List of senior officers of the British Army
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This is a list of senior officers of the British Army. See also Commander in Chief of the Forces, Chief of the General Staff, and Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
Captains-General of the British Army, 1707–1809
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 1707–1711
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde 1711–1714
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 1714–1717
- office vacant 1717–1744
- Prince William, Duke of Cumberland 1744–1757
- office vacant 1757–1799
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 1799–1809
Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces, 1660–1904
See article on Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Chiefs of the General Staff, 1904–1909
- Sir Neville Lyttelton 1904–1908
- Sir William Nicholson 1908–1909
Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff 1909–1964
See article on Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
Chiefs of the General Staff, 1964-
See article on Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
Vice Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff
The Vice Chiefs were as follows:[1]
- Lieutenant-General Sir John Dill April 1940 – 27 May 1940
- Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Haining 27 May 1940 – 19 May 1941
- Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall 19 May 1941 – 5 December 1941
- Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Nye 5 December 1941 – 1945
- Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Simpson 1946–1948
- Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald Templer 1948–1950
- Lieutenant-General Sir Nevil Brownjohn 1950–1952
- Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Redman 1952–1955
- Lieutenant-General Sir William Oliver 1955–1957
- Lieutenant-General Sir William Stratton 1957–1960
- Lieutenant-General Sir William Pike 1960–1963
- Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Baker 1963–1966
- Lieutenant-General Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick 1966–1968
- Lieutenant-General Sir Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour 1968–1970
- Lieutenant-General Sir Cecil Blacker 1970–1973
- Lieutenant-General Sir David Fraser 1973–1975
- Lieutenant-General Sir William Scotter 1975–1978
- Lieutenant-General Sir John Stanier 1978–1980
- Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Morony 1980–1983
- Lieutenant-General Sir James Glover 1983–1985
Deputy Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff
The Deputy Chiefs were as follows:[1]
- Major-General Sir Henry Lawson November 1914 - January 1915
- Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Murray February 1915 - September 1915
- Major-General Sir Launcelot Kiggell November 1915 - December 1915
- Major-General Robert Whigham December 1915 - April 1918
- Major-General Sir Charles Harington 1918–1920
- Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Chetwode, 1920–1922
- Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Adam 1938–1939
- Major-General Hugh Massy 1939–1940
- Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks 15 June 1942 – 29 May 1945
- Lieutenant-General Sir Sidney Kirkman 1945–1947
- Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth Crawford 1947–1949
- Lieutenant-General Sir John Whiteley 1949–1953
- Lieutenant-General Sir Dudley Ward 1953–1956
- Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hull 1956–1958
- Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Pyman 1958–1961
- Lieutenant-General Sir John Anderson 1961–1963
- Lieutenant-General Sir John Hackett 1963–1966
- General Sir Charles Harington 1966–1968
- Lieutenant-General Sir Ian Freeland April 1968 - December 1968
Assistant Chiefs of the General Staff
See article on Assistant Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
Adjutant-General to the Forces
See article on Adjutant-General to the Forces
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
See article on Quartermaster-General to the Forces
Master-General of the Ordnance
See article on Master-General of the Ordnance
Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces/UK Land Command/Land Forces
See article on Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces
Commander of the Field Army
See article on Commander Field Army (United Kingdom)
Commander of Regional Forces
See article on Commander Regional Forces (United Kingdom)
Others
See also
- List of field marshals of the British Army
- List of British Army full generals
- List of British generals and brigadiers