Ebook: Prisoners of war at Dartmoor: American and French soldiers and sailors in an English prison during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812

"Covers the incarceration of French and American prisoners of war in Dartmoor Prison, where acts of cruelty and degradation by their guardians were countered by defiance and a spirited loyalty by the prisoners to their respective countries. Much of the story is told first-¡hand by those who were there."--;Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword by John Lawrence; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Saga Begins; 2. A Start Is Made; 3. The Prison Is Built; 4. The Militia; 5. How the Depots Were Run; 6. Life Inside the War Depot; 7. French Freemasons at Dartmoor; 8. Ways Out of Dartmoor and the Hulks; 9. The Americans Arrive; 10. Yankee Ways; 11. More Tribulations, Then Better Times; 12. Dartmoor Becomes an American Depot; 13. Escapes; 14. Frustration and a New Regime; 15. The Princetown Massacre; 16. The Inquiries into the ""Melancholy Occurrence""; 17. Privateers.