Prisoners in the American Revolutionary War
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! During the American Revolutionary War (1775?83) the management and treatment of prisoners of war (POW) was very different from the standards of modern warfare. Modern standards, as outlined in the Geneva Conventions, expect captives to be held and cared for by their captors. One primary difference in the eighteenth century was that care and supplies for captives were expected to be provided by their own army, their government, or private resources. Throughout the war, there were exchanges of prisoners. These were made in the field or at higher levels...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! During the American Revolutionary War (1775?83) the management and treatment of prisoners of war (POW) was very different from the standards of modern warfare. Modern standards, as outlined in the Geneva Conventions, expect captives to be held and cared for by their captors. One primary difference in the eighteenth century was that care and supplies for captives were expected to be provided by their own army, their government, or private resources. Throughout the war, there were exchanges of prisoners. These were made in the field or at higher levels of organization. Usually high ranking officer exchanges were negotiated for specifically named people. There were some exchanges based on numbers for random lower ranking people, but these were limited.
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