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Commander-in-Chief

A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function....
in India (or Commander-in-Chief of India) was the chief military commander for the British administration

British Raj

British Raj primarily refers to the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule....
in India

India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
and liaisoned with the civilian Governor-General of India

Governor-General of India

The Governor-General of India was the head of the British Raj in India, and later, after Indian Independence Act 1947, the representative of the List of Indian monarchs#Kings of India and Pakistan....
. The Commander-in-Chief's staff were known as India Command

British India Command

The British India Command the name given to the general staff of the Commander-in-Chief , British India.The Commander-in-Chief, India reported to the civilian Governor-General of India....
and most were based at the General Headquarters India (GHQ India).

Following Indian Independence the post was merged into the office of the President of the Republic of India.

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British Raj

British Raj primarily refers to the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule....
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India

Governor-General of India

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Indian Armed Forces

The Indian Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Republic of India encompassing the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy, and various other inter-service institutions....
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This is a list of people who were the military Commander-in-Chief, India. The rank and title are the final ones for the person's career and not necessarily applicable to his tenure as Commander-in-Chief, India.

List of Commanders-in-Chief

Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1748-1798

Name	Notes	Served
Major-General Stringer Lawrence Stringer Lawrence Major-General Stringer Lawrence was an England soldier, the first Commander-in-Chief, India.He was born at Hereford. He seems to have entered the army in 1727 and served in Gibraltar and Flanders, subsequently taking part in the battle of Culloden....	Foiled French plans Joseph François Dupleix Joseph Fran?ois Dupleix was Governor-General of the French India, and was the rival of Robert Clive.... to conquer southern India. Reorganized the Madras Army.	1748 January
Lieutenant-General John Adlercron		1754
Major-General Robert Clive	Established the military supremacy of the East India Company British East India Company The East India Company was an early England joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the Indies, but that ended up trading with the Indian subcontinent and China.... in southern India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world.... and Bengal Bengal Bengal , is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. Today it is mainly divided between the independent sovereign nation of the Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal in India, although some regions of the previous kingdoms of Bengal are now part of the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Assam, Tripura and Oris... .	1756 December
Brigadier-General John Caillaud	Active in southern India against the French until 1759 when he was dispatched to Bengal.	1760 February
Brigadier-General John Carnac	Defeated the Delhi Emperor near Bihar Bihar Bihar is a States and territories of India in East India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size 38,202 square mile and 3rd largest by population.... .	1760 December
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote Eyre Coote Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, order of the Bath , was an Irish people soldier.The son of the Reverend Chidley Coote , he was born near Limerick, Ireland in 1726, and entered the 27th Regiment of Foot....	Captained the 39th Regiment 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot The 39th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1719 and amalgamated into The Dorsetshire Regiment in 1881.... , the first British regiment sent to India.	1761 April
Major Thomas Adams	Officiating	1763
Brigadier-General John Carnac	2nd time appointment as Commander-in-Chief. Promoted to Brigadier-General during this time.	1764 January
General Sir Hector Munro Hector Munro General Sir Hector Munro, Order of the Bath , was a Scotland noble and the ninth Commander-in-Chief, India ....	Suppressed sepoy Sepoy A sepoy was a native of British India, a soldier allied to a European power, usually the United Kingdom. Specifically, it was the term used in the British Indian Army, and earlier in the Honourable East India Company, for an infantry private , and is still so used in the modern Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Army.... mutiny at Patna Patna Pa?na is the capital city of the Indian States and territories of India of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world.... . Won the victories of Buxar Buxar Buxar district is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Buxar. The district occupies an area of 1624 km? and has a population of 1,403,462 .... against Shuja-ud-Dowlah, the nawab wasir of Oudh, and Mir Kasim, which ranks amongst the most decisive battles ever fought in India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world.... .	1764 July
