Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of concentrating again; concentration; specifically, the concentrating of the Cuban insurgents in the towns. See
reconcentrado , n.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of reconcentrating or the state of being reconcentrated; esp., the act or policy of concentrating the rural population in or about towns and villages for convenience in political or military administration, as in Cuba during the revolution of 1895-98.
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- noun A second or subsequent
concentration .
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Examples
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I do not know of any comparable period, although Cuba experienced Weyler's reconcentration, which is what imperialism is trying to repeat today in Cuba, with more, and more blockade, and every possible effort to stop us from taking a breather, an all out effort to asphyxiate us through deprivation, hunger, disease, and everything.
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In Los Altos, the rebellion's focal area, the government adopted a policy of "reconcentration," where civilians were ordered into population centers and the countryside was declared a free-fire zone.
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In Los Altos, the rebellion's focal area, the government adopted a policy of "reconcentration," where civilians were ordered into population centers and the countryside was declared a free-fire zone.
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The drastic measures, especially the policy of "reconcentration" adopted by
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
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"reconcentration" order, promulgated by Valeriano Weyler,
The United States Since the Civil War Charles Ramsdell Lingley
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Then and now, soldiers and civilians compared this policy with the “reconcentration” campaign Spain had applied in Cuba that killed thousands of civilians.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Then and now, soldiers and civilians compared this policy with the “reconcentration” campaign Spain had applied in Cuba that killed thousands of civilians.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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American tactics predictably turned oppressive as General “Howling Jack” Smith created “reconcentration camps” to separate civilians from guerrillas and then ordered his men to kill any Filipinos over age ten who ventured outside the camps.
Sands of Empire Robert W. Merry 2005
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American tactics predictably turned oppressive as General “Howling Jack” Smith created “reconcentration camps” to separate civilians from guerrillas and then ordered his men to kill any Filipinos over age ten who ventured outside the camps.
Sands of Empire Robert W. Merry 2005
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American tactics predictably turned oppressive as General “Howling Jack” Smith created “reconcentration camps” to separate civilians from guerrillas and then ordered his men to kill any Filipinos over age ten who ventured outside the camps.
Sands of Empire Robert W. Merry 2005
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