Highwaymen were traveling robbers on horseback existed from the late 15th century until the 19th century in England and Ireland. Some of these bandits were immortalized in stories, song, and poetry. In the most part, they were violent and would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. To this definition of "Highwaymen," they no longer exist.
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Outlaws, highwaymen were ruthless sorts, killing or maiming innocent people in cold blood. They had little regard for their victims and no respect for the law.
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Highwaymen that were the worst and most dangerous and came from Sussex.
Highwaymen were sentenced to death by hanging. They were hanged OR shot if they were caught.
The word highwayman is first attested from the year 1617. The term "highwayman" is mainly applied to robbers who traveled on a horse, as opposed to those who robbed on foot (foot-pads). Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior to foot-pads.
They could of been but there is no really right or wrong answer to this.