Commander-in-Chief, India

:The list was taken from only one source http://www.regiments.org/biography/defchiefs/inCinC.htm. Some checking had been done but the dates and the links to names need further work.

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The British Commander-in-Chief in India reported to the civilian Governor-General of India. The Commander-in-Chief's staff were known as India Command and most were based at the General Headquarters India (GHQ India).

Related Topics:
Commander-in-Chief - India - Governor-General of India - India Command

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The post survived Indian independence and since 1948 has been manned by Indians who report to the Government of the Republic of India.

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This is a list of people who were the military Commander-in-Chief, India. The rank and title are the final for the person's career and not necessarily applicable to his tenure as Commander-in-Chief

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See also: List of Governor-General of India and List of Secretary of State for India

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Temporal Order

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Name of C-in-C

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Comments

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From

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Major–General Stringer Lawrence

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07 1748 January ??

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1748 - January

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Lieutenant–General John Adlercron

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1754 ???? ??

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Major–General Robert Clive

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1756 December 1

Related Topics:
1756 - December 1

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Brigadier–General John Caillaud

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February 251760

Related Topics:
February 25 - 1760

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Brigadier–General John Carnac

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December 311760

Related Topics:
December 31 - 1760

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Lieutenant–General Sir Eyre Coote

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1761 April ??

Related Topics:
1761 - April

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Major Thomas Adams

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officiating

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1763 ??

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Brigadier–General John Carnac

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2nd time appointment as C-in-C

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1764 January ??

Related Topics:
1764 - January

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General Sir Hector Munro of Novar

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1764 July ??

Related Topics:
1764 - July

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Brigadier–General John Carnac

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3rd time appointment as C-in-C

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1765 January ??

Related Topics:
1765 - January

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Major–General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey

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2nd time appointment as C-in-C;Conquered Bengal from Nawab Siraj ud Dullah

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May 3 1765 ??

Related Topics:
May 3 - 1765

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Brigadier–General Richard Smith

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January 291767

Related Topics:
January 29 - 1767

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Brigadier–General Sir Robert Barker

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March 241770

Related Topics:
March 24 - 1770

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Colonel Charles Chapman

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December 221773

Related Topics:
December 22 - 1773

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Brigadier–General Alexander Champion

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1774 January 18

Related Topics:
1774 - January 18

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Lieutenant–General Sir John Clavering

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1774 November 2

Related Topics:
1774 - November 2

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Lieutenant–General Giles Stibbert

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officiating

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1777 October 16

Related Topics:
1777 - October 16

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Lieutenant–General Sir Eyre Coote

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reappointed

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[1779 March 25

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Lieutenant–General Giles Stibbert

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reappointed

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1783 April 27

Related Topics:
1783 - April 27

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General Sir Robert Sloper

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1785 July 21

Related Topics:
1785 - July 21

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General Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis

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General and colonial governor during American Revolutionary War, and in India,famous for promulgating the Permanent Settlement and twice served as Governor General of India.

Related Topics:
Governor General - India

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1786 September 12

Related Topics:
1786 - September 12

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General Sir Robert Abercromby

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officiating from 5 Oct. 1793

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1793 October 28

Related Topics:
1793 - October 28

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Major–General Charles Morgan

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officiating

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1797 January 17

Related Topics:
1797 - January 17

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Field Marshal Sir Alured Clarke

Related Topics:
Field Marshal - Alured Clarke

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1798 May 17

Related Topics:
1798 - May 17

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General Sir James Henry Craig

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officiating

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1801 February 25

Related Topics:
1801 - February 25

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General Gerard Lake

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1801 March 13

Related Topics:
1801 - March 13

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General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

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reappointed

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1805 July 30

Related Topics:
1805 - July 30

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General Gerard Lake, 1st Baron Lake

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reappointed

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1805 October 5

Related Topics:
1805 - October 5

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General Sir George Hewett

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1807 October 17

Related Topics:
1807 - October 17

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Lieutenant–General Forbes Champagné

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officiating

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1807 December 10

Related Topics:
1807 - December 10

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Field Marshal Sir George Nugent

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1811 January 14

Related Topics:
1811 - January 14

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General Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira, later Marquess of Hastings

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1813 October 4

Related Topics:
1813 - October 4

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General Sir Edward Paget

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1823 January 13

Related Topics:
1823 - January 13

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Field Marshal Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere

