Treatment of Revoultionary war POW's
Treatment of Revolutionary War POW’s
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Treatment of Prisoners of War in the American Revolution
The treatment of POW’s has always been a very heated topic all throughout history. It first started with the many wars fought between ancient civilizations. With them many prisoners were sold into slavery, from there it progressed to medieval times, and then onto the revolutionary war. In this paper I will address three main topics for both sides, they will be the treatment of prisoners when they were first captured, how they were transported, imprisoned, and finally how they were treated once imprisoned over periods of time. I will start talking about how the British did all this to American prisoners because they were doing this long before a war ever started. Throughout this whole essay I will be answering this one question. How did the treatment of American prisoners of war compare to that of the British? Throughout my research one thing has been very evident to me. American prisoners of war were treated much worse by the British than the British were treated by the Americans.
First I will talk about the initial treatment of American prisoners when they were first caught by the British. There initial treatment was very cruel. The British regarded the Americans as traitors and treated them so. Many Americans were executed when captured because the British thought they deserved it. Those that were spared were often beaten and tortured. No Americans captured were allowed to receive any medical treatment and were often forced to walk many miles to prison camps or ships with injuries.
The transporting of Americans caused many headaches for the British. They would not give much aid and expect the Americans to walk themselves. They would tie their hands to a wagon of the convoy and make them walk. Some prisoners that could not walk anymore were dragged along as the convoy just kept moving along. Those who could not walk were often thrown in a wagon
U.S. 1
Treatment of Prisoners of War in the American Revolution
The treatment of POW’s has always been a very heated topic all throughout history. It first started with the many wars fought between ancient civilizations. With them many prisoners were sold into slavery, from there it progressed to medieval times, and then onto the revolutionary war. In this paper I will address three main topics for both sides, they will be the treatment of prisoners when they were first captured, how they were transported, imprisoned, and finally how they were treated once imprisoned over periods of time. I will start talking about how the British did all this to American prisoners because they were doing this long before a war ever started. Throughout this whole essay I will be answering this one question. How did the treatment of American prisoners of war compare to that of the British? Throughout my research one thing has been very evident to me. American prisoners of war were treated much worse by the British than the British were treated by the Americans.
First I will talk about the initial treatment of American prisoners when they were first caught by the British. There initial treatment was very cruel. The British regarded the Americans as traitors and treated them so. Many Americans were executed when captured because the British thought they deserved it. Those that were spared were often beaten and tortured. No Americans captured were allowed to receive any medical treatment and were often forced to walk many miles to prison camps or ships with injuries.
The transporting of Americans caused many headaches for the British. They would not give much aid and expect the Americans to walk themselves. They would tie their hands to a wagon of the convoy and make them walk. Some prisoners that could not walk anymore were dragged along as the convoy just kept moving along. Those who could not walk were often thrown in a wagon