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This is a list of famous prisoners of war (POWs) whose imprisonment attracted media attention, or who became well known afterwards. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Elisa Bravo Jaramillo by Raymond Monvoisin. Because of the competition between New France and New England in North America, raiding between the colonies was frequent. Colonists in New England were frequently taken captive by Canadiens and their Indian allies (similarly, the New Englanders and their Indian allies took Canadiens and Indian prisoners captive).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. Crime list This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions ...
Name # Date Prison name Country Details Jacques Mesrine: 4 1969, 17 August Prison de Percé CAN: 1972, 21 August Saint-Vincent-de-Paul CAN: 1973, 6 June Palais de Justice Compiègne FRA: 1978, 8 May La Santé FRA: François Besse 7 1971, 9 May Prison de Gradignan FRA: 1975, 20 October Prison de Fresnes FRA: 1978, 8 May La Santé FRA: 1979, 26 July
Incident Location(s) Start Duration Number of hostages Kidnappings during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war: Gaza envelope, Israel: 7 October 2023: Ongoing 250+ [1] Nduga hostage crisis
In King Philip's War, a three-year conflict between indigenous peoples of New England and New England colonists, captured Native Americans were frequently sold into slavery in the West Indies by the colonists.
Captivity narratives are tales of Europeans and Americans of European descent held captive by non-European peoples. The narratives were often written by the former captives themselves, or through an amanuensis. Captivity narratives are related to slave narratives
This list represents a sample of Americans imprisoned or wrongfully detained abroad by state and non-state actors, past and present. This list includes both citizens of the United States and legal permanent residents. It represents individuals imprisoned through various channels, including criminal conviction, hostage diplomacy, and kidnapping.