There are several first-person accounts of what happened that night. Deneys Reitz wrote a short version in Commando. There is a much more detailed account in the diary that he wrote during his time in exile in Madagascar. This diary is now in the Oppenheimer’s Brenthurst Library in Johannesburg. Dietlof van Warmelo also
wrote about his experiences. Lieutenant Hugh Dawnay wrote a report entitled the Attack on Surprise Hill for the Rifle Brigade Chronicle of 1900. Colour Sergeant Jack Archer wrote a letter to his mother in the form of a diary and including a sketch of the action. This document is in the Liddel Hart Centre for Military Archives in London. Captain Johnny Gough and Major George Thesiger also wrote diary entries.
wrote about his experiences. Lieutenant Hugh Dawnay wrote a report entitled the Attack on Surprise Hill for the Rifle Brigade Chronicle of 1900. Colour Sergeant Jack Archer wrote a letter to his mother in the form of a diary and including a sketch of the action. This document is in the Liddel Hart Centre for Military Archives in London. Captain Johnny Gough and Major George Thesiger also wrote diary entries.
