British Concentration Camps: Second Boer War of Independence

The concentration camps in South Africa during the Second Boer War were formed by the British army to house the residents of the two Boer republics of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. They were established towards the end of 1900, after Britain had invaded the Boer Republics. The suffering experienced in the camps left a lasting legacy of bitterness amongst the Boers. Between 18,000 and 28,000 Boers died, 80% of them children. Less known are the “native“ refugee camps, which functioned as forced wartime labour camps, and are today known as African concentration camps. About 20,000 African people also died in the concentration camps. Audio Track: I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist:   Sources: