Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom)

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historical position military office

The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom) was the former professional head of the British Army, responsible for its overall command and administration before the role was replaced by more modern military leadership structures.

Aliases (4)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical position → military office →
appliesToJurisdiction	British Army →
appointedBy	British monarch → on advice of the British government →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolved	early 20th century →
fieldOfWork	army administration → military command →
governingBody	War Office →
hasAlternativeName	Commander-in-Chief of the British Army → Commander-in-Chief, British Army →
hierarchicalPosition	senior professional soldier in the British Army →
historicalPeriod	18th century → 19th century → early 20th century →
inception	late 17th century →
isNow	defunct office →
locationOfOffice	London →
officeHolder	Duke of Marlborough → Duke of Wellington → Earl Roberts → Prince George, Duke of Cambridge → Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd → Sir Ian Hamilton → Sir John French → Sir John French, 1st Earl of Ypres → Sir Neville Lyttelton → Sir William F. D. Smith-Dorrien → Viscount Wolseley →
officeScope	command of land forces in the United Kingdom → implementation of government defence policy in the Army → oversight of training and discipline of the British Army →
partOf	British Army command structure →
replacedBy	Army Council → Chief of the General Staff → Chief of the Imperial General Staff → modern British Army command arrangements →
responsibleFor	administration of the British Army → overall command of the British Army →
role	professional head of the British Army →
significantEvent	abolition of the office in early 20th century →
subordinateTo	British monarch → War Office →
usedBy	British Army high command → United Kingdom government →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom) ("Commander-in-Chief of the British Army") → Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom) ("Commander-in-Chief, British Army") →	hasAlternativeName
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst ("Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (Great Britain)") → Lord Roberts →	positionHeld
Commander-in-Chief, North America ("Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (Great Britain)") → Secretary at War ("Commander-in-Chief of the Forces") →	subordinateTo