asked 54.6k views
4 votes
5. Once the British burned down boers homes and farms, they sent remaining families to

1 Answer

2 votes

concentration camps during the Second Boer War. These camps were overcrowded and unsanitary, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of Boer women and children due to disease and malnutrition. The British government claimed that the camps were established to protect Boer civilians from the fighting, but the appalling conditions and high death toll sparked international outrage and criticism. The use of concentration camps during the war has since been widely condemned as a violation of human rights and a dark chapter in British colonial history.

~~~Harsha~~~

answered
User Kcrisman
by
8.3k points
Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.