... Boer army surrendered in the Brandwater Basin between July 31 and August 9. Lord Roberts, having claimed the "annexation- of both Boer republics, turned the command of British forces over to Herbert Lord Kitchener on November 29. The British thought the war was almost won, but British satisfaction proved short-lied. Boer leaders, among them such soldiers and future statesmen as Louis ... and women died of disease. Some accounts dictate that woman whose husbands were active in the guerrilla attacks was given less food and more harsh treatment. Politicians such as Lloyd George denounced t...

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