On suddenly spotting a ridge looming Coming_to_be directly ahead , pilot William L. Lewis cut the engine and `` pancaked '' onto the hillside to reduce Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the force of the impact Influence .

The organisation 's chairman , Lord Robens , was criticised Judgment_communication for making Creating misleading statements Statement and for not providing Giving clarity as to the NCB 's knowledge of the presence Presence of water springs on the hillside .

The action consisted of a Boer attack Attack on horseback on an entrenched British hillside position in the valley of Rooiwal , near Klerksdorp in the Western Transvaal .

The lodge was a natural fortress , solidly constructed Building of thick concrete on a steep hillside with only one entrance , which , along with their guns , enabled Preventing_or_letting the hostage-takers to keep police at a distance .