298,000 Filipinos were also moved to concentration camps, where thousands died. Reported American war crimes and atrocities during the Philippine–American War included the summary execution of civilians and prisoners, burning of villages, rape, and torture. The caption at the bottom reads: "Criminals Because They Were Born Ten Years Before We Took the Philippines". Smith's infamous order "Kill Everyone Over Ten". See also: United States Senate Committee on the Philippines § Investigation, and American war crimes New York Journal cartoon of about General Jacob H. The last defendant, Captain Alfred Taylor, was acquitted.ġ899–1902 Philippine–American War They were dismissed from the military and deported from South Africa after being found guilty of neglecting one's duty and manslaughter, respectively. Two of the other defendants, Major Robert Lenehan and Lieutenant Henry Picton, were found guilty of lesser charges. Morant and Handcock were executed, while Witton was reprieved and served a short prison sentence. Lieutenants Harry Morant, Peter Handcock, and George Witton were each found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Six officers from the Bushveldt Carbineers were court-martialed for massacring POWs and civilians. Over 26,000 Boer women and children were to perish in these concentration camps. As Boer farms were destroyed by the British under their " scorched earth" policy, many tens of thousands of women and children were forcibly moved into the concentration camps.
The term " concentration camp" was used to describe camps operated by the British Empire in South Africa during the Second Boer War in the years 1900–1902. See also: British concentration camps Lizzie van Zyl, a Boer child in a British concentration camp
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