First Geneva Convention

The First Geneva Convention is one of several Geneva Conventions. It is more formally known as the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, 1864. It covers the treatment of battlefield injuries and was made in 1864 as part of the making of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Category:Medicine
Category:War
Category:Geneva Conventions
Category:19th-century treaties
Category:1864
Category:1860s in Europe