Captain-General
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, 1660-1809
Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces, 1672-1904
- James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth 1674-1679
- office vacant 1679-1690
- John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough 1690-1691
- Meinhard Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster 1691-1711
- James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond 1711-1714
- office vacant 1714-1744
- John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair 1744
- George Wade 1745-1748
- office vacant 1748-1757
- John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier 1757-1759
- office vacant 1759-1766
- John Manners, Marquess of Granby 1766-1769
- office vacant 1769-1778
- Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Lord Amherst 1778-1782
- Henry Seymour Conway 1782-1783
- Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Lord Amherst 1783-1795
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York 1795-1809
- Sir David Dundas 1809-1811
- Prince Frederick, Duke of York 1811-1827
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1827-1828
- Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill 1828-1842
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1842-1852
- Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge 1852-1856
- Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge 1856-1895
- Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley 1895-1900
- Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts 1900-1904
Chiefs of the General Staff, 1904-1908
- Sir Neville Lyttleton 1904-1908
Chiefs of the General Staff, 1964-present
Deputy Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff
- Sir Lancelot Kiggell 1914
- Major-General Robert Whigham 1915
- Sir Archibald Murray 1915
- Major-General Sir Charles Harington 1918 - 1920
- Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Chetwode, 1920-1922
- Major-General Hugh Massy 1939 - 1940
- Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks 15 June 1942 - 29 May 1945
- Lieutenant-Genaral Sir Sidney Kirkman 1945 - 1947
- General Sir Kenneth Crawford
- Sir Dudley Ward 1953 - 1956
- Sir Harold Pyman 1958 - 1961
- Lieutenant-General Sir John Anderson - 1963
- Sir John Hackett 1963 - 1964
Vice Chiefs of the Imperial Staff
- 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 -
Adjutant-General to the Forces
- General Sir Robert Gordon-Finlayson 1 Jul 1939 - 10 June 1940
- Lieutenant-General H Colville Wemyss 10 June 1940 - 3 June 1941
- Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Adam 3 June 1941 -
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
- Lieutenant-General Sir Walter Venning 2 February 1939 - 14 August 1942
- General Sir Thomas Riddell-Webster 14 August 1942 -