Commander-in-Chief, India
{{short description|Supreme commander of the Indian Army before 1950}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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General The Earl of Moira
October 1813 – January 1823
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| status = Senior-most officer of the Indian Army
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| reports_to = Governor-General of India
| residence = Flagstaff House
| seat = GHQ India
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| first = Major general Stringer Lawrence{{cn|date=March 2024}}
| last = FM Sir Claude Auchinleck
| abolished = 15 August 1947
| succession = Commanders-in-Chief of the Indian Army and Pakistan Army
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During the period of the Company and Crown rule in India, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief in or of India") was the supreme commander of the Indian Army from 1833 to 1947. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his staff were based at GHQ India, and liaised with the civilian Governor-General of India. Following the Partition of India in 1947 and the creation of the independent dominions of India and Pakistan, the post was abolished. It was briefly replaced by the position of Supreme Commander of India and Pakistan before the role was abolished in November 1948.Warner (1982), p. 269 Subsequently, the role of Commander-in-Chief was merged into the offices of the Commanders-in-Chief of the independent Indian Army and Pakistan Army, respectively, before becoming part of the office of the President of India from 1950 and of the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1947.
Prior to independence, the official residence was the Flagstaff House, which later became the residence of the first Prime Minister of India; as Teen Murti Bhavan (Teen Murti House), it is now a museum.
This is a list of people who were the military Commander-in-Chief, India until 1947. The rank and title are the final ones for the officer's career and not necessarily applicable to his tenure as Commander-in-Chief in India.
P.R. Cadell wrote an article correcting and elaborating on the early commanders-in-chief of the East India Company's forces in the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research in 1944.{{sfn|Cadell|1944}}
List of Commanders-in-Chief
Commanders-in-Chief have been:[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=July 5, 2015 }}
† denotes people who died in office.
=Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1801–1857=
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| order = 1
| image = James Henry Craig 1806.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir James Craig
| officeholder_sort = Craig, James
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1748
| died_year = 1812
| term_start = February 1801
| term_end = March 1801
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1801|02|01|1801|03|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Officiating.
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| order = 2
| image = Gerard Lake.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Gerard Lake
| officeholder_sort = Lake, Gerald
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1744
| died_year = 1808
| term_start = March 1801
| term_end = July 1805
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1801|03|01|1805|07|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Conducted a campaign with a string of victories that gave the British control of Northern India, Delhi and the Mughal emperor but failed to take Bhurtpore. Improved the Indian Army by making all arms, infantry, cavalry and artillery, more mobile and more manageable.
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| order = 3
| image = First Marquis of Cornwallis.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = The Earl Cornwallis
| officeholder_sort = Cornwallis, Charles
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1738
| died_year = 1805
| term_start = July 1805
| term_end = October 1805
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1805|07|01|1805|10|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Reappointment. With Sir Arthur Wellesley, he supervised the Second Anglo-Maratha War against the Sindhia and the Holkar.
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| order = (2)
| image = Gerard Lake.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = The Lord Lake
| officeholder_sort = Lake, Gerald
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| born_year = 1744
| died_year = 1808
| term_start = October 1805
| term_end = 1806
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1805|1806}} years
| alt_officeholder = Reappointment following the death of Cornwallis' successor John Graves Simcoe. Upon Cornwallis' death, Lake pursued the Holkar to the Punjab. The Holkar capitulated at Amritsar in December 1805.
}}
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| order = 4
| image = ColonelSimcoe.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = John Simcoe
| officeholder_sort = Simcoe, John
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1752
| died_year = 1806
| died = y
| term_start = 1806
| term_end = 26 October 1806
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1806|1806}} years
| alt_officeholder = Appointed to post in England in late 1805, but died before departing for India and replaced by Lake.
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| order = (2)
| image = Gerard Lake.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = The Lord Lake
| officeholder_sort = Lake, Gerald
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1744
| died_year = 1808
| term_start = 1806
| term_end = October 1807
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1806|1807}} years
| alt_officeholder = Reappointment following death of John Simcoe, who died after accepting the appointment in England.
