How much of revolutionary army were or could have been considered felons?

Question

so felons where good enough to free this country from tyrinical rule but not to get a job?

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I think the answer could be all of them and with that said its safe to say the existence of america rested on the backs of felons of one kind or another

Answer 1

Anyone who takes up arms against a government is by default a traitor and a criminal.

Answer 2

Whose ox is being gored here? Revolutionary armies are by their very nature, "revolutionary" and are hence guilty of treason to the established government. This is as big a felony as you can commit. As to the individual criminal nature of its constituent parts, it hard to say. Military life in the field tends to produce high levels of lawlessness, both felonious and misdemeanor. Revolutionaries are working in their home environments and as Mao said swim among the people. That room to swim can be provided freely or coerced.

Answer 3

The answer would be determined by the victor. But during the course of the war, they were concidered enemies of the Realm.

Answer 4

Depends on what set of laws you judge them by.