by using his position in the government to publicly accuse Hickey of the assassination plot. The following investigation worked as planned, but Hickey was ultimately pardoned.[3]
A few days later, Benjamin stood beside Israel Putnam as the general ordered the Patriot soldiers to stand down after Ratonhnhaké:ton had stopped Hickey from murdering Washington. However, the Assassin chose to depart for Philadelphia, stating that Hickey had not acted alone.[4]
After the war, Benjamin returned to Connecticut, where he became a merchant and politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1801.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Benjamin introduced to Ratonhnhaké:ton -
Benjamin riding with Ratonhnhaké:ton -
Benjamin standing beside Israel Putnam
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR (mentioned in Database entry only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Benjamin Tallmadge
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed III – Something on the Side
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Bridewell Prison
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Public Execution