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'''Nicholas Biddle''' (1750 – 1778) was one of the first captains of the [[Continental Navy]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], and a member of the [[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]].
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'''Nicholas Biddle''' (1750 – 1778) was one of the first captains of the [[Continental Navy]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], and a member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]].
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
 
===Early life===
  
===Early life===
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Nicholas was born in [[Philadelphia]] in the year 1750 to William Biddle and Mary Scull. At the age of thirteen, he journeyed on a voyage to the [[Caribbean|West Indies]], during which he was stranded on a desert island for two months. In 1770, Biddle joined the British [[Royal Navy]], where he served as a junior officer. During his time working for the British Crown, Biddle met [[Robert Faulkner]].
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Nicholas was born in [[Philadelphia]] in the year 1750 to William Biddle and Mary Scull. At the age of thirteen, he journeyed on a voyage to the [[Caribbean|West Indies]], during which he was stranded on a desert island for two months.<ref>Wikipedia contributors. (2019, January 28). Nicholas Biddle (naval officer). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:31, February 4, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas_Biddle_(naval_officer)&oldid=880658226</ref> In 1770, Biddle joined the British [[Royal Navy]], where he served as a junior officer.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Nicholas Biddle]]</ref> During his time working for the British Crown, Biddle met [[Robert Faulkner]].<ref name="AC3">''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>
   
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Later, while in [[Martha's Vineyard]], Biddle was talking with [[Benjamin Church]], who intended to recruit him into the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. As the meeting progressed, Biddle first encountered [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]], where he quickly exchanged an insult with Faulkner, before the developing argument was cut short by [[Amanda Bailey]].
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Later, while in [[Martha's Vineyard]], Biddle was talking with [[Benjamin Church]], who intended to recruit him into the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. As the meeting progressed, Biddle first encountered [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]], where he quickly exchanged an insult with Faulkner, before the developing argument was cut short by [[Amanda Bailey]].<ref name="AC3" />
   
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In 1775, Biddle resigned his commission to join the Continental Navy at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Following this, Biddle was given command of a [[schooner]] vessel, the ''[[Franklin]]'', and patrolled the naval convoy routes.
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In 1775, Biddle resigned his commission to join the Continental Navy at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Following this, Biddle was given command of a [[schooner]] vessel, the ''[[Franklin]]'', and patrolled the naval convoy routes.<ref name="Database" />
   
 
===Reign of the East Coast===
  
===Reign of the East Coast===
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Biddle devised a plan with his Templar co-conspirators in the British Navy, ultimately aiming to strengthen and expand the Continental Navy under his command for the Templar cause. Biddle sent Templar [[ships]] to attack merchant vessels in Martha's Vineyard and to occupy [[Fort Phoenix]], despite its lack of strategic value.
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Biddle devised a plan with his Templar co-conspirators in the British Navy, ultimately aiming to strengthen and expand the Continental Navy under his command for the Templar cause. Biddle sent Templar [[ships]] to attack merchant vessels in Martha's Vineyard and to occupy [[Fort Phoenix]], despite its lack of strategic value.<ref name="AC3" />
   
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From there, Biddle pleaded and tricked the [[Continental Congress]] into believing that the British Navy was a threat to the Colonial coast. As a result, the Congress commissioned more ships for the Continental Navy, and by 1776, the Congress made Biddle the captain of a frigate, the ''[[USS Randolph|Randolph]]''.
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From there, Biddle pleaded and tricked the [[Continental Congress]] into believing that the British Navy was a threat to the Colonial coast. As a result, the Congress commissioned more ships for the Continental Navy, and by 1776, the Congress made Biddle the captain of a frigate, the ''[[USS Randolph|Randolph]]''.<ref name="AC3" />
   
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Biddle continued patrolling the Colonial coast and naval trade routes while orchestrating British attacks with his Templar co-conspirators. The ''Randolph'' attacked [[Nantucket]], claiming it was a British Loyalist post when it had actually sided with the Continental Army, in an attempt to further convince the Congress that more ships were needed. Biddle also planned to boost his reputation and service record in order to be promoted to the rank of Admiral over the entire Continental Navy fleet.
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Biddle continued patrolling the Colonial coast and naval trade routes while orchestrating British attacks with his Templar co-conspirators. The ''Randolph'' attacked [[Nantucket]], claiming it was a British Loyalist post when it had actually sided with the Continental Army, in an attempt to further convince the Congress that more ships were needed. Biddle also planned to boost his reputation and service record in order to be promoted to the rank of Admiral over the entire Continental Navy fleet.<ref name="AC3" />
   
