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Francis Abell

Best known for a detailed history of prisoners of war in Britain during the long eighteenth century, this writer focused on a vivid and often overlooked corner of British military and social history.

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Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815

Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815

by Francis Abell

About the author

Francis Abell is known as the author of Prisoners of War in Britain, 1756 to 1815, a historical study of captive soldiers and sailors held in Britain during the wars of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Reliable biographical information about Abell is limited in the sources I could confirm here, so it is safest to describe him through his work rather than add uncertain personal details. His surviving public profile points to an author associated with serious historical research and with the human stories behind war, captivity, and everyday life in wartime Britain.