[DoodleDawg]

Mea culpa. I should have said international convention at the time. There was not yet a formal international treaty codifying the laws of war.

Fair enough. So what international conventions?

[FLT-bird]

Fair enough. So what international conventions?

The conventions European nations had been following since about the end of the 30 years war. Civilians were not deliberately targeted. Capture soldiers were accorded honorable treatment etc.