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Originally posted by RACooper
Yep the "concentration camp" was literally designed to concentrate the civilian or non-combatant population into controlled areas that the Biritsh could easily cordon off... all of this design to ulitmately deny aid and comfort to the Boer Kommandos operating in the veldte. The British were then able to effectively deny mobility and support to the guerrila forces, robbing the guerrilas of their primary advantage.
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To this day, there are still hostilities toward the British for their actions during the anglo-boer war. There is a simmering hostility by the Afrikans speaking whites against the English speaking white. They estimated 27,000 children and women were killed due to the poor hygene, lack of food and basic materials of the camps.
The UK government has never apologized for their acts during the Anglo-Boer War.