DARTMOOR MASSACRE
\dˈɑːtmɔː mˈasəkə], \dˈɑːtmɔː mˈasəkə], \d_ˈɑː_t_m_ɔː m_ˈa_s_ə_k_ə]\
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A massacre of a number of American sailors captured during the Revolution and confined in Dartmoor Prison, in Devonshire, England. It occurred April 6, 1815. In the prison were 6000 Americans and 10,000 Frenchmen. The former becoming impatient for their liberty, since the war was then long ended, attempted to escape. They were set upon by the guards and a number of them were killed. An investigation of the matter was made and the British Government offered ample satisfaction.
By John Franklin Jameson
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