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Originally Posted by Bodhisattva  They may not have been deemed terrorists, but many actions commited by the USA were terrorist actions. We specifically targeted women and children in many instances, crushing their skulls and setting them afire. |
I highly doubt that there is any primary source (orders, documents from the American Revolution, etc.) information that substantiates such claims. There is a difference between such sources and revisionist or esoteric commentary published some two centuries after the war.
In any case, I posted applicable orders concerning the conduct of his troops (
http://www.debatepolitics.com/histor...post1057660915 (The Road to American Independence: John Adams' Observations)) earlier in this thread.