Siege of Charles-Towne

The Siege of Charles-Towne was a naval blockade on the city of Charles-Towne, set up by the pirate captain Edward Thatch, to obtain medicines for Nassau. The blockade lasted for a week, in which there were no responses from the governor. . This prompted Thatch's fellow pirate, the Assassin Edward Kenway, to infiltrate the city and steal medicines.
==Background==
Edward Thatch was approached by Benjamin Hornigold about the lack of medicines needed to cure diseases which plagued the pirates' new republic. Not wanting to attack Royal Navy ships, Thatch and Kenway decided to recover medicines from the underwater shipwreck of San Ignacio, a ship of the ill-fated 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet. However, the medicines recovered by Kenway were spoilt, which made attacking Royal Navy ships the only choice of obtaining medicines.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Diving for Medicines
Subsequently, the Queen Anne's Revenge and the Benjamin attacked a British Man O' War, but the attack was unsuccessful, as the Benjamin suffered heavy damages and the Queen Anne's Revenge was forced to dock at Mariguana Island. Kenway then came to aid Thatch in his brig, the Jackdaw. Having rescued Thatch from the British Army, Kenway took the helm of the Queen Anne's Revenge and managed to board the Man O' War and steal medicines. Not having enough medicines, Thatch decided to obtain more from the source, Charles-Towne.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Devil's Advocate
==The blockade==
Thatch captured many residents of Charles-Towne and tied them to the mast of the Queen Anne's Revenge, along with the crew of the Man O' War which he attacked previously. After a week of the blockade, Kenway arrived and told Thatch to stop or he would be wanted by the Royal Navy. Kenway decided to take matters into his own hands and sailed the Jackdaw to the marshes of Charles-Towne. He then tailed a gunboat of soldiers who were about to meet with their captain Wyatt in Charles-Towne and eavesdropped on their conversation. However, the guards saw the Jackdaw and raised an alarm, revealing Kenway's presence. After spotting Kenway, Wyatt ran to alert the governor in the mansion, but Kenway chased down and killed him. Kenway retrieved a key and the pirates stole medicines and the ingredients to make more doses, then ending the blockade.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – The Siege of Charles-Towne
==Aftermath==
Despite procuring medicines, Thatch decided to take King George I's offer of a pardon and settled in the pirate camp of Ocracoke in North Carolina. However, the blockade's success made Virginia's Governor Alexander Spotswood order Navy lieutenant Robert Maynard to besiege Ocracoke. The Queen Anne's Revenge was destroyed, and Thatch tried to escape with Edward Kenway, but was killed while boarding Maynard's ship, the .Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Do Not Go Gently...
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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