![f078-01](https://article-imgs.scribdassets.com/7bnl2z8xogcn95pe/images/fileP5GCUVLC.jpg)
uring the second Anglo Boer War of 1899–1902 the British were struggling to defeat the Boers. The British adopted the scorched earth policy, burning down farms and forcibly removing women and children – placing them in concentration camps. The conditions in the camps were dismal and over 48 000 women and 22 000 children died in