}}
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| order = 5
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir George Hewett
| officeholder_sort = Hewett, George
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1750
| died_year = 1840
| term_start = October 1807
| term_end = December 1807
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1807|10|01|1807|12|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Transformed Meerut into a British stronghold that became a launching point for future military campaigns into northern India.
}}
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| order = 6
| image =
| military_rank = Lieutenant general
| officeholder = Forbes Champagné
| officeholder_sort = Champagné, Forbes
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1754
| died_year = 1816
| term_start = December 1807
| term_end = January 1811
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1807|12|01|1811|01|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Officiating.
}}
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| order = 7
| image = Georgenugent.gif
| military_rank = Field Marshal
| officeholder = Sir George Nugent
| officeholder_sort = Nugent, George
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1757
| died_year = 1849
| term_start = January 1811
| term_end = October 1813
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1811|01|01|1813|10|01}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 8
| image = Lord Moira.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = The Earl of Moira
| officeholder_sort = Hastings, Francis
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1754
| died_year = 1826
| term_start = October 1813
| term_end = January 1823
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1813|10|01|1823|01|01}}
| alt_officeholder = 1st Marquess of Hastings from 1816; Oversaw British forces in the Gurkha War; conquered the Marathas; repaired the Mogul canals in Delhi; instituted educational reforms.
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{{Officeholder table
| order = 9
| image = Sir Edward Paget by Martin Archer Shee 1810.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Edward Paget
| officeholder_sort = Paget, Edward
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1775
| died_year = 1849
| term_start = January 1823
| term_end = October 1825
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1823|01|01|1825|10|01}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 10
| image = Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere by Mary Martha Pearson (née Dutton).jpg
| military_rank = Field Marshal
| officeholder = The Lord Combermere
| officeholder_sort = Cotton, Stapleton
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1773
| died_year = 1865
| term_start = October 1825
| term_end = January 1830
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1825|10|01|1830|01|01}}
| alt_officeholder = 1st Viscount Combermere from 1827. Captured Bhurtpore (which Lake had failed to do) in 1824.
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| order = 11
| image = GG-George Ramsay.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = The Earl of Dalhousie
| officeholder_sort = Ramsay, George
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1770
| died_year = 1838
| term_start = January 1830
| term_end = January 1832
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1830|01|01|1832|01|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Began the British suppression of the Thuggee murder-cults.
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| order = 12
| image = Sir Edward Barnes by William Salter.jpg
| military_rank = Lieutenant general
| officeholder = Sir Edward Barnes
| officeholder_sort = Barnes, Edward
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1776
| died_year = 1838
| term_start = January 1832
| term_end = October 1833
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1832|01|01|1833|10|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Constructed the military road between Colombo and Kandy, made the first census of the population, and introduced coffee cultivation.
}}
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| order = 13
| image = Bentinck william.png
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Lord William Bentinck
| officeholder_sort = Bentinck, William
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1774
| died_year = 1839
| term_start = October 1833
| term_end = March 1835
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1833|10|01|1835|03|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Suppressed the Hindu custom of sati. Reappointed in April 1834.
}}
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| order = 14
| image = Sir James Watson.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir James Watson
| officeholder_sort = Watson, James
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1772
| died_year = 1862
| term_start = March 1835
| term_end = September 1835
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1835|03|01|1835|09|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Established the famous police organisation known as the "Thuggee and Dacoity Department" within the Government of India.
}}
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| order = 15
| image = Sir Henry Fane.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Henry Fane
| officeholder_sort = Fane, Henry
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1778
| died_year = 1840
| term_start = September 1835
| term_end = December 1839
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1835|09|01|1839|12|01}}
| alt_officeholder = –
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| order = 16
| image = Sir Jasper Nicolls.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Jasper Nicolls
| officeholder_sort = Nicholls, Jasper
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1778
| died_year = 1849
| term_start = December 1839
| term_end = August 1843
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1839|12|01|1843|08|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Officiating.
