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Highwaymen was a term used particularly in Great Britain during the 17th and 18th Centuries to describe Robber s who targeted people travelling by Stagecoach and other modes of transport along public highways. They would use or threaten violence in order to seize money and other valuables from their victims. A highwayman rode a Horse , and usually carried a Pistol . He might announce himself with the phrase "Your money, or your life!",