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Originally Posted by adimar
In the us civil war, confederate spec ops were considered bushwhackers and not entitled to be treated as pows and were executed by the north.
This promptly ended when an equal number of northern officers were killed by the CO of this unit. (Can't remember if the officers were shot or hanged)
The operational lesson is don't kill pow unless you are willing to suffer the same. Or have another very good reason.
Adi
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If memory serves, it was Mosby who hanged some of Custer's men following the execution of several Confederate prisoners. Mosby then promised Custer that it would be repeated if the Yankees wanted to continue.
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