}}
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| order = 17
| image = Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, 1850.png
| military_rank = Field Marshal
| officeholder = Hugh Gough
| officeholder_sort = Gough, Hugh
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1779
| died_year = 1869
| term_start = August 1843
| term_end = May 1849
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1843|08|01|1849|05|01}}
| alt_officeholder = 1st Baron Gough from 1846; Defeated the Mahrattas at Maharajpur. Conducted operations against the Sikhs and won the battles of Mudki, Ferozeshah and Sobraon. Soon after, the Sikhs surrendered at Lahore.
}}
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| order = 18
| image = Charles James Napier by William Edward Kilburn, 1849-crop.png
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Charles James Napier
| officeholder_sort = Napier, Charles
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1782
| died_year = 1853
| term_start = May 1849
| term_end = December 1851
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1849|05|01|1851|12|01}}
| alt_officeholder = Conquered Sindh and made it part of Bombay Presidency.
}}
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| order = 19
| image = Sir William Maynard Gomm by William Salter.jpg
| military_rank = Field Marshal
| officeholder = Sir William Gomm
| officeholder_sort = Gomm, William
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1784
| died_year = 1875
| term_start = December 1851
| term_end = January 1856
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1851|12|01|1856|01|01}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 20
| image = George Anson (1797-1857).png
| military_rank = Major general
| officeholder = George Anson
| officeholder_sort = Anson, George
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1797
| died_year = 1857
| died = y
| term_start = January 1856
| term_end = 27 May 1857
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1856|01|01|1857|05|27}}
| alt_officeholder = Outbreak of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Died of cholera during his march against the Indian Rebellion at Delhi.
}}
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| order = 21
| image = Patrick Grant.jpg
| military_rank = Lieutenant general
| officeholder = Sir Patrick Grant
| officeholder_sort = Grant, Patrick
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1804
| died_year = 1895
| term_start = June 1857
| term_end = August 1857
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1857|06|01|1857|08|27}}
| alt_officeholder = Directed operations against the Indian Rebellion, sending forces under Havelock and Outram for the relief of Cawnpore and Lucknow, until the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell from England.
}}
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| order = 22
| image = Lord-clyde.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Colin Campbell
| officeholder_sort = Campbell, Colin
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1792
| died_year = 1863
| term_start = August 1857
| term_end = 4 June 1861
| timeinoffice = {{age in years and months|1857|08|01|1861|06|04}}
| alt_officeholder = 1st Baron Clyde from 1858; Abandoned then recaptured Lucknow. Supervised military operations in Oudh until the Indian Rebellion had been subdued.
}}
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=Commanders-in-Chief of India, 1861–1947=
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| order = 1
| image = Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn.png
| military_rank = Lieutenant general
| officeholder = Sir Hugh Rose
| officeholder_sort = Rose, Hugh
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1801
| died_year = 1885
| term_start = 4 June 1861
| term_end = 23 March 1865
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1861|06|04|1865|03|23}}
| alt_officeholder = Improved discipline and enabled the amalgamation of the East India Company's army into the Queen's army to be carried out.
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| order = 2
| image = Lordsandhurst caricature.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir William Mansfield
| officeholder_sort = Mansfield, William
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1819
| died_year = 1876
| term_start = 23 March 1865
| term_end = 9 April 1870
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1865|03|23|1870|04|09}}
| alt_officeholder = Prior to his appointment, Mansfield served in the Sutlej campaign, commanded the 53rd Regiment in the Punjab, and was part of Peshawar operations in the northwest frontier.
}}
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| order = 3
| image = Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala portrait photograph by John Watkins.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = The Lord Napier of Magdala
| officeholder_sort = Napier, Robert
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1810
| died_year = 1890
| term_start = 9 April 1870
| term_end = 10 April 1876
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1870|04|09|1876|04|10}}
| alt_officeholder = He did much to benefit the army and to encourage good shooting.
