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EPISODE · Feb 7, 2026 · 2 MIN

What To Do With Prisoners?–February 7, 1776

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When I mentioned in today’s episode that American prisoners were left to disease or neglect, I wasn’t telling you the half of it. The British used captured, damaged or obsolete ships as their prisons. Conditions were so bad that more Americans died as a result of disease than died on the battlefield. Over 10,000 men […] The post What To Do With Prisoners?–February 7, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.

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