Boer War concentration camp

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boer_War_concentration_camp
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf concentration camp
gptkbp:arrested gptkb:Black_Africans
Boer civilians
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:disease
malnutrition
poor sanitation
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1902
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Emily_Hobhouse
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early use of concentration camps in modern warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boer War concentration camp
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Fawcett_Commission
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:mortalityRate high
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Barberton_concentration_camp
gptkb:Bethulie_concentration_camp
gptkb:Bloemfontein_concentration_camp
gptkb:Heidelberg_concentration_camp
gptkb:Irene_concentration_camp
gptkb:Kimberley_concentration_camp
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:operatesIn 1900
gptkbp:purpose control civilian population
deny support to Boer fighters
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:victim over 20,000 Black Africans
over 26,000 Boer women and children
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Winburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6