49 Though conditions in the notorious concentration camps for Boers were bad, it is clear that the situation was far worse in camps that held blacks. The total losses in the Boer camps amounted to some 26 000 women and children, while the camps for blacks held large numbers of men. By the end of the war, 21 000 black men, women and children had perished in camps established by the British. In addition to this number, the Boers conscripted, without pay, some 10 000 black men to assist their commandos in the war. For their part, the British employed about 100 000 blacks, with only 10 000 being
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