Commander‑in‑Chief, India
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The Commander-in-Chief, India was the highest-ranking military officer overseeing all British Indian Army forces and military operations in India, particularly significant during major conflicts such as World War II.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander-in-Chief, India | 11 |
| C-in-C, India | 1 |
| Commander-in-Chief in India | 1 |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army | 1 |
| Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative position
ⓘ
military office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Commander‑in‑Chief, India
ⓘ
surface form:
C-in-C, India
Commander‑in‑Chief, India ⓘ
surface form:
Commander-in-Chief in India
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
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| country | British India ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
British Army units stationed in India
ⓘ
Indian Army officers ⓘ Indian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Army regiments
|
| hasRank |
field marshal
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
administration of army units in India
ⓘ
coordination with Royal Air Force units in India ⓘ coordination with Royal Navy forces in Indian waters ⓘ defence of British India ⓘ military operations in India ⓘ overall command of British Indian Army ⓘ strategic planning for Indian theatre ⓘ training and organization of British Indian Army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Army (pre-1947)
|
| locationOfOffice |
Calcutta
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
Shimla ⓘ
surface form:
Simla
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| officeHolder |
Lord Wavell
ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Wavell
Beauchamp Duff ⓘ Charles Douglas ⓘ Charles Monro ⓘ Charles Napier ⓘ Claude Auchinleck NERFINISHED ⓘ Colin Campbell ⓘ Frederick Haines ⓘ Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Roberts
Viscount Wolseley ⓘ
surface form:
Garnet Wolseley
George Anson ⓘ George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris ⓘ George Pollock ⓘ George White ⓘ Sir Henry Hardinge ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Hardinge
Horatio Herbert Kitchener ⓘ
surface form:
Horatio Kitchener
Hugh Rose ⓘ O’Moore Creagh ⓘ Patrick Grant ⓘ Rudolf von Slatin ⓘ
surface form:
Rudolf von Slatin (note: check historical accuracy)
William Birdwood ⓘ William Mansfield ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire military structure
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Chief of the Army Staff (India)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of Army Staff (India)
Commander‑in‑Chief, India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army
Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| seat |
Army Headquarters (India)
ⓘ
surface form:
Army Headquarters, India
|
| significantEvent |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Rebellion of 1857 aftermath
North-West Frontier campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier operations
Third Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viceroy of India ⓘ War Office ⓘ
surface form:
War Office (United Kingdom)
|
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Commander-in-Chief, India
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C-in-C, India
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Commander-in-Chief, India
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Commander-in-Chief in India
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Commander-in-Chief, India
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
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Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
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Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
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Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army
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Commander-in-Chief, India
subject surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India