Fort

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The British evacuating Fort Monmouth

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

During Golden Age of Piracy, 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 la Real Fuerza
• Castillo de Jagua
• Castillo Moro
• Castillo San Salvador de la Punta
• Charlotte
• Chinchorro
• Conttoyor
• Dry Tortuga
• Eleuthera
• Fort Charles
• Gibara
• Navassa
• Punta Guarico
• Serranilla

North America

• Fort St-Mathieu – Frontier
• Fort Monmouth – Frontier
• Fort Duquesne – Frontier
• Fort Hill – Boston
• Fort Independence – Boston
• Fort Washington – New York
• Fort Division – New York
• Southgate Fort - Boston
• 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 captured 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, athough no military force would appear after it was captured.

Gallery

Ariel view of Fort Monmouth.

Fort St-Mathieu: A glimpse of the typical wooden architecture adopted by forts in the frontier.

Courtyard of Fort Hill (aka South Battery). Note the lack of wooden defences and structures-a trend common for Boston and New York forts.

View of Southgate Fort's courtyard.

Fort George's interior yard.

Fort Phoenix-The only naval fort in Assassin's Creed III.

Ariel view of Fort Wolcott's interior buildings.

Fort Wolcott's interior defenses.

References

• Assassin's Creed III
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag