List of senior officers of the British Army

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This is a list of senior officers of the British Army. See also Commander in Chief of the Forces, Chief of the General Staff, and Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

Captains-General of the British Army, 1707–1809

• John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 1707–1711
• James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde 1711–1714
• John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 1714–1717
• office vacant 1717–1744
• Prince William, Duke of Cumberland 1744–1757
• office vacant 1757–1799
• Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 1799–1809

Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces, 1660–1904

See article on Commander-in-Chief of the Forces

Chiefs of the General Staff, 1904–1909

See article on Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff 1909–1964

See article on Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Chiefs of the General Staff, 1964–

See article on Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Vice Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff

The Vice Chiefs were as follows:^[1]

• Lieutenant-General Sir John Dill April 1940 – 27 May 1940
• Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Haining 27 May 1940 – 19 May 1941
• Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall 19 May 1941 – 5 December 1941
• Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Nye 5 December 1941 – 1945
• Lieutenant-General Sir Frank Simpson 1946–1948
• Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald Templer 1948–1950
• Lieutenant-General Sir Nevil Brownjohn 1950–1952
• Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Redman 1952–1955
• Lieutenant-General Sir William Oliver 1955–1957
• Lieutenant-General Sir William Stratton 1957–1960
• Lieutenant-General Sir William Pike 1960–1963
• Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Baker 1963–1966
• Lieutenant-General Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick 1966–1968
• Lieutenant-General Sir Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour 1968–1970
• Lieutenant-General Sir Cecil Blacker 1970–1973
• Lieutenant-General Sir David Fraser 1973–1975
• Lieutenant-General Sir William Scotter 1975–1978
• Lieutenant-General Sir John Stanier 1978–1980
• Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Morony 1980–1983
• Lieutenant-General Sir James Glover 1983–1985

Deputy Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff

See article on Deputy Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Assistant Chiefs of the General Staff

See article on Assistant Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Adjutant-general to the Forces / Commander Home Command

See article on Adjutant-General to the Forces (Commander Home Command since 2016).

Quartermaster-General to the Forces / Chief of Materiel (Land)

See article on Quartermaster-General to the Forces

Master-General of the Ordnance, 1415-2013

See article on Master-General of the Ordnance

Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces/UK Land Command/Land Forces

See article on Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (Commander since 2011, Commander Field Army since 2016)

(Deputy) Commander(-in-Chief), UK Land Forces/Field Army

See article on Deputy Commander Land Forces

Commander of Regional Forces

See article on Commander Regional Forces (United Kingdom)

See also

• List of field marshals of the British Army
• List of British Army full generals
• List of British generals and brigadiers

References

• Regiments website