Pine Robbers

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Pine Robbers

The Pine Barrens of New Jersey, home to the outlaw "Pine Robbers"
Years active	1776-1783
Territory	New Jersey Pine Barrens
Ethnicity	British-American
Criminal activities	horse theft, highway robbery, cattle raiding, burglary, murder

The "Pine Robbers" were groups of loosely organized outlaw gangs who were Loyalists during the American Revolutionary War and used the New Jersey Pine Barrens to wreak havoc in the area. The pine barrens created densely forested terrain where concealment of guerrilla and criminal activities could easily be carried out.