Assassin's Creed Initiates: American Revolution
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 | 1 - NANTES // FRANCE // 1722 - AN ENLIGHTENED MERCHANT
Philippe Olivier de Grandpré was born in France into a successful merchant family. He traveled to Louisiana to seek out business opportunities and quickly began a brisk trading enterprise.
In 1744, he purchased a slave named Jeanne in Saint-Dominique and brought her back to New Orleans. They grew quite close and he asked her to become his “placée bride” and live with him in his mansion. In 1747, Jeanne gave birth to their daughter Aveline. Philippe was so happy that he granted Jeanne and Aveline their freedom.
In 1752, Philippe married Madeleine de L'Isle in order to further his business. This arrangement strained his relationship with Jeanne, who vanished without a trace in 1757. Although he was devastated over the loss, he was pleased when Madeleine began to raise Aveline as though she were her own.
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 | 2- KANATAHSÉHTON // BRITISH AMERICA // 1731 - FIRE IN HER EYES
Kaniehtí:io was born into the Kanien'keha:ka people who were living on the frontier lands outside of Boston during the French and Indian War. As the daughter of the Clan Mother she was groomed for leadership.
However, Kaniehti:io could not obey the will of her clan chiefs, who wanted to stay neutral and silent during the growing tensions between the English and French colonists who surrounded her people.
She began to fight back against the incursions on her land and sought out allies wherever she could find them.
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 | 3 - CHESHIRE // ENGLAND // 1732-02-06 - LEE'S EARLY LIFE
On February 6th, 1732, Charles Lee was born in Cheshire, England, to John Lee and Isabella Bunbury. Encouraged by his father, he began his military career at an early age and was sent to a military academy in Switzerland. By the age of 14 Charles had joined up with his father's regiment. Charles became a lieutenant in 1751, and was sent to America to take part in the French and Indian War in 1754.
At some point, Charles became aware of the Templar Order and was keen to join their cause. To that end, he was given instructions to assist the new Grand Master of the Colonial Rite, Haytham Kenway.
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 | 4 - WESTMORELAND COUNTY // USA // 1732-02-22 - BIRTH OF A REVOLUTIONARY
Born at his family home in Westmoreland County, Virginia, George Washington became one of the most celebrated figures of his time. He was named commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and became the first President of the United States.
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 | 5 - DELHI // INDIA // 1739 - THE FIEND NADIR SHAH
Shah Naha, who built the Taj Mahal in Agra, placed the Koh-i-Noor into the ornate Peacock Throne in Delhi, where it remained until Nadir Shah of Iran sacked both cities, and took the stone back to Persia. Allegedly, Nadir Shah exclaimed “Koh-i-Noor!” (Mountain of Light) when he saw the jewel, as no record of this name exists before 1739.
Naidr Shah was killed in 1747. In 1830, Shujah Shah Durrani, the deposed ruler of Afghanistan, was forced to give it to the Maharajah Ranjit Singh, who in turn reclaimed the Afghan throne for him.
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 | 6 - CHAVANIAC // FRANCE // 1757-09-10 - MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert to Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is often better known as simply “Lafayette.” He was a French aristocrat and soldier who decided to join the American Revolution and became one of George Washington's most loyal supporters.
Lafayette abandoned his post in the French army to join the Revolutionary effort. According to one story, the French army seized the ship he was sailing on, but Lafayette escaped by dressing in women's clothing to stow away on another ship.
To appease a budget-conscious Continental Congress, Lafayette offered to work for free and was granted a commission as Major General. He was placed as an aide-de-camp to George Washington and the two became good friends.
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 | 7 - WILLIAMSBURG // BRITISH AMERICA // 1769-05-17 - ONE STEP FORWARD…
Despite his opposition to the 1765 Stamp Act, George Washington did not take a leading role in the resistance movement against British measures in the colonies. His widespread opposition to the 1767 Townshend Acts was laid out in terms of his rights as a British citizen and did not represent a call for American independence.
However, in 1769, Washington introduced a resolution to the Virginian House of Burgesses calling for Virginia to boycott the importation of British goods until the Acts were repealed. Although his resolutions were not successful, his formal public stance against British policies propelled him as a prominent member of the growing colonial resistance movement. Slowly but surely, George Washington aligned himself with the colonial representatives working for
American independence.
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 | 8 - BROOKLYN HEIGHTS // USA // 1776-08-27 - …TWO STEPS BACK
British General William Howe landed on the southwest shore of Long Island just days before he headed an enormous campaign to retake New York City. It was George Washington's first battle as the Commander-in-Chief of the new Continental Army and he engaged Howe in the largest conflict of the entire Revolutionary War, known as the Battle of Long Island.
Mass desertions led to Washington being vastly outnumbered, and he was defeated, forcing his army to retreat across the East River on the night of August 29. Miraculously, he achieved this feat without the loss of a single life.
New York was eventually captured and remained under British control until the peace treaty of 1783.
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 | 9 - NEW YORK CITY // USA // 1783-12-04 - WASHINGTON’S RESIGNATION
The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, formally ending the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the American Colonies. On December 4, George Washington dissolved his army at the Fraunces Tavern in New York, bidding farewell to the soldiers who had served him loyally during the conflict. Later that same month, Washington formally resigned from his position as Commander-In-Chief.
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 | 10 - NEW YORK CITY // USA // 1789-04-30 - NUMBER ONE
Following a short retirement spent at his estate in Mount Vernon, George Washington returned to politics. After a unanimous vote by the Electoral College, he was elected as the first president of the United States of America.
Washington took his oath of office during his inauguration at Federal Hall in New York City.
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