Brigadier-General John Carnac	3rd appointment as Commander-in-Chief. Defeated the Maratha Empire Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was a Hindu state located in present-day India. It existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire's territories covered much of South Asia.... in the Doab.	1765 January
Major-General Robert Clive	2nd time appointment as Commander-in-Chief. Conquered Bengal Bengal Bengal , is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. Today it is mainly divided between the independent sovereign nation of the Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal in India, although some regions of the previous kingdoms of Bengal are now part of the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Assam, Tripura and Oris... from Nawab Siraj ud Dullah.	1765 May
Brigadier-General Richard Smith Richard Smith Richard Smith may refer to:* Richard Smith , American football player* Father Richard Smith , English Catholic Bishop, technically of Chalcedon in Asia Minor...	Exerted considerable influence in the East India Company, and was a prominent creditor of the Nawab of Arcot.	1767 January
Brigadier-General Sir Robert Barker Robert Barker Robert Barker may refer to:* Bob Barker , game show host* Robert Barker , English footballer who played for England* Robert Barker , English printer...	Signed a treaty with the Rohilla Rohilla OriginRohillas belonged to Yousafzai tribe of Pashtuns, mainly of Mandanr sub-section. The term Rohilla was used for all Pashtuns, except for the Bangashes who settled in the Rohilkhand region, or men serving under Rohilla chiefs .... s against the Maratha Empire Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was a Hindu state located in present-day India. It existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire's territories covered much of South Asia.... .	1770 March
Colonel Charles Chapman Charles Chapman Charles Clarke Chapman was the first mayor of Fullerton, California and a relative of John Chapman, the legendary "Johnny Appleseed." He was a native of Illinois who had been a Chicago publisher before settling in Southern California....	Civil servant of the East India Company who studied tribal ethnicities and cultures, and reported his findings to the Bengal Government.	1773 December
Brigadier-General Alexander Champion		1774 January
Lieutenant-General Sir John Clavering		1774 November
Lieutenant-General Giles Stibbert	Officiating	1777 October
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote Eyre Coote Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, order of the Bath , was an Irish people soldier.The son of the Reverend Chidley Coote , he was born near Limerick, Ireland in 1726, and entered the 27th Regiment of Foot....	Reappointment. Won the Battle of Second Anglo-Mysore War The Second Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in India between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Mysore. At the time, Mysore was a key France ally in India, and the Franco-British conflict raging on account of the American Revolutionary War helped spark Anglo-Mysorean hostilities in India.... Porto Novo Parangipettai Parangipettai , historically called Porto Novo, is a panchayat town in Cuddalore district in the Indian States and territories of India of Tamil Nadu.... against odds of five to one, regarded as one of the greatest feats by the British in India.	1779 March
Lieutenant-General Giles Stibbert	Reappointment	1783 April
General Sir Robert Sloper		1785 July
General Charles Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Knight of the Garter was a Kingdom of Great Britain army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and Britain, he is best remembered as one of the leading generals in the American War of Independence....	Promulgated the Permanent Settlement of Bengal Permanent Settlement The Permanent Settlement ? also known as the Cornwallis Code or Permanent Settlement of Bengal ? was an agreement between the British East India Company and Bengali landlords, with far-reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire British Empire and the political realities of the Indian countr... . Served twice as Governor-General of India Governor-General of India The Governor-General of India was the head of the British Raj in India, and later, after Indian Independence Act 1947, the representative of the List of Indian monarchs#Kings of India and Pakistan.... .	1786 September
General Sir Robert Abercromby Robert Abercromby of Airthrey General Sir Robert Abercromby Order of the Bath , the youngest brother of Sir Ralph Abercromby, was a general in the army, a knight of the Bath, and at one period the governor of Bombay and Commander-in-Chief, India of the British forces in India....	Officiating	1793 October
Major-General Charles Morgan	Officiating	1797 January
Field Marshal Sir Alured Clarke Alured Clarke Field-marshal Sir Alured Clarke was an officer of the British army, lieutenant governor of the colonial Province of Quebec , and civil administrator of Lower Canada....		1798 May

Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1801-1857

Name	Notes	Served
General Sir James Henry Craig James Henry Craig General Sir James Henry Craig Order of the Bath was a United Kingdom military officer and colonial administrator....	Officiating	1801 February
General Gerard Lake Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake , was a Kingdom of Great Britain general....	Improved the Indian Army by making all arms, infantry, cavalry and artillery, more mobile and more manageable.	1801 March
General Charles Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Knight of the Garter was a Kingdom of Great Britain army officer and colonial administrator. In the United States and Britain, he is best remembered as one of the leading generals in the American War of Independence....	Reappointment. With Sir Arthur Wellesley Arthur Wellesley Arthur Wellesley may refer to:Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington , Anglo-Irish soldier and statesmanArthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington , British soldier and nobleman... , he supervised the Second Anglo-Maratha War Second Anglo-Maratha War The Second Anglo-Maratha War was the second conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.... against the Sindhia and the Holkar Holkar The Holkar were a prominent Dhangar family, who ruled as Rajas and later Maharajas of Indaur in Central India as an independent member of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818, and afterwards as a princely state -under protectorate- of British India with a 19-guns salute until India's independence, when the state acceded to the Indian governm... .	1805 July
General Gerard Lake Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake , was a Kingdom of Great Britain general....	Reappointment. Upon Cornwallis' death, Lake pursued the Holkar Holkar The Holkar were a prominent Dhangar family, who ruled as Rajas and later Maharajas of Indaur in Central India as an independent member of the Maratha Confederacy until 1818, and afterwards as a princely state -under protectorate- of British India with a 19-guns salute until India's independence, when the state acceded to the Indian governm... to the Punjab Punjab region Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one.... . The Holkar capitulated at Amritsar Amritsar Amritsar is located in the northwestern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the States and territories of India of Punjab, India, India.... in December 1805.	1805 October
General Sir George Hewett	Transformed Meerut Meerut Meerut is a metropolitan city and a municipal corporation in Meerut district in the Indian States and territories of India of Uttar Pradesh. It is the 16th largest metropolitan area in India and the 25th largest city in India.... into a British stronghold that would be used as a launching point for future military campaigns into northern India.	1807 October
Lieutenant-General Forbes Champagné	Officiating	1807 December
Field Marshal Sir George Nugent		1811 January
General Francis Rawdon-Hastings Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, was a British politician and military officer who served as Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823....	Oversaw British forces in the Gurkha War Gurkha War The Gurkha War , sometimes called the Gorkha War or the Anglo-Nepalese War, was fought between Nepal and the British East India Company as a result of border tensions and ambitious expansionism.... ; conquered Third Anglo-Maratha War The Third Anglo-Maratha War was a final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India, which left the Company in control of most of India.... the Maratha Maratha The Marathas are Indo Aryans speaking castes of Hindu warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created the expansive Maratha Empire, covering a major part of Indian subcontinent, in the late 17th and 18th centuries.... s; repaired the Mogul Mogul Mogul may mean:Mughal Empire, or any member of its ruling dynastyMogul is a powerful business leader also known as a business magnate... canals in Delhi Delhi Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population.... ; instituted educational reforms.	1813 October
General Sir Edward Paget Edward Paget General Sir Edward Paget was the fourth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge. He was captured by French cavalry during the Peninsula War in 1812....		1823 January
Field Marshal Stapleton Cotton Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere Order of the Bath Royal Guelphic Order KSI Privy Council of the United Kingdom , British Field Marshal and colonel of the 1st Life Guards , was the second son of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 5th Baronet of Combermere Abbey, Shropshire, and was born on 14 November 1773, at Lleweni Hall in Den...	1st Viscount Combermere	1825 October
General George Ramsay George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, Order of the Bath was Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of Canada from 1820 to 1828 and later Commander-in-Chief, India....	Began the British suppression of the Thuggee Thuggee Thuggee is the term for a particular format for the murder and robbery of travellers in History of India.The modern word "wikt:thug" derives from this term.... murder-cults.	1830 January
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Barnes	Constructed the military road between Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city and former administrative capital of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the present administrative capital of Sri Lanka.... and Kandy Kandy Kandy is the English name for the city of Maha Nuvara in the centre of Sri Lanka. It is the capital of the Central Province, Sri Lanka and Kandy District.... , made the first census of the population, and introduced coffee cultivation.	1832 January
General Lord William Bentinck Lord William Bentinck Lord William Henry Cavendish-House of Bentinck was a United Kingdom statesman who served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835. He was the second son of the William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, who was briefly Prime Minister of Great Britain....	Suppressed the Indian custom of suttee. This edict, and other acts by Bentinck, ultimately led to the great Indian Rebellion of 1857 Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of British Honourable East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pr... .	1833 October
