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French And American Prisoners Of War At Dartmoor Prison 1805 1816
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Book Synopsis French and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816 by : Neil Davie
Download or read book French and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816 written by Neil Davie and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the history of Dartmoor War Prison (1805-16). This is not the well-known Victorian convict prison, but a less familiar penal institution, conceived and built nearly half a century earlier in the midst of the long-running wars against France, and destined, not for criminals, but for French and later American prisoners of war. During a period of six and a half years, more than 20,000 captives passed through its gates. Drawing on contemporary official records from Britain, France and the USA, and a wealth of prisoners’ letters, diaries and memoirs (many of them studied here in detail for the first time), this book examines how Dartmoor War Prison was conceived and designed; how it was administered both from London and on the ground; how the fate of its prisoners intertwined with the military and diplomatic history of the period; and finally how those prisoners interacted with each other, with their captors, and with the wider community. The history of the prison on the moor is one marked by high hopes and noble intentions, but also of neglect, hardship, disease and death
Book Synopsis Prisoners of War at Dartmoor by : Trevor James
Download or read book Prisoners of War at Dartmoor written by Trevor James and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incarceration of French and American prisoners of war in Dartmoor Prison, at a time when Britain was at war with both its traditional enemy and the young nation of former British colonies, was a dark and unusual episode. Acts of cruelty and degradation were countered by defiance and a spirited loyalty by the prisoners to their respective countries. Much of the story is told firsthand by those who were there, against a background of warfare and glorious victories on all sides. The author relates how a barren landscape that was (and is) subject to the worst of winter weather was transformed into a thriving township by one very determined man, Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, and why such a place was chosen to build a prison. The design and construction of the prison are described, as are the experiences of the men held in the harsh, overcrowded conditions of Dartmoor. From May 1809 to February 1816, 271 American and more than 1100 French prisoners of war died in confinement.
Book Synopsis Melville Prison and Deadman's Island by : Brian Cuthbertson
Download or read book Melville Prison and Deadman's Island written by Brian Cuthbertson and published by Formac Publishing Company Limited. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small island in Halifax's beautiful Northwest Arm was the site for a British military prison from 1794 to 1816. More than 10,000 French, Spanish and American seamen, privateers and soldiers passed through the prison during its 22-year existence. Of these, 270 died on Melville Island from 1803 to 1815 and were buried in unmarked graves on the adjoining Deadman's Island, now designated a national historic site. This book tells this little known story for the first time. Author Brian Cuthbertson focuses on the experiences of the American prisoners. Their treatment will be of particular interest to readers familiar with the recent experiences of prisoners in US military prisons.
Book Synopsis The Story of Dartmoor Prison by : Basil Thomson
Download or read book The Story of Dartmoor Prison written by Basil Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor War Depot (1813-1815) by : Trevor James
Download or read book American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor War Depot (1813-1815) written by Trevor James and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hell Upon Water by : Paul Chamberlain
Download or read book Hell Upon Water written by Paul Chamberlain and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, over 200,000 prisoners of war of many nationalities were brought to Britain to be held in the infamous prison hulks, land prisons and parole depots. Many prisoners languished in captivity for over eleven years. This book tells the story of these men and women. Hell Upon Water examines how prisoners of war were acquired by the British, how they were fed, clothed and accommodated by the Transport Board of the Admiralty. The larger prisons such as Dartmoor, Portchester Castle and Norman Cross are described in detail, alongside the smaller lesser known depots of Forton, Stapleton, and Mill Bay. It compares the treatment of French prisoners with that of Britons in France, and also tells the stories of officers who fell in love with local girls and married, and those who fought to escape.
Book Synopsis Prisoner of the British by : Benjamin Waterhouse
Download or read book Prisoner of the British written by Benjamin Waterhouse and published by Fireship Press. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's an account of life as a British prisoner of war during the War of 1812, and it's also a mystery. Prisoner of the British was originally released in 1816 as A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, Late a Surgeon on Board an American Privateer, Who Was Captured at Sea by the British. As such it is an immensely readable, if eye-opening, account of the author's experiences as a British prisoner of war during the War of 1812. At first he was held at Melville Island, Halifax, then in a prison ship at Chatham, England, and last in the infamous Dartmoor Prison. His descriptions and observations of the characters and characteristics of three nations are truly remarkable-as is his detailed descriptions of the massacre of American prisoners at Dartmoor on April 6, 1815. But there is a mystery surrounding this book as well-a mystery that is debated to this day. Who wrote it? Benjamin Waterhouse, the pioneering American physician, is credited with authorship, but he would have been 59 years old when the story transpired, and there is no record of his ever having served in the military. Modern scholars now suspect a 21 year old seaman from Massachusetts by the name of Henry Torey, but no one knows for sure. Whoever wrote it, it's a must read for anyone who wishes to genuinely understand the War of 1812.
