sentences:  Yet resistance by Boer "bittereinders" continued for two more years with guerrilla-style battles, which the British met in turn with scorched earth tactics.By 1902, 26,000 Boers (mainly women and children) had died of disease, hunger and neglect in concentration camps.On 31 May 1902 a superficial peace came with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging.