Silas Thatcher

Silas Thatcher (1720 – 1754) was a high-ranking and corrupt officer of the British Army who was a prolific slave trader.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Silas was born to an affluent merchant in London in the year 1720. His father purchased a commission for him in the British Army when Silas was quite young. He left for the Thirteen Colonies in 1750 and was posted at defenses along the Boston Neck. Silas was known for his cruelty and few men wished to serve with him. His personal assistant, "Cutter", was a notoriously cruel man.Assassin's Creed III – Database: Silas Thatcher
Silas began to demand protection money from local merchants, fence stolen goods, and enslave and sell the local indigenous populace. Sometime during his stay, he became the commander of Southgate Fort, where he would receive deliveries of Native American prisoners for his slave trade.
===Death===
Sometime in 1754, Silas demanded protection money from Benjamin Church, which he was denied. Subsequently, he had his men ransack Church's house and Silas captured Church and tortured him. When Church still refused to pay him protection money, he ordered Cutter to torture Church more, but left as he was supposedly disgusted by the scene. Unknown to him, Haytham Kenway and Charles Lee killed Cutter and two other guards before rescuing Church.Assassin's Creed III – The Surgeon
Haytham and his band of Templars then commandeered a convoy bringing Silas a group of Kanien'kehá:ka slaves. They freed the slaves and infiltrated the fort in an attempt to kill Silas. On discovering the ruse, Silas ordered his men to seal all the exits and fire on anybody that attempted to escape, or anyone they did not recognize. The Templars dealt with his men and cornered him. Church executed Silas as payback for the torture he had inflicted on him.Assassin's Creed III – Infiltrating Southgate
==Behind the scenes==
In 's official Frontier gameplay of Assassin's Creed III, Silas was portrayed as a Templar, and was shown to be an assassination target of the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton.
==Gallery==
ACIII-Surgeon 5.png|Silas threatening Church
ACIII-Surgeon 6.png|Cutter torturing Church
ACIII-InfiltratingSouthgate 13.png|Silas ordering his men at the Southgate Fort
ACIII-InfiltratingSouthgate 14.png|Church preparing to execute Silas
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed III 
*Assassin's Creed: Forsaken
*Assassin's Creed: Memories 
==References==
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