Commander-in-Chief in India

The Commander-in-Chief in India (or Commander-in-Chief of India) was the chief military commander for the British administration in India. The holder liaisoned with the head of the civilian administration, the Governor-General.

Individuals

Particularly well known Commanders-in-Chief include:
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)

• Robert Clive 1756-60, 1765-67
• Charles Cornwallis 1786-93, 1805
• Colin Campbell 1857-61
• Frederick Roberts 1885-93
• Herbert Kitchener 1902-09

External links

• Commander-in-Chief, India, Wikipedia, listing all holders of the position between 1748 and 1947.

Historical books online

• Forty One Years in India: From subaltern to commander-in-chief Volume 1 by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1897), Volume 2 (1898) Archive.org