The Revolutionary War was not a polite conflict between orderly
troops and gentlemanly officers. Civilians on the home front
suffered considerably. This account depicts the ugly side of the
War for Independence, where roving bands of robbers, known as
banditti, plagued the countryside in areas not fully under the
control of either army.
Regardless of their political sympathies, American civilians
lived in terror of these well-armed gangs of looters, who
frequently engaged in torture, arson, and murder. The players in
this sordid tale, chiefly motivated by greed, chose their victims
indiscriminately and then returned to sanctuary. Many civilians
fled their homes, leaving large sections of New York, Georgia, and
the Carolinas as no-man's-land, where near anarchy and the complete
disruption of civilian justice only abetted the success of the
marauders.
Ward details the activities of the most prominent banditti and
looks at the horrors and devastation of their actions. His account
challenges readers to look beyond the set-piece battles and even
past the guerrilla activities, to examine what life was like for
those caught between the lines.
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