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A U.S. group, formed in 1881 by [[Clara Barton]], and based on the Swiss-inspired [[International Committee of the Red Cross]]. Among its first initiatives were adoption of the first of the [[Geneva Conventions]] protecting war-injured combatants and non-combatants was ratified by the United States Congress, which also chartered the Red Cross, in 1882. | |||
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American Red Cross [r]: A U.S. group, formed in 1881 by Clara Barton, and based on the Swiss-inspired International Committee of the Red Cross. Among its first initiatives were adoption of the first of the Geneva Conventions protecting war-injured combatants and non-combatants was ratified by the United States Congress, which also chartered the Red Cross, in 1882.