I only watchewd this program once, and keep missing it since. It response to Washington fighting cleanly;
HE may have, for the most part, fought honorably. But, people took things into their own hands. Look what happened in New York during that time. There were midnight raids against Loyalists, kidnaping & killing them, as well as burning Loyalist businesses. To the point where the fires got out of control, causing more damage than expected. I recently read a book about Washington's march & fight through Trenton, NJ, and it was enlightening, to say the least. Washington, according to what the author wrote, was VERY concerned about the quality of his troops, with their penchant for vigilantism and constant desertions. Unfortunately, I have forgotten the name of the book. But, it is rife with stories of how the patriots treated Loyalists, and "suspected" Loyalists.