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Soon after, the ''Randolph'' was assigned to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'', a [[French Navy|French ship]] providing aid to the Continental war drive. However, the ''Randolph'' abandoned ''La Belladonna'' to be attacked and seized by Templar ships.
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Soon after, the ''Randolph'' was assigned to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'', a [[French Navy|French ship]] providing aid to the Continental war drive. However, the ''Randolph'' abandoned ''La Belladonna'' to be attacked and seized by Templar ships.<ref name="AC3" />
   
 
[[File:ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 10.png|thumb|250px|left|Biddle aboard the ''Randolph'']]
  
[[File:ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 10.png|thumb|250px|left|Biddle aboard the ''Randolph'']]
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The ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by Connor, came to ''<nowiki>La Belladonna'</nowiki>''s defense before the ships attacked. The two vessels then destroyed the formation of Templar ships, while Biddle observed the battle safely from a distance.
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The ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by Connor, came to ''<nowiki>La Belladonna'</nowiki>''s defense before the ships attacked. The two vessels then destroyed the formation of Templar ships, while Biddle observed the battle safely from a distance.<ref name="AC3" />
   
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In 1778, in order to remove Connor as a threat to his plans, Biddle patrolled the Caribbean coast, successfully luring the ''Aquila'' into a trap. In this encounter, the ''Randolph'' attacked the ''Aquila'' with the aid of two ''Men-of-War''. However, the ''Aquila'' destroyed the ''Men-of-War'' and successfully disabled the ''<nowiki>Randolph'</nowiki>''s mast with a single broadside of chained cannonballs.
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In 1778, in order to remove Connor as a threat to his plans, Biddle patrolled the Caribbean coast, successfully luring the ''Aquila'' into a trap. In this encounter, the ''Randolph'' attacked the ''Aquila'' with the aid of two ''Men-of-War''. However, the ''Aquila'' destroyed the ''Men-of-War'' and successfully disabled the ''<nowiki>Randolph'</nowiki>''s mast with a single broadside of chained cannonballs.<ref name="AC3" />
   
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Following this, Connor and the ''<nowiki>Aquila'</nowiki>''s crew boarded and attacked the ''Randolph'', during which Connor confronted Biddle on the quarterdeck, causing both crews to cease fighting and watch as the two captains dueled, with Biddle furiously vowing to make Connor suffer for the damage dealt to the ''Randolph''.
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Following this, Connor and the ''<nowiki>Aquila'</nowiki>''s crew boarded and attacked the ''Randolph'', during which Connor confronted Biddle on the quarterdeck, causing both crews to cease fighting and watch as the two captains dueled, with Biddle furiously vowing to make Connor suffer for the damage dealt to the ''Randolph''.<ref name="AC3" />
   
 
===Death===
  
===Death===
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{{Quote|Wait. Let the Randolph die with me. Don't take her as a prize. Please. Please. I want no quarter, just to sink with my ship.|Biddle's final words to Connor.|Assassin's Creed III}}
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{{Quote|Wait. Let the Randolph die with me. Don't take her as a prize. Please. Please. I want no quarter, just to sink with my ship.|Biddle's final words to Connor.|Assassin's Creed III}}[[File:ACIII-Biddlehideout 5.png|thumb|250px|Biddle dueling Connor]]
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Connor overpowered Biddle, until Biddle fired a shot at a gunpowder keg, causing both of them to fall below deck. The two soon continued their duel, with Connor emerging victorious and wounding Biddle. While dying, Biddle justified his actions by claiming that he benefited and empowered the Continental Navy. He rebuked the Assassins, calling Connor a fool for not understanding or accepting his goals.<ref name="AC3" />
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[[File:ACIII-Biddlehideout 5.png|thumb|250px|Biddle dueling Connor]]
  
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At first, Connor gained the upper hand, until Biddle fired a shot at a gunpowder keg, causing both of them to fall below deck. The two soon continued their duel, with Connor emerging victorious and wounding Biddle. While dying, Biddle justified his actions by claiming that he benefited and empowered the Continental Navy. He rebuked the Assassins, calling Connor a fool for not understanding or accepting his goals.
  
