Great Britain · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
58Records
1749–1946Date range
36Named people
9Places
Chronological records
1749
George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st14 October 1749
Newfoundland · Warfare / Military
Appointed Governor and Commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests
1761
Eyre Coote1761
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st1761
Leeward Islands · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Leeward Islands station
1763
Thomas Gage1763
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the British forces in America
1765
Thomas Gage1765
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
1771
George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st1771
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Jamaica station
1779
John Francis Edward Acton Acton, 6th1779
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, Neopolitan Navy
1780
Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1st1780
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the South
1786
Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1st1786
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, India
1793
Samuel Hood Hood, 1st1793
Warfare / Military
Sent to the Mediterranean Sea as Commander in Chief
1794
Edward Codrington1794
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander
1797
Ralph Abercromby1797
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the forces in Ireland
1798
Ralph Abercromby1798
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the forces in Scotland
1803
Horatio Nelson1803
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean.
1807
Hew DalrympleAugust 1807
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France
1808
Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st1808
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of Forces in Portugal
1815
Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st22 October 1815
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied army
1827
Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st16 January 1827
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, British Army
1842
Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st1842
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
1855
Richard Dundas1855
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
1883
William Hicks1883
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the Egyptian Army in Sudan
1899
Redvers Henry Buller14 October 1899
Warfare / Military
Sets sail in the Dunnotar Castle for South Africa
Redvers Henry Buller1899
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief in South Africa
1914
Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton1914
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, Home Defence Army in Britain
1915
Douglas Haig Bemersyde, 1st18 December 1915
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
1916
William Raine MarshallSeptember 1916
Mesopotamia · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Mesopotamia
David Beatty Beatty, 1st1916
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, Grand Fleet
1917
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby Allenby, 1st17 June 1917
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, EEF
1918
Lambart Cavan, 10th1918
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief of the British troops in Italy
1919
Horne Stirkoke, 1st1919
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief in the East
1920
William Raine Marshall1920
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the Northern Army in India
1936
Dudley Pound1936
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, Mediterranean
1937
Archibald Wavell Wavell, 1st1937
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief in Palestine
1939
Archibald Wavell Wavell, 1stAugust 1939
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Middle East
Andrew Cunningham1939
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
Vereker Gort, 6th1939
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
1940
Alan Francis Brooke Brooke, 1st19 July 1940
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of the Home Forces
Robert Brooke-Popham1940
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, British forces remaining in France after Dunkirk
Robert Brooke-Popham1940
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, Far East
Edward VIII1940
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
1941
Claude John Eyre Auchinleck1 July 1941
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
Vereker Gort, 6th1941
Gibraltar · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief of Gibraltar
Archibald Wavell Wavell, 1st1941
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief
Henry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st1941
Cyrenaica · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of Cyrenaica
Henry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st1941
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed to commands the forces in Palestine & Transjordan. Appointed Military Governor of forces in Greece
1942
Maurice James BuckmasterOctober 1942
Warfare / Military
Appointed SOE Commander of the Independent French
Max Kennedy Horton1942
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, Western Approaches
Richard Peirse1942
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of Air forces in India
Vereker Gort, 6th1942
Malta · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief of Malta
Henry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st1942
London · Warfare / Military
Commands forces in Persia & Iraq
1943
Trafford Leigh-MalloryAugust 1943
Quebec · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied Expeditionary Force
Claude John Eyre Auchinleck1943
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief in India
Richard Peirse1943
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander of Air forces in South East Asia
Bertram Ramsay1943
Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, Navy for Operation Overlord
Henry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st1943
London · Warfare / Military
Commands forces in the middle east
1944
Trafford Leigh-MalloryAugust 1944
Warfare / Military
Appointed Air Commander in Chief of South East Asia Command (SEAC)
Trafford Leigh-Mallory1944
Warfare / Military
Appointed Air Commander in Chief of South East Asia Command (SEAC). Appointed Allied Air Commander in Chief, South East Asia
1946
Miles Dempsey1946
Palestine · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief, Middle East
Names involved
Alan Francis Brooke Brooke, 1stAndrew CunninghamArchibald Wavell Wavell, 1stArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1stBertram RamsayCharles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1stClaude John Eyre AuchinleckDavid Beatty Beatty, 1stDouglas Haig Bemersyde, 1stDudley PoundEdmund Henry Hynman Allenby Allenby, 1stEdward CodringtonEdward VIIIEyre CooteGeorge Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1stHenry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1stHew DalrympleHoratio NelsonHorne Stirkoke, 1stIan Standish Monteith HamiltonJohn Francis Edward Acton Acton, 6thLambart Cavan, 10thMaurice James BuckmasterMax Kennedy HortonMiles DempseyRalph AbercrombyRedvers Henry BullerRichard DundasRichard PeirseRobert Brooke-PophamSamuel Hood Hood, 1stThomas GageTrafford Leigh-MalloryVereker Gort, 6thWilliam HicksWilliam Raine Marshall
Provenance
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