Commander-in-Chief in India

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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:

Stringer Lawrence 1748-54, 1761-65
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

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