French Involvement

Follow this guide to successfully complete the French Involvement naval mission in Assassin's Creed III, including optional objectives and defeating enemy ships.

Alright, so for this mission, 'French Involvement,' we're gonna start by escorting a French ship called 'Le Belladonna.' Keep your eyes peeled, 'cause you'll hit some fog pretty quickly, and that's usually a sign that the British are about to jump out and say hello.

Before we get too deep into the fight, let's talk optional objectives. You've got two to keep in mind right off the bat: first, you absolutely cannot let our French buddy ship drop below 50% health. Second, while you're protecting them, you also need to make sure you destroy more enemy ships than Le Belladonna does. So, basically, we're competing with our ally for K.D.s here!

Your first challenge is a group of nine gunships. Don't sweat these too much; you can take them down pretty easily with the swivel gun, or even a solid broadside if you get a few lined up. Le Belladonna is pretty good at handling these too, so focus on using that swivel gun to its full potential. If you time it right, you can even pick off enemies that are further away.

Once those nine are down, get ready for another wave. This time, it's a frigate backed up by five gunboats. Since we're going for that objective of destroying more ships than Le Belladonna, try to take out all those gunboats as fast as you can before you even think about the frigate. Speed is key here.

After you've dealt with the gunboats, a third wave will appear, consisting of three more gunboats and a couple of schooners. Again, take these down. Once they're all sunk, you'll get a cutscene.

Now, here's the tricky part: you need to take down a man-of-war, but you can't actually destroy it. What you need to do is switch your ammo type to chain-shot. Give the enemy ship a few broadsides with the chain-shot until you destroy its masts. Once that's done, pilot the Aquila in close so you can board the British vessel.

As soon as you're on board, a short scene will play, showing you the officer you need to take down. He'll make a run for it as you approach. This is where the final optional objective comes in: you have to catch and kill him within 1 minute. As soon as you get control, hop over the crates to your right to avoid the flames. Follow him around the back of the ship and keep going along the platforms on the other side of the deck. When he crosses onto the next deck, quickly pull out your gun and shoot him to make him stop, then finish him off with some melee combat. Boom, mission accomplished!