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Originally Posted by Tashah  What does this have to do with fighting the British army? According to this document, some tories have armed and encouraged Indian tribes to attack US civilian and military personel. If you read between the lines, Washington has given his permission to wage war against these Indian tribes as they themselves wage war. No mercy. |
I don't have to read between the lines to see that there is no mercy...
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the terror with which the severity of the chastisement they receive "
It has nothing to do with fighting the British army, either. That was not my goal. My goal was to prove that Washington did, in fact, order some of his troops to launch a terror campaign against civilians. He did. It is right there. Done.
I have other instances where there are implied commands to terrorize, torture peoples in order to gain advantage.