Jan Smuts

Jan Smuts (seated, centre) after a successful raid into the Cape. He excelled at hit-and-run warfare, he led a raid into the Cape that was to prove one of the most influential military adventures of the 20th Century and had a direct influence on the creation of the British Commandos and all the other special forces which followed. With these practical developments came the development of the military doctrines of deep penetration raids and asymmetric warfare.