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Only Achilles ever said Templars sided with the British, with thick-headed Connor repeating that like a mantra afterwards, but you can't really expect them to be objective.

Haytham himself openly said the Templars did not support the Crown and later on that they wanted independence for the colonies. The main point was they felt Washington was feeble for the job, and rightly so.