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People, Prisoners of War, The War Years (1775-1783) February 24, 2021 February 23, 2021

Incredible Insults and Hardships: The Hostage Experience of Ebenezer Sullivan

by Mark R. Anderson

When twenty-three-year-old Capt. Ebenezer Sullivan nobly volunteered himself as a prisoner-exchange hostage in the last weeks of the Canadian invasion, he had no way…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783), Prisoners of War, The War Years (1775-1783) March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020

Trading Generals

by William M. Welsch

During the American Revolution, many players were removed from the chess board of war as a result of capture. From individual soldiers and sailors…

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