I understand mobs of Patriots would harass, and at times inflict injury upon Loyalists throughout the Revolution but it is difficult to find any kind of statistics on number of occurrences and fatalities. How often did they outright kill Loyalists? Was this widely reported / hidden?
As a bit of unnecessary background on my question, I'm locked in debate with a friend who believes that the American Revolution was bloodier and more cruel to civilians of both sides than the French Revolution. I have not found many sources to indicate that the American Revolution saw the same kind of widespread killings as we saw in Paris.
I would not say that it was more bloody than the French Revolution, but there was more fighting than is popularly portrayed. T.H. Breen's American Insurgents, American Patriots offers a compelling read as to this issue.