Boer War

The Boer War refers to the late 19th/early 20th century conflicts between Britain and the Boer republics in South Africa (notably the Second Boer War, 1899-1902). It is historically significant for introducing the use of concentration camps by the British, an innovation frequently cited in discussions of the origins of later totalitarian-era internment and extermination camps.

Claims that use this term

• Churchill uses vivid imagery to describe military tactics during the Boer War.
• Concentration camps originated in colonial Boer War, not totalitarianism
• British surrender at the Boer War peace ceded native policy to Boers
• Sixteenth-century forced relocation anticipated Boer War concentration camps
• Boer War concentration camps preceded Hitler’s extermination camps