List of senior officers of the British Army

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

 * Sir Neville Lyttelton 1904-1908
 * Sir William Nicholson 1908-1909

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:
 * 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
The Deputy Chiefs were as follows:
 * Major-General Sir Henry Lawson November 1914 - January 1915
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Murray February 1915 - September 1915
 * Major-General Sir Launcelot Kiggell November 1915 - December 1915
 * Major-General Robert Whigham December 1915 - April 1918
 * Major-General Sir Charles Harington 1918 - 1920
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Chetwode, 1920-1922
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Adam 1938 - 1939
 * Major-General Hugh Massy 1939 - 1940
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Weeks 15 June 1942 - 29 May 1945
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Sidney Kirkman 1945 - 1947
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth Crawford 1947 - 1949
 * Lieutenant-General Sir John Whiteley 1949 - 1953
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Dudley Ward 1953 - 1956
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hull 1956 - 1958
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Pyman 1958 - 1961
 * Lieutenant-General Sir John Anderson 1961 - 1963
 * Lieutenant-General Sir John Hackett 1963 - 1966
 * General Sir Charles Harington 1966 - 1968
 * Lieutenant-General Sir Ian Freeland April 1968 - December 1968

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

Adjutant-General to the Forces
See article on Adjutant-General to the Forces

Quartermaster-General to the Forces
See article on Quartermaster-General to the Forces

Master-General of the Ordnance
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 of the Field Army
See article on Commander Field Army (United Kingdom)

Commander of Regional Forces
See article on Commander Regional Forces (United Kingdom)