General Lord William Bentinck Lord William Bentinck Lord William Henry Cavendish-House of Bentinck was a United Kingdom statesman who served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835. He was the second son of the William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, who was briefly Prime Minister of Great Britain....	Reappointment	1834 April
General Sir James Watson James Watson James Watson is the name of:James D. Watson , American biologist and co-discoverer of the structure of DNAJames Watson , British film and television actor...	Established the famous police organisation known as the "Thuggee Thuggee Thuggee is the term for a particular format for the murder and robbery of travellers in History of India.The modern word "wikt:thug" derives from this term.... and Dacoity Dacoity The word Dacoity is the anglicise version of the languages of India word dakaitee which comes from Dakoo or Dakat .* Dacoity means armed robbery.... Department" within the Government of India Government of India The Government of India , officially referred to as the Union Government, and also as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of States and territories of India, collectively called the Republic of India.... .	1835 March
General Sir Henry Fane Henry Fane (general) General Sir Henry Fane commanded brigades under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington during several battles during the Peninsular War, and served both as a member of Parliament and commander-in-chief in India....		1835 September
General Sir Jasper Nicolls	Officiating	1839 December
Field Marshal Hugh Gough	Defeated the Mahratta Mahratta Mahratta may refer to* the Maratha* the Maratha EmpireShipsMahratta , lost in a collision with SS Victoria* in 1887 in the River Hoogly.... s at Maharajpur Maharajpur Maharajpur can refer to:Maharajpur, Madhya Pradesh – a town in Madhya Pradesh, IndiaMaharajpur district in Madhya PradeshMaharajpur, Haryana – a town in Haryana, India... . Conducted operations against the Sikh Sikh Sikh* is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit ' "disciple, learner" or ' "instruction".... s and won the battles of Mudki Battle of Mudki The Battle of Mudki was fought on 18 December 1845, between the forces of the British East India Company and part of the Khalsa, the army of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab region.... , Ferozeshah Battle of Ferozeshah The Battle of Ferozeshah was fought on 21 December and 22 December of 1845 between the United Kingdom and the Sikhs, at the village of Ferozeshah in Punjab region.... and Sobraon Battle of Sobraon The Battle of Sobraon was fought on 10 February 1846 between the forces of the British East India Company and the Khalsa, the army of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab region.... . Soonafter, the Sikhs surrendered at Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab and is the List of most populated metropolitan areas in Pakistan city in Pakistan after Karachi.... .	1843 August
General Sir Charles James Napier Charles James Napier General Sir Charles James Napier Order of the Bath was a British Empire general and Commander-in-Chief in India, famous for conquering Sindh province in present-day Pakistan....	Conquered Sindh Sindh Sindh is one of the four Subdivisions of Pakistan of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. Different cultural and ethnic groups also reside in Sindh including Urdu-speaking Muslim refugees who migrated to Pakistan from India upon independence as well as the people migrated from other provinces after independence.... and made it part of Bombay Presidency Bombay Presidency The Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. It was established in the 17th century as a trading post for the British East India Company, but later grew to encompass much of western and central India, as well as parts of post-partition Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula.... .	1849 May
Field Marshal Sir William Gomm		1851 December
Major-General George Anson George Anson (British soldier) Major-General George Anson Order of the Bath was a British military officer and Whig Party politician.Anson was the second son of Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, and his wife Anne Margaret, daughter of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham Hall, Norfolk....	Outbreak of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of British Honourable East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pr... . Died of cholera during his march against the Indian mutineers at Delhi Delhi Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population.... in May, 1857.	1856 January
Lieutenant-General Sir Patrick Grant Patrick Grant Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George was a senior United Kingdom Army officer.He was the second son of Major John Grant, of the 97th Regiment of Foot, of Auchterblair, Invernessshire, where he was born....	Directed operations against the Indian mutineers, sending forces under Havelock Henry Havelock Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, Order of the Bath was a United Kingdom general who is particularly associated with India. He was noted for his recapture of Siege of Cawnpore from rebels during Indian Rebellion of 1857.... and Outram Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet Order of the Bath Order of the Star of India was an United Kingdom general who fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and is considered a British hero.... for the relief of Cawnpore and Lucknow Lucknow Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous States and territories of India of India. It has a population of 4,875,858. Lucknow is also the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division.... , until the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Order of the Bath, Order of the Star of India was a Scottish people soldier.... from England.	1857 June
General Colin Campbell Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Order of the Bath, Order of the Star of India was a Scottish people soldier....	Abandoned then recaptured Lucknow Lucknow Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous States and territories of India of India. It has a population of 4,875,858. Lucknow is also the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division.... . Supervised military operations in Oudh until the Indian Rebellion Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of British Honourable East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pr... had been subdued.	1857 August

Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1861-1947

Name	Notes	Served
Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Rose	Improved discipline and enabled the amalgamation of the East India Company's army into the Queen's army to be carried out.	1861 June 4
General Sir William Mansfield	Prior to his appointment, Mansfield served in the Sutlej campaign Sutlej The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab region in northern India and Pakistan.... , commanded the 53rd Regiment in the Punjab Punjab (British India) Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between India and Pakistan.... , and was part of Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan."Peshawar" literally means The High Fort in Persian language and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto.... operations in the northwest frontier North-West Frontier Province File:Makra Peak by Khalid Mahmood.jpgThe North-West Frontier Province is the smallest of the Subdivisions of Pakistan of Pakistan. The NWFP is home to the majority Pashtuns as well as other smaller ethnic groups.... .	1865 March 23
General Robert Napier Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Order of the Bath, Order of the Star of India, Order of the Indian Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society , was a United Kingdom soldier....	1st Baron Napier of Magdala. He did much to benefit the army and to encourage good shooting.	1870 April 9
General Sir Frederick Haines		1876 April 10
General Sir Donald Stewart Donald Martin Stewart Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart, 1st Baronet, Order of the Bath Order of the Star of India Order of the Indian Empire, , was a United Kingdom field marshal....		1881 April 8
Lieutenant-General Frederick Roberts Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, Victoria Cross, Order of the Garter, Order of St Patrick, Order of the Bath, Order of Merit , Order of the Star of India, Order of the Indian Empire, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a distinguished Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian...	1st Baron Roberts of Kandahar	1885 November 28
General Sir George Stuart White George Stuart White Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White Victoria Cross, Order of the Bath, Order of Merit, Order of the Star of India, Order of St. Michael and St....		1893 April 8
General Sir Charles Nairne	Officiating	1898 March 20
General Sir William Lockhart William Stephen Alexander Lockhart General Sir William Stephen Alexander Lockhart, Order of the Bath Order of the Star of India was a British general.Lockhart was born in Scotland, his father being a Lanarkshire clergyman....		1898 November 4
General Sir Arthur Palmer		1900 March 19
General Horatio Kitchener	1st Viscount Kitchener. Reconstructed the disorganised Indian Army British Indian Army The Indian Army was the principal army of the British Raj in India during the last half-century before the Partition of India of India in 1947.... against the wishes of the viceroy Lord Curzon.	1902 November 28
General Sir Garrett O'Moore Creagh		1909 September 10
General Sir Beauchamp Duff Beauchamp Duff General Sir Beauchamp Duff, Order of the Bath GCSI Royal Victorian Order CIE KStJ , was a Scottish officer with a distinguished military career in the British Indian Army serving as Commander-in-Chief of India during World War I....		1914 March 8
General Sir Charles Monro Charles Carmichael Monro Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Star of India was Governor of Gibraltar from 1920 to 1929....		1916 October 1
General Henry Rawlinson Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson, Order of the Bath, Order of the Star of India, Royal Victorian Order, Order of St Michael and St George , known as Sir Henry Rawlinson, 2nd Baronet between 1895 and 1919, was a United Kingdom World War I general most famous for his roles in the Battle of the Somme of 1916 and the Ba...		1920 November 21
General Sir Claud Jacob Claud Jacob Field-Marshal Sir Claud William Jacob Order of the Bath Order of the Star of India Order of St Michael and St George was a British Army officer who served in the First World War....		1925 April 3
Field Marshal Sir William Birdwood William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, Order of the Bath, Order of the Star of India, Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, Order of the British Empire, Order of the Indian Empire, Distinguished Service Order was a First World War British general who is best known as the commander of the Australian a...		1925 August 6
Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode Field Marshal Philip Walhouse Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode, 7th Baronet of Oakley Order of the Bath Order of Merit Order of the Star of India Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order was a British cavalry officer who became Commander in Chief in India....		1930 November 30
General Sir Robert Cassels		1935 November 30
General Sir Claude Auchinleck Claude Auchinleck Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Order of the Bath, Order of the Indian Empire, Order of the Star of India, Distinguished Service Order, Order of the British Empire , nicknamed The Auk, was a British army commander during World War II....		1941 January 27
General Sir Archibald Wavell Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell Order of the Bath, Order of the Star of India, Order of the Indian Empire, Order of St Michael and St George, Military Cross, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a United Kingdom field marshal and the commander of British Army forces in the Middle East during World War II....	Left to take command of the short lived ABDACOM	1941 July 5
General Sir Alan Hartley		1942 January 5
Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell Order of the Bath, Order of the Star of India, Order of the Indian Empire, Order of St Michael and St George, Military Cross, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a United Kingdom field marshal and the commander of British Army forces in the Middle East during World War II....	Reappointment. Sir Alan Hartley appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief.	1942 March 7
Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck Claude Auchinleck Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Order of the Bath, Order of the Indian Empire, Order of the Star of India, Distinguished Service Order, Order of the British Empire , nicknamed The Auk, was a British army commander during World War II....	Reappointment: 1947 August 15. Became Supreme Commander of India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world.... and Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th... . Oversaw division of the Armed forces between the two new countries.	1943 June 20
General Sir Robert Lockhart Rob Lockhart General Sir Rob McGregor MacDonald Lockhart Order of the Bath CIE MC was a British Indian Army general of World War II and an early The Scout Association notable....	Commander-in-Chief of Post-Partition India	1947 August 15
General Sir Francis Bucher	Commander-in-Chief of Post-Partition India	1947 December 31

Commander-in-Chief, India

List of Commanders-in-Chief

Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1748-1798

Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1801-1857

Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1861-1947

See also