}}
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| order = 4
| image = Frederick Haines.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Frederick Haines
| officeholder_sort = Haines, Frederick
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1819
| died_year = 1909
| term_start = 10 April 1876
| term_end = 8 April 1881
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1876|04|10|1881|04|08}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 5
| image = Donald Martin Stewart.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Donald Stewart
| officeholder_sort = Stewart, Donald
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1824
| died_year = 1900
| term_start = 8 April 1881
| term_end = 28 November 1885
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1881|04|08|1885|11|28}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 6
| image = General Lord Roberts AKA "Bobs" (25136980491).jpg
| military_rank = Lieutenant general
| officeholder = Sir Frederick Roberts
| officeholder_sort = Roberts, Frederick
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1832
| died_year = 1914
| term_start = 28 November 1885
| term_end = 8 April 1893
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1885|11|28|1893|04|08}}
| alt_officeholder = 1st Baron Roberts of Kandahar
}}
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| order = 7
| image = George Stewart White-001.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir George White
| officeholder_sort = White, George
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1835
| died_year = 1912
| term_start = 8 April 1893
| term_end = 20 March 1898
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1893|04|08|1898|03|20}}
| alt_officeholder = –
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| order = 8
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Charles Nairne
| officeholder_sort = Nairne, Charles
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1836
| died_year = 1899
| term_start = 20 March 1898
| term_end = 4 November 1898
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1898|03|20|1898|11|04}}
| alt_officeholder = Officiating.
}}
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| order = 9
| image = William Lockhart d1900.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir William Lockhart
| officeholder_sort = Lockhart, William
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1841
| died_year = 1900
| died = y
| term_start = 4 November 1898
| term_end = 18 March 1900
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1898|11|04|1900|03|18}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 10
| image = Arthurppalmer.png
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Arthur Palmer
| officeholder_sort = Palmer, Arthur
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1840
| died_year = 1904
| term_start = 19 March 1900{{London Gazette |issue=27299 |date=26 March 1901 |page=2114}}
| term_end = 28 November 1902
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1900|03|19|1902|11|28}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 11
| image = Horatio Herbert Kitchener (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = The Viscount Kitchener
| officeholder_sort = Kitchener, Herbert
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1850
| died_year = 1916
| term_start = 28 November 1902{{London Gazette |issue=27515 |date=13 January 1903 |page=237 }}
| term_end = 10 September 1909
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1902|11|28|1909|09|10}}
| alt_officeholder = Reconstructed the disorganised Indian Army, but quarreled with the Viceroy Lord Curzon, who resigned.
}}
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| order = 12
| image = General O'Moore Creagh, VC, Colonel of 129th Baluchis, 1912 copyv.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir O'Moore Creagh
| officeholder_sort = Creagh, O'Moore
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1848
| died_year = 1923
| term_start = 10 September 1909
| term_end = 8 March 1914
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1909|09|10|1914|03|08}}
| alt_officeholder = Douglas Haig, then a lieutenant general, served as Chief of the General Staff (India) in 1909–12.
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| order = 13
| image = Gen. Sir Beauchamp Duff (LOC).jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Beauchamp Duff
| officeholder_sort = Duff, Beauchamp
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1855
| died_year = 1918
| term_start = 8 March 1914
| term_end = 1 October 1916
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1914|03|08|1916|10|01}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 14
| image = Charlesmonroe.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Charles Monro
| officeholder_sort = Monro, Charles
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1860
| died_year = 1929
| term_start = 1 October 1916
| term_end = 21 November 1920
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1916|10|01|1920|11|21}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 15
| image = Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson in 1916.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = The Lord Rawlinson
| officeholder_sort = Rawlinson, Henry
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1864
| died_year = 1925
| died = y
| term_start = 21 November 1920
| term_end = 28 March 1925
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1920|11|21|1925|03|28}}
| alt_officeholder = Former GOC, British Fourth Army on the Western Front.
