C Smuts and J L van Deventer: South African Commanders-in-Chief of a British Expeditionary Force

dc.creator	Ross Anderson
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:12Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:12Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/31-2-156
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/60790a111819469aa52323a916c50299
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8805
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/60790a111819469aa52323a916c50299
dc.description	<p>The campaign in East Africa that lasted from August 1914 to November 1918 was quite unlike those fought <strong>in </strong>Europe or the Middle East. Apart from the significant physical differences and the fact that British troops were usually in the minority, the East African Expeditionary Force had two South African officers as commanders-in-chief during the bulk of the active offensive operations. The first was Lieutenant General Jan Christiaan Smuts (February 1916 – January 1917), the noted politician, lawyer and thinker, while the second was Lieutenant General Sir Jacob (Jaap) Louis van Deventer (May 1917 - November 1918), an undeservedly forgotten. Although the two men had a long association in peace and war, their personalities, command style and ultimate achievements were very different. It is the aim of this article to examine the background to the war in East Africa, their tenure in the chief command, including the constraints under which they operated, and to assess their performance.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/156
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 31, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	The campaign in East Africa
dc.subject	East African Expeditionary Force
dc.subject	Lieutenant General Jan C. Smuts
dc.subject	Lieutenant General Sir Jacob L. van Deventer
dc.subject	the war in East Africa
dc.subject	The coming of war to Africa
dc.subject	Initial British strategy and South African involvement
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	C Smuts and J L van Deventer: South African Commanders-in-Chief of a British Expeditionary Force
dc.type	Article