The developement of guerrilla warfare after the occupation of the Boer capitals in 1900 meant the abandonment of conventional tactics: the civilian population of all races (mainly women and children) was drawn into the conflict directly. In an attempt to overcome Boer resistance, the British authorities, in September 1900, began to clear the countryside, relocating the inhabitants by force in seperate black and white 'refugee' or concentration camps
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In the Native Refugee Camp at Klerksdorp, washing the baby. Circa 1900
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Wilson, HW. After Pretoria: The Guerrilla War
South African History Online. (2011, July 29). In the Native Refugee Camp at Klerksdorp, washing the baby. Circa 1900. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0066427
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