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.

Contents 1 Captains-General of the British Army, 1660-1809 2 Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces, 1660-1904 3 Chiefs of the General Staff, 1904-1908 4 Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff 1908-1964 5 Chiefs of the General Staff, 1964-present 6 Deputy Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff 7 Vice Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff 8 Adjutant-General to the Forces 9 Quartermaster-General to the Forces 10 Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces/UK Land Command 11 References

Captains-General of the British Army, 1660-1809

• George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle 1660-1670
• office vacant 1670-1678
• James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth 1678-1679
• office vacant 1679-1702
• John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 1702-1711
• James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde 1711-1714
• John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 1714-1717
• office vacant 1717-1744
• Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland 1744-1757
• office vacant 1757-1799
• Prince Frederick, Duke of York 1799-1809

Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces, 1660-1904

See article on Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

Chiefs of the General Staff, 1904-1908

• Sir Neville Lyttelton 1904-1908

Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff 1908-1964

See article on Chief of the Imperial General Staff

Chiefs of the General Staff, 1964-present

See article on Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Deputy Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff

• Sir Lancelot Kiggell 1914
• Major-General Robert Whigham 1915
• Sir Archibald Murray 1915
• Major-General Sir Charles Harington 1918 - 1920
• Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Chetwode, 1920-1922
• Major-General Hugh Massy 1939 - 1940
• Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks 15 June 1942 - 29 May 1945
• Lieutenant-General Sir Sidney Kirkman 1945 - 1947
• General Sir Kenneth Crawford
• Sir Alfred Dudley Ward 1953 - 1956
• Sir Harold Pyman 1958 - 1961
• Lieutenant-General Sir John Anderson - 1963
• Sir John Hackett 1963 - 1964

Vice Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff

• 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

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

Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces/UK Land Command

See article on Commander-in-Chief, Land Command

References

• Regiments website

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