<P> The First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field , held on 22 August 1864 , is the first of four treaties of the Geneva Conventions . It defines `` the basis on which rest the rules of international law for the protection of the victims of armed conflicts . '' After the first treaty was adopted in 1864 , it was significantly revised and replaced in 1906 , 1929 , and finally 1949 . It is inextricably linked to the International Committee of the Red Cross , which is both the instigator for the inception and enforcer of the articles in these conventions . </P>
what was the purpose of the 1864 geneva convention
the basis on which rest the rules of international law for the protection of the victims of armed conflicts