American Revolution, British Prison Ship Jersey
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During the American War of Independence, more colonial Americans died as prisoners of war on British prison ships through intentional neglect than died in every battle of the war combined. During the war, 11, 500 men and women died due to overcrowding, contaminated water, starvation, and disease on prison ships anchored in the East River; the bodies of those who died were hastily buried along the shore.