Roeland Goorts

The Bokkenrijders: Gangs of Drunkards or Military Operatives?

This article examines the Bokkenrijders—criminal gangs that raided Looz, the Lands of Overmaas, and parts of Germany between circa 1734 and 1795. It draws on sources, including trial records from the schepenbanken of communities in Belgian Limburg and critically analyses the soci...