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 16
| image = LtGen Claud William Jacob.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Claud Jacob
| officeholder_sort = Jacob, Claud
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1863
| died_year = 1948
| term_start = 3 April 1925
| term_end = 6 August 1925
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1925|04|03|1925|08|06}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 17
| image = William Birdwood.jpg
| military_rank = Field Marshal
| officeholder = The Lord Birdwood
| officeholder_sort = Birdwood, William
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1865
| died_year = 1951
| term_start = 6 August 1925
| term_end = 30 November 1930
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1925|08|06|1930|11|30}}
| alt_officeholder = Distinguished commander of ANZAC troops on Gallipoli and the Western Front.
}}
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| order = 18
| image = General Sir Philip Chetwode.jpg
| military_rank = Field Marshal
| officeholder = The Lord Chetwode
| officeholder_sort = Chetwode, Philip
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1869
| died_year = 1950
| term_start = 30 November 1930
| term_end = 30 November 1935
| timeinoffice = {{age in years|1930|11|30|1935|11|30}} years
| alt_officeholder = The Indian Military Academy was established during his tenure.
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 19
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Robert Cassels
| officeholder_sort = Cassels, Robert
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1876
| died_year = 1959
| term_start = 30 November 1935
| term_end = 27 January 1941
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1935|11|30|1941|01|27}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
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| order = 20
| image = Cecil Beaton Photographs- Political and Military Personalities; Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre IB2095 (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Claude Auchinleck
| officeholder_sort = Auchinleck, Claude
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1884
| died_year = 1981
| term_start = 27 January 1941
| term_end = 5 July 1941
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1941|01|27|1941|07|05}}
| alt_officeholder = Left to take command of the Middle East Command (swapped jobs with Wavell).
}}
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| order = 21
| image = Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell.jpg
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Archibald Wavell
| officeholder_sort = Wavell, Archibald
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1883
| died_year = 1950
| term_start = 5 July 1941
| term_end = 5 January 1942
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1941|07|05|1942|01|05}}
| alt_officeholder = Left to take command of the short lived ABDACOM; later became Viceroy.
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = 22
| image =
| military_rank = General
| officeholder = Sir Alan Hartley
| officeholder_sort = Hartley, Alan
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1882
| died_year = 1954
| term_start = 5 January 1942
| term_end = 7 March 1942
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1942|01|05|1942|03|07}}
| alt_officeholder = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = (21)
| image = Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell.jpg
| military_rank = Field Marshal
| officeholder = Sir Archibald Wavell
| officeholder_sort = Wavell, Archibald
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1883
| died_year = 1950
| term_start = 7 March 1942
| term_end = 20 June 1943
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1942|03|07|1943|06|20}}
| alt_officeholder = Reappointment. Sir Alan Hartley appointed Deputy C-in-C, India.
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order = (20)
| image = Cecil Beaton Photographs- Political and Military Personalities; Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre IB2095 (cropped).jpg
| military_rank = Field Marshal
| officeholder = Sir Claude Auchinleck
| officeholder_sort = Auchinleck, Claude
| officeholder_note =
| born_year = 1884
| died_year = 1981
| term_start = 20 June 1943
| term_end = 15 August 1947
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1943|06|20|1947|08|15}}
| alt_officeholder = Served as the last C-in-C, India. Reappointed 15 August 1947, and became Supreme Commander of India and Pakistan. Oversaw division of the Armed forces between the two new countries. Served in this capacity until November 1948, when the role of Supreme Commander was abolished.
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
- {{cite journal|last=Cadell|first=P. R.|title=Commanders-in-Chief of the Indian Army|journal=Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research|date=1944|volume=22|number=90|pages=220–222|jstor=44228345 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44228345}} (Summer 1944)
- {{cite book| last=Warner| first=Philip| author-link=Philip Warner| title=Auchinleck. The Lonely Soldier| publisher=Sphere Books| year=1982| orig-date=1981| location=London| isbn=0-7221-8905-2}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040816231827/http://www.regiments.org/biography/defchiefs/inCinC.htm Chronological List of Commanders-in-Chief, India to 1947]
- Bharat Rakshak, {{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/236-Pre47-Cincs.html|title=Commanders-in-Chief|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219003238/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Personnel/Chiefs/236-Pre47-Cincs.html|archive-date=2012-02-19|date= }} Land Forces
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