The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. It is also known variously as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, or South African War.
This small memorial commemorates the area where the last Boer Commandos surrendered when the Anglo-Boer War ended in 1902. In the Oorlogskloof (War Cliff), the last groups of Boer Commandos surrendered their arms to the British. This monument consists of a metal plate statue that shows a young man laying down his rifle but picking up his pen. The idea is that the war might have been lost by the Boers through combat, but that through the written word a Republic will rise again.
An example of a rifle used by the Boers are inside the glass case, niched in the monument. This monument was unveiled on the 30 March 1968.