   
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With his final words, Biddle asked Connor not to take the ''Randolph'' as a prize, instead allowing him to die and sink with his ship. Connor granted this request and left, igniting several barrels of gunpowder behind him, destroying the ''Randolph''.
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With his final words, Biddle asked Connor not to take the ''Randolph'' as a prize, instead allowing him to die and sink with his ship. Connor granted this request and left, igniting several barrels of gunpowder behind him, destroying the ''Randolph''.<ref name="AC3" />
   
 
==Personality and characteristics==
  
==Personality and characteristics==
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Biddle was a capable, experienced, brave and proud individual, which showed itself in his nautical achievements. He also viewed himself as a "man of vision", and was ambitious, charismatic and arrogant to the point that he saw himself as becoming Admiral of the entire Continental Navy.
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Biddle was a capable, experienced, brave and proud individual, which showed itself in his nautical achievements. He also viewed himself as a "man of vision", and was ambitious, charismatic and arrogant to the point that he saw himself as becoming Admiral of the entire Continental Navy.<ref name="AC3" />
   
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Because of this, Biddle was a well admired and respected captain; not only did he lead successful campaigns, he kept morale and his crew's efficiency high by fairly sharing the spoils of victory, not through corporal punishment. Rather than allow his ship to be captured, he convinced Connor to let him sink with his ship.
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Because of this, Biddle was a well admired and respected captain; not only did he lead successful campaigns, he kept morale and his crew's efficiency high by fairly sharing the spoils of victory, not through corporal punishment. Rather than allow his ship to be captured, he convinced Connor to let him sink with his ship.<ref name="AC3" />
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===Equipment and skills===
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Biddle has a great handling of the sword and the pistol which makes it a great challenge for [[Connor]], he is able to neutralize his opponent's attacks at least to be counterattacked.
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=== Equipment and skills ===
  
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Biddle seems to have sword defense techniques too advanced, almost impossible to touch him. He is also a great shooter, capable of firing in less than 6 seconds (which is seen when shooting a powder barrel in a fight against Connor).
  
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Radically attack your enemies, and he is also a good counter-attacker.
  
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What makes some of the most ruthless and formidable fighters in the game.
  
   
 
==Trivia==
  
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*Biddle's first vessel was a schooner, the ''Franklin'', which had been named after [[Benjamin Franklin]].
  
*Biddle's first vessel was a schooner, the ''Franklin'', which had been named after [[Benjamin Franklin]].
 
*Historically, Biddle died off the coast of [[Barbados]], while in the game his death occured in [[the Bahamas]].
  
*Historically, Biddle died off the coast of [[Barbados]], while in the game his death occured in [[the Bahamas]].
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*When Connor is fighting Biddle, Biddle remarks at how Mr. Kenway will reward him greatly for ridding him of the Assassin. However, historically Biddle died on March 17, 1778. Connor and [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham's ]]alliance did not end until June 17, 1778, three months later.
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*When Connor is fighting Biddle, Biddle remarks at how Mr. Kenway will reward him greatly for ridding him of the Assassin. However, historically Biddle died on March 17, 1778. Connor and [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham's alliance]] did not end until June 17, 1778, three months later.
   
 
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Nicholas Biddle (1750 – 1778) was one of the first captains of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, and a member of the Colonial Rite of the Templar Order.

Biography

Early life

Nicholas was born in Philadelphia in the year 1750 to William Biddle and Mary Scull. At the age of thirteen, he journeyed on a voyage to the West Indies, during which he was stranded on a desert island for two months.[1] In 1770, Biddle joined the British Royal Navy, where he served as a junior officer.[2] During his time working for the British Crown, Biddle met Robert Faulkner.[3]

Later, while in Martha's Vineyard, Biddle was talking with Benjamin Church, who intended to recruit him into the Templar Order. As the meeting progressed, Biddle first encountered Connor, an Assassin, where he quickly exchanged an insult with Faulkner, before the developing argument was cut short by Amanda Bailey.[3]

In 1775, Biddle resigned his commission to join the Continental Navy at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Following this, Biddle was given command of a schooner vessel, the Franklin, and patrolled the naval convoy routes.[2]

Reign of the East Coast

Biddle devised a plan with his Templar co-conspirators in the British Navy, ultimately aiming to strengthen and expand the Continental Navy under his command for the Templar cause. Biddle sent Templar ships to attack merchant vessels in Martha's Vineyard and to occupy Fort Phoenix, despite its lack of strategic value.[3]