Book Synopsis The American Prisoner by : Eden Phillpotts
Download or read book The American Prisoner written by Eden Phillpotts and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of French and American prisoners are herded into the war prison at Princetown in 1814 and goaded by their miseries into desperate outbreaks.
Book Synopsis Prisoners of War in Dartmoor Towns by : Trevor James
Download or read book Prisoners of War in Dartmoor Towns written by Trevor James and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Prisoners' Memoirs, Or, Dartmoor Prison; Containing a Complete and Impartial History of the Entire Captivity of the Americans in England, From the Commencement of the Last War Between the United States and Great Britain, Until All Prisoners Were Relea by : Charles Andrews
Download or read book The Prisoners' Memoirs, Or, Dartmoor Prison; Containing a Complete and Impartial History of the Entire Captivity of the Americans in England, From the Commencement of the Last War Between the United States and Great Britain, Until All Prisoners Were Relea written by Charles Andrews and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable historical account provides a vivid picture of the experiences of American prisoners of war during the War of 1812. Written by a former prisoner, it offers a detailed and often harrowing description of life in Dartmoor Prison, one of the largest and most notorious POW camps in British history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Prisoners' Memoirs by : Charles Andrews
Download or read book The Prisoners' Memoirs written by Charles Andrews and published by New York : Printed for the author. This book was released on 1852 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815 by : Francis Abell
Download or read book Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815 written by Francis Abell and published by London Oxford University Press 1914.. This book was released on 1914 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Arts and Crafts of Napoleonic and American Prisoners of War, 1756-1816 by : Clive L. Lloyd
Download or read book The Arts and Crafts of Napoleonic and American Prisoners of War, 1756-1816 written by Clive L. Lloyd and published by Antique Collectors Club Dist. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the arts, crafts and occupations of the prisoner of war in England, France and America, from 1756 to 1816.
Book Synopsis The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross Huntingdonshire, 1796 to 1816 by : Thomas James Walker
Download or read book The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross Huntingdonshire, 1796 to 1816 written by Thomas James Walker and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of Joseph Valpey, Jr., of Salem, November, 1813-April, 1815 by : Joseph Valpey
Download or read book Journal of Joseph Valpey, Jr., of Salem, November, 1813-April, 1815 written by Joseph Valpey and published by [Detroit] : Michigan Society of Colonial Wars. This book was released on 1922 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Prisoners of War Held at Dartmoor During the War Of 1812 by : Eric Eugene Johnson
Download or read book American Prisoners of War Held at Dartmoor During the War Of 1812 written by Eric Eugene Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a transcription of American prisoner of war records from the U.S. Navy, privateers and merchant vessels (plus some civilians) who were captured and then interned by the British Empire at the Dartmoor Depot in England during the War of 1812. There are also some U.S. Army soldiers, volunteers and militiamen included in these transcriptions. This book was compiled from copies of the General Entry Book of American Prisoners of War (GEB) ledger of the British Admiralty made by the Public Records Office in London, Great Britain (ADM 103 series). These ledgers contain the information on 6,553 American prisoners of war who were interned between 2 April 1813 and 26 March 1815 at the Dartmoor Depot. Eight-hundred-sixty-seven of these Americans are listed as Negroes, Blacks, Colored, Men of Color or Mulattos on the GEB ledgers, which amounts to 13% of the total American POW population. Sixteen men are listed as Creoles and there was one Chinese American. Fifty-nine American men entered British service, that is, they enlisted in either the British army, navy or merchant marines to avoid internment in Dartmoor Depot. Fifty-three Americans escaped from Dartmoor Depot, while 272 died and were buried in the American Cemetery near Dartmoor Depot. Mr. Johnson is a lineal descendant of five veterans of the War of 1812 and he is the past president of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Ohio (2008-2011). He is currently the Archivist General for the General Society of the War of 1812 and has served as the Historian General (2011-2014) for this society. 2016, 81/2x11, paper, 500 pp.
Book Synopsis Dartmoor Prison by : Albert John Rhodes
Download or read book Dartmoor Prison written by Albert John Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
