[oyez]

War is Hell. An expeditionary Army in those days didn't have many options when it comes to prisoners. They were too big of a liability.

[Sans-Culotte]

I was not being critical of Bonaparte. He had been fighting several Islamic Pashas who would usually respond to French surrender demands by throwing the heads of the French emmisaries over the wall, so I am certain Bonaparte knew the type of enemy he was dealing with.