[Charlespg]

Kitchener gave the order that Boers in Khaki could be treated as spies and shot.

if Kitchener gave that order[by khaki i guess in a boer uniform of some kind] ,then he should should have been tried as well

why the hell where the British there in the fist place ,gold and diamonds I guess

[muawiyah]

The Brits were in South Africa for the purpose of killing white folks. They enjoyed it I presume.

[naturalman1975]

Khaki was the term used at the time for British army battledress - it referred to the colour of one of the first widespread attempts by British soldiers to be camouflaged in battle, as opposed to the older redcoat idea.

So references to Boers in Khaki, meant to Boers wearing stolen British uniforms. There was an argument to treat them as spies in such cases - except that British uniforms were also much warmer and much more rugged than what the Boers typically had, so were often stolen simply as a matter of keeping warm at night. Nobody would have argued against the idea of shooting a Boer who had genuinely tried to fight under false colours - but in the circumstances a blanket statement that all Boers wearing Khaki were to be shot was unlawful. And yes, arguably, Kitchener could have been tried - but back in those days, that was certainly not going to happen - and he may have also received the order from his superiors in London.

[naturalman1975]

Khaki was the term used at the time for British army battledress - it referred to the colour of one of the first widespread attempts by British soldiers to be camouflaged in battle, as opposed to the older redcoat idea.

So references to Boers in Khaki, meant to Boers wearing stolen British uniforms. There was an argument to treat them as spies in such cases - except that British uniforms were also much warmer and much more rugged than what the Boers typically had, so were often stolen simply as a matter of keeping warm at night. Nobody would have argued against the idea of shooting a Boer who had genuinely tried to fight under false colours - but in the circumstances a blanket statement that all Boers wearing Khaki were to be shot was unlawful. And yes, arguably, Kitchener could have been tried - but back in those days, that was certainly not going to happen - and he may have also received the order from his superiors in London.