From there, Biddle pleaded and tricked the Continental Congress into believing that the British Navy was a threat to the Colonial coast. As a result, the Congress commissioned more ships for the Continental Navy, and by 1776, the Congress made Biddle the captain of a frigate, the Randolph.[3]

Biddle continued patrolling the Colonial coast and naval trade routes while orchestrating British attacks with his Templar co-conspirators. The Randolph attacked Nantucket, claiming it was a British Loyalist post when it had actually sided with the Continental Army, in an attempt to further convince the Congress that more ships were needed. Biddle also planned to boost his reputation and service record in order to be promoted to the rank of Admiral over the entire Continental Navy fleet.[3]

Soon after, the Randolph was assigned to escort La Belladonna, a French ship providing aid to the Continental war drive. However, the Randolph abandoned La Belladonna to be attacked and seized by Templar ships.[3]

ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 10

Biddle aboard the Randolph

The Aquila, captained by Connor, came to La Belladonna's defense before the ships attacked. The two vessels then destroyed the formation of Templar ships, while Biddle observed the battle safely from a distance.[3]

In 1778, in order to remove Connor as a threat to his plans, Biddle patrolled the Caribbean coast, successfully luring the Aquila into a trap. In this encounter, the Randolph attacked the Aquila with the aid of two Men-of-War. However, the Aquila destroyed the Men-of-War and successfully disabled the Randolph's mast with a single broadside of chained cannonballs.[3]

Following this, Connor and the Aquila's crew boarded and attacked the Randolph, during which Connor confronted Biddle on the quarterdeck, causing both crews to cease fighting and watch as the two captains dueled, with Biddle furiously vowing to make Connor suffer for the damage dealt to the Randolph.[3]

Death

"Wait. Let the Randolph die with me. Don't take her as a prize. Please. Please. I want no quarter, just to sink with my ship."
―Biddle's final words to Connor.[src]
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Biddle dueling Connor

Connor overpowered Biddle, until Biddle fired a shot at a gunpowder keg, causing both of them to fall below deck. The two soon continued their duel, with Connor emerging victorious and wounding Biddle. While dying, Biddle justified his actions by claiming that he benefited and empowered the Continental Navy. He rebuked the Assassins, calling Connor a fool for not understanding or accepting his goals.[3]

With his final words, Biddle asked Connor not to take the Randolph as a prize, instead allowing him to die and sink with his ship. Connor granted this request and left, igniting several barrels of gunpowder behind him, destroying the Randolph.[3]

Personality and characteristics

Biddle was a capable, experienced, brave and proud individual, which showed itself in his nautical achievements. He also viewed himself as a "man of vision", and was ambitious, charismatic and arrogant to the point that he saw himself as becoming Admiral of the entire Continental Navy.[3]

Because of this, Biddle was a well admired and respected captain; not only did he lead successful campaigns, he kept morale and his crew's efficiency high by fairly sharing the spoils of victory, not through corporal punishment. Rather than allow his ship to be captured, he convinced Connor to let him sink with his ship.[3]

Equipment and skills

Biddle has a great handling of the sword and the pistol which makes it a great challenge for Connor, he is able to neutralize his opponent's attacks at least to be counterattacked.

Trivia

  • Out of all the Templar portraits in the Davenport Homestead manor, Biddle's was not crossed out after his death.
  • Despite the fact that Biddle's portrait appeared on the wall in the cellar when Connor was first shown it, he failed to recognize him at Martha's Vineyard.
  • While Biddle's assassination did not take place within the main storyline of Assassin's Creed III, the naval sequence in which he featured was required for the full synchronization of Connor's memories.
  • Biddle's first vessel was a schooner, the Franklin, which had been named after Benjamin Franklin.
  • Historically, Biddle died off the coast of Barbados, while in the game his death occured in the Bahamas.
  • When Connor is fighting Biddle, Biddle remarks at how Mr. Kenway will reward him greatly for ridding him of the Assassin. However, historically Biddle died on March 17, 1778. Connor and Haytham's alliance did not end until June 17, 1778, three months later.

Gallery

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2019, January 28). Nicholas Biddle (naval officer). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:31, February 4, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas_Biddle_(naval_officer)&oldid=880658226
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Nicholas Biddle
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Assassin's Creed III

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