The story in Assassin's_Creed_III is set between 1754 and 1783 .
The story is set in the 18th century , before , during and after the American Revolution from 1753 to 1783 , and follows Desmond 's half-English , half-Mohawk ancestor , Ratonhnhakï¿½ : ton ( ) , also known as Connor , as he fights the Templars ' attempts to gain freedom in the colonies .
Assassin's Creed III