1902
Indian Army Command Assumed
Takes command of the army in India and begins a major programme of military reorganisation.
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Takes command of the army in India and begins a major programme of military reorganisation.
Begins completing the unification of former Presidency forces into a single Indian Army structure.
Develops a peacetime structure built around fighting divisions and cavalry brigades with permanent staffs.
Clashes with Viceroy Lord Curzon over control and administration of the Indian Army.
Serves as chief of the General Staff in India.
Directs staff planning and training within the Indian Army.
Serves on a headquarters committee considering the reorganisation of the Army in India as the war moves toward its final phase.
Reaches the temporary rank of brigadier after beginning the war as a private soldier.
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