Consider the following statements about Shivaji’s military acumen : 1. He was a master in guerrilla tactics and swift cavalry warfare. 2. He had built a series of fortified strongholds on the table mountains of the Western Deccan. Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2