From Wikipedia.
HM Prison Dartmoor.
Still a prison rated Category C, located in Princetown, County of Devon.
In 1805, the British were at war with Napoleonic France and many prisoners were captured. Many of these were house in "hulks" which were derelict ships. This was an unsafe situation due to the ships' close proximity to the Royal Navy Dockyard at Devonport called Plymouth Dock.
In addition, the living conditions on those hulks were horrible.
A new prison was planned for remote Dartmoor.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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