Highway robbery in a play, The Lyons Mail

Highway robbery in a play, The Lyons Mail, written by Charles Reade in 1854, produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, in 1909 - based on a real incident during the French Revolution (27-28 April 1796) when a mailcoach was ambushed outside Paris, money was stolen and people were killed

1790s 1796 Ambushed Highway Highwayman Highwaymen Lyons Mailcoach Reade Robber Shaftesbury Stolen

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