What is "raiders"

Usage examples of "raiders".

There was no doubt as to why he had been killed, or that the Raiders were his murderers, but the actual perpetrators were never discovered.

As long as we old prisoners formed the bulk of those inside the Stockade, the Raiders had slender picking.

Some five thousand or six thousand new prisoners had come in since the first of the month, and it was claimed that the Raiders had received large reinforcements from those,--a claim rendered probable by most of the new-comers being from the Army of the Potomac.

Then the chief of the Raiders came forward to examine her, evidently reading her field.

The methods of the Raiders were various, ranging all the way from sneak thievery to highway robbery.

The Raiders were plentifully provided with the usual weapons of their class--slung-shots and brass-knuckles.

The Raiders could concentrate, if necessary, four hundred or five hundred men upon any point of attack, and each member of the gangs had become so familiarized with all the rest by long association in New York, and elsewhere, that he never dealt a blow amiss, while their opponents were nearly as likely to attack friends as enemies.

The proceeds of these forays enabled the Raiders to wax fat and lusty, while others were dying from starvation.

The Raiders kept watch of these traders, and plundered them whenever occasion served.

The almost unvarying success of the Raiders in--their forays gave the general impression that they were invincible--that is, that not enough men could be concentrated against them to whip them.

They established guards around their squads, and helped beat off the Raiders when their own territory was invaded, but this was all they would do.

In spite of our company and our watchfulness, the Raiders beat us badly on one occasion.

To us of the Regulators it showed that the Raiders had penetrated our designs, and were prepared for them.

For awhile men ceased their interminable discussion of escape and exchange--let those over worked words and themes have a rare spell of repose--and debated whether the Raiders would whip the regulators, or the Regulators conquer the Raiders.

The Raiders were in good health well fed, used to operating together, and had the confidence begotten by a long series of successes.