List of British commanders in chief in India

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The commander in chief in India (English. Commander-in-chief in India ) was from 1748 to 1955 the military leader of the land forces of India.

From 1748 to 1858 the Commander-in-Chief of India commanded the troops of the British East India Society . After the transfer of the supremacy of the British East India Company over British India to the British Crown by the Government of India Act 1858 , he commanded the British Indian Army . After India's independence in 1947, British generals continued to command the armed forces of the Republic of India as Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army (from 1948 Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army ) . Indian generals have commanded the armed forces since 1949. Since 1955, they have held the position of Chief of the Army Staff instead of the title Commander-in-Chief .

Until the end of the 19th century, this post was held by the Commander in Chief of the Bengal Army . He only had a supervisory function and no authority over the other Indian armies. In 1895 this post was separated from that of the Commander-in-Chief of the Bengal Army and given command of all Indian armies.

The commander in chief in India had no direct control over the land forces of the Indian princely states ( Imperial Service Troops ).

Commander in Chief in India from to
Edward Paget 1823 1825 Sir Edward Paget by Martin Archer Shee 1810.jpg
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere 1825 1830 Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere by Mary Martha Pearson (née Dutton) .jpg
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie 1830 1832 GG-George Ramsay.jpg
Edward Barnes 1832 1833
William Cavendish-Bentinck 1833 1835 Bentinck william.png
Jasper Nicolls 1839 1843
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough 1843 1849 Viscount Gough.jpg
Sir Charles James Napier 1849 1851
Sir William Maynard Gomm 1851 1856
George Anson 1856 1857
Patrick Grant 1857 1857
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde 1857
Sir Hugh Rose 1861 1865
Sir William Mansfield 1865 1870
Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala 1870 1876
Sir Frederick Haines 1876 1881
Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet 1881 1885
Frederick Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts of Kandahar 1885 1892
Sir George Stuart White 1893 1898
Sir Charles Edward Nairne 1898 1898
Sir William Lockhart 1898 1900
Sir Arthur Power Palmer 1900 1902
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum 1902 1909
Sir Garrett O'Moore Creagh 1909 1914
Sir Beauchamp Duff 1914 1916
Sir Charles Monro 1916 1920
Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson 1920 1925
Sir Claud Jacob 1925 1925
Sir William Birdwood 1925 1930
Sir Philip Chetwode 1930 1935
Sir Robert Cassels 1935 1941
Sir Claude Auchinleck 1941 1941
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell 1941 1942
Sir Alan Hartley 1942 1942
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell 1942 1943
Sir Claude Auchinleck 1943 1947
Sir Rob Lockhart 1947 1947
Sir Roy Bucher 1948 1949