Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2014
Department 1
History
Abstract
This article examines what happened to approximately 1,200 prisoners of war taken by the French and their Indian allies at the British post Fort Oswego in August 1756. Their experiences illuminated the contrast between traditional methods of warfare in colonial America and the new rules of war being introduced by European armies fighting in the French and Indian War. Although European armies claimed to treat POWs more humanely than Native Americans, their supposedly civilized rules of warfare actually increased the suffering of the Oswego prisoners.
Copyright Note
This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Shannon, Timothy J. "French and Indian Cruelty? The Fate of the Oswego Prisoners of War, 1756-1758." New York History 95.3 (Summer 2014), 381-407.
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the publisher at: https://www.nysha.org/nysha_5
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