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1825 October 7

Related Topics:
1825 - October 7

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General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie

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1830 January 1

Related Topics:
1830 - January 1

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Lieutenant–General Sir Edward Barnes

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1832 January 10

Related Topics:
1832 - January 10

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General Lord William Bentinck

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1833 October 15

Related Topics:
1833 - October 15

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General Lord William Bentinck

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New Commission

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1834 April 22

Related Topics:
1834 - April 22

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General Sir James Watson

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officiating

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1835 March 10

Related Topics:
1835 - March 10

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General Sir Henry Fane

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1835 September 5

Related Topics:
1835 - September 5

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General Sir Jasper Nicolls

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officiating

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1839 December 7

Related Topics:
1839 - December 7

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Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Baron Gough

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1843 August 8

Related Topics:
1843 - August 8

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General Sir Charles James Napier

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Conquered Sindh and made it part of Bombay Presidency

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1849 May 7

Related Topics:
1849 - May 7

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Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm

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1851 December 6

Related Topics:
1851 - December 6

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General George Anson

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1856 January 23

Related Topics:
1856 - January 23

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Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant

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officiating

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1856 June 17

Related Topics:
1856 - June 17

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Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde

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1857 August 13

Related Topics:
1857 - August 13

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Field Marshal Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn

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1861 June 4

Related Topics:
1861 - June 4

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General William Rose Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst

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1865 March 23

Related Topics:
1865 - March 23

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Field Marshal Robert Cornelius Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala

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He did much to benefit the army and to encourage good shooting.

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1870 April 9

Related Topics:
1870 - April 9

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Field Marshal Sir Frederick Paul Haines

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1876 April 10

Related Topics:
1876 - April 10

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Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart

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1881 April 8

Related Topics:
1881 - April 8

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Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC

Related Topics:
Frederick Roberts - VC

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1885 November 28

Related Topics:
1885 - November 28

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Field Marshal Sir George Stewart White, VC

Related Topics:
George Stewart White - VC

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1893 April 8

Related Topics:
1893 - April 8

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General Sir Charles Edward Nairne

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officiating

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1898 March 20

Related Topics:
1898 - March 20

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General Sir William Stephen Alexander Lockhart

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1898 November 4

Related Topics:
1898 - November 4

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General Sir Arthur Power Palmer

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1900 March 19

Related Topics:
1900 - March 19

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Field Marshal Horatio Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener

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Oversaw restructuring of the Indian Army

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1902 November 28

Related Topics:
1902 - November 28

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General Sir Garret O'Moore Creagh, VC

Related Topics:
Garret O'Moore Creagh - VC

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1909 September 10

Related Topics:
1909 - September 10

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General Sir Harry Beauchamp Duff

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1914 March 8

Related Topics:
1914 - March 8

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General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro

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1916 October 1

Related Topics:
1916 - October 1

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General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson

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1920 November 21

Related Topics:
1920 - November 21

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Field Marshal Sir Claude William Jacob

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1925 April 3

Related Topics:
1925 - April 3

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Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood of Anzac

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1925 August 6

Related Topics:
1925 - August 6

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Field Marshal Philip Walhouse Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode

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1930 November 30

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1930 - November 30

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Field Marshal General Sir Robert Archibald Cassels

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1935 November 30

Related Topics:
1935 - November 30

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Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck

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1941 January 27

Related Topics:
1941 - January 27

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Field Marshal Archibald Wavell

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Left to take command of the short lived ABDACOM

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1941 July 5

Related Topics:
1941 - July 5

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General Sir Alan Flemming Hartley

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1942 January 5

Related Topics:
1942 - January 5

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Field Marshal Archibald Wavell

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Reapointed, Hartley appointed Deputy C-in-C

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1942 March 7

Related Topics:
1942 - March 7

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Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck

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Reapointed, 1947 August 15 Became Supreme Commander India & Pakistan and oversaw division of the Armed forces between the 2 new countries

Related Topics:
1947 - August 15 - India - Pakistan

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1943 June 20

Related Topics:
1943 - June 20

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General Sir Robert McGregor Macdonald Lockhart

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C-in-C of Post-Partition India

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1947 August 15

Related Topics:
1947 - August 15

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General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher

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C-in-C of Post-Partition India

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1947 December 31

Related Topics:
1947 - December 31

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