Incarceration Conditions of the French Prisoners of War in the British Prison in Chatham in 1803-1814: Regression Analysis of the Duration of Captivity and Mortality

The relevance of this article is studying the problem “Man at war” includes examining a fate prisoners war. Detention conditions Frenchmen in England during Napoleonic wars remain subject discussions foreign historiography. Besides this, it has also never been studied earlier national In they are considered by means regression analysis captivity duration and mortality. Their dependence from such factors as age, height, rank, type vessel, year capturing etc. considered. This method reveals if there was any discrimination releasing food supply other were satisfying for survival detention. results compared with data Danish Norwegian who kept same prison. aim to examine detention French captives on English prison hulks. result study reveal depending period seizing: first arrivals spent longest time that indicates halting captives’ exchange early 1803. It depended way leaving prison: prisoner exchanged, dyed or escaped. Persons aged less than 12 over 50 released earlier. Children, elderly, officers could be only parole. Military seamen longer rest. At time, death appears occasional. sufficient survival. But led high mortality: 8-14 % died custody.