Project Gutenberg 2013-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 597 Walker, Thomas (Thomas James) Walker, T. J. (Thomas James) Walker, Thomas James The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire. 1796 to 1816 Transcribed from the 1913 Constable & Company Ltd edition by David Price "The Depot for Prisoners of War at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire. 1796 to 1816" by Thomas James Walker, M.D., F.R.C.S. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a comprehensive examination of the Norman Cross Depot, the first purpose-built prison for captives during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, highlighting the conditions and treatment of prisoners during a tumultuous era in British history. The opening of the narrative establishes the urgent need for the Depot, detailing the context of the extensive conflicts between Britain and France that necessitated a dedicated facility for prisoners of war. As tensions escalated following the outbreak of hostilities in the 1790s, the inadequacies of existing confinement methods became apparent, leading to the selection and rapid construction of the Norman Cross Depot. The introduction emphasizes both the physical challenges of housing thousands of prisoners and the social complexities involved in their management, setting the stage for an in-depth exploration of life within the prison and the broader implications of wartime captivity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en France -- History -- 1789-1815 Norman Cross depot Prisoners of war DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 978758 2025-07-17T12:57:51.714716 text/html 964613 2013-08-16T12:43:00 text/html 6586774 2025-07-17T12:58:18.056572 application/epub+zip 6581677 2025-07-17T12:57:58.509675 application/epub+zip 395488 2025-07-17T12:57:55.387688 application/epub+zip 7026144 2025-07-17T12:58:27.917501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6920989 2025-07-17T12:58:14.173616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573884 2022-09-19T19:48:11.281217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771160 2025-07-17T12:57:48.158695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 770843 2013-08-16T12:29:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19484 2025-07-17T12:58:28.106499 application/rdf+xml 25115 2025-07-17T12:57:56.048655 image/jpeg 4647 2025-07-17T12:57:55.722650 image/jpeg 270329 2013-08-16T12:46:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 6277012 2013-08-16T12:46:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 6540238 2025-07-17T12:57:51.912706 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog