Louis Dominique Bourguignon
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Louis Dominique Garthausen, also known as Cartouche, who usually went by the name of Louis Bourguignon or Louis Lamarre when he wanted to hide his identity, was a highwayman reported to steal from the
The execution of Cartouche, 1721
Highwayman
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A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers. This type of thief usually travelled and robbed by horse as compared to a footpad who travelled and robbed on foot; mounted highwaymen were widely
Louis Dominique Bourguignon
…1693, Paris – November 28, 1721, Paris), who usually went by the name of Louis Bourguignon or Louis Lamarre when he wanted to hide his identity, was a highwayman reported to steal from the rich and give to the poor in the environs of Paris during the Régence until the authorities had him broken on the wheel. His…
Asalto al coche (Attack on a Coach), by Francisco de Goya
English highwayman James Hind depicted in an engraving now in the National Portrait Gallery
Dick Turpin riding Black Bess, from a Victorian toy theatre.