The office of Commander-in-Chief, North America was the commander of British forces in North America before 1859. The title was passed onto the Governor General of British North America from 1859 to 1875. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The following is a list of the Governors and Governor General of Canada and the previous territories and colonies that now make up the country. ...

Commanders-in-Chief, North America 1755-1859

1755 Major-General Edward Braddock General Edward Braddock General Edward Braddock (1695? – July 13, 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War. ...

1755 Major-General William Shirley William Shirley (1694-1771) William Shirley (1694-1771) was the British governor of Massachusetts from 1741 to 1759. ...

1756 General The Right Honourable John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun was a British nobleman and military leader. ...

1756 General James Abercrombie (general) of Glasshaugh James Abercrombie or Abercromby (1706 – April 23, 1781) was a British General and commander of forces in America during the French and Indian War who met with disaster in the Battle of Carillon (1758). ...

1758 Field Marshal Sir Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, KB Jeffrey Amherst, painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1765 Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as Jeffery) (January 29, 1717 – August 3, 1797) served as an officer in the British Army. ...

1763 General Honourable Thomas Gage Engraving of Thomas Gage Sir Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the American Revolution. ...

1773 Post vacant during the absence of General Gage

1775 General Honourable Thomas Gage [reappointed] Engraving of Thomas Gage Sir Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the American Revolution. ...

1775 General Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe PC (August 10, 1729 – July 12, 1814) was an English General who was Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American Revolutionary War, one of the three Howe brothers. ...

1778 General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (senior) General Sir Henry Clinton K.B. Commander-in-Chief of British troops in America. ...

1782 General Right Honourable Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724-1808) was a British soldier who served as Governor of the Province of Quebec. ...

1783 General John Campbell (of Strachur) John Campbell (of Strachur), often known as General John Campbell (17th of Strachur), succeeded Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester as commander-in-chief of the British forces in North American in 1783. ...

1787 Vacant until the next appointment in 1799

1799 Field Marshal His Royal Highness Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, KG, PC, KP, GCB, GCH The Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (2 November 1767 – 23 January 1820) was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria. ...

1800 Vacant until 1811

1811 Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bt. [Gov. Lower Canada, 1811-15] George Prevost Sir George Prévost (Hackensack May 19, 1767 – January 5, 1816 London) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ...

1838 Field Marhsal Sir John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH The Right Honourable John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (February 16, 1778 – April 17, 1863), British field marshal, was born at Lyndhurst, Hants and entered the 20th (Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1794, winning thereafter every step in his regimental promotion without purchase. ...

1839 Vacant until 1839

1846 General Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart, GCB (Lord Greenock) Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (1783-1859) was Governor General of the Province of Canada and Lieutenant Governor of Canada West (November 26, 1845-January 30, 1847) Related Link: List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario List of Lieutenant Governors of Quebec Categories: Stub | 1783 births | 1859 deaths | Governors General...

1849 Field Marshal Sir William Rowan, GCB Fielad Marshall SirseWilliam Rowan GCB was Commander-in-Chief, North America for a short stint in 1849 and left vacant until 1859. ...

1855 Vacant until 1859

1859 General Sir William Fenwick Williams, Pasha 1st Bt., GCB William Fenwick Williams Sir William Fenwick Williams, 1st Baronet GCB (December 4, 1800 – July 26, 1883) was a British military leader of the Victorian era. ...

General Officer Commanding the Forces Canada

After 1875, the commander was replaced by the General Officer Commanding the Forces Canada and remained so until 1902:

• 1875 Gen. Sir Edward Selby Smith, KCMG
• 1880 Lt-Gen. Richard Amherst Luard, CB
• 1884 Lt-Gen. Sir Frederick Dobson Midleton, KCMG, CB
• 1890 Maj-Gen. The Rt. Hon. Ivor John Caradoc (Herbert), 1st Baron Treowen, CB, CMG, KStJ
• 1895 Maj-Gen. Sir William Julius Gascoigne Gascoigne, KCMG
• 1898 Lt-Gen. Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, KCB, KCMG
• 1900 Maj-Gen. Richard Hebden O'Grady Haly
• 1902 Lt-Gen. The Rt. Hon. Douglas MacKinnon (Baillie Hamilton), 12th Earl of Dundonald, KCB, KCVO

Major General Sir William Julius Gascoigne Gascoigne, KCMG was a British Army officer and served as General Officer Commanding the Forces Canada from 1895 to 1898. ... Major-General Richard Hebden OGrady-Haly Credit: Notman Studio of Halifax/Library and Archives Canada/PA-028400 Major General Richard Hebden OGrady Haly was a British Army officer and served as General Officer Commanding the Forces Canada from 1900 to 1902. ...

Chief of General Staff Canada

After 1904, a Chief of the General Staff Canada was established to replace British Forces with a Canadian Army commander: The Chief of the General Staff was the most senior member of the Canadian Army from 1904 until Unification in 1964. ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ...

• 1904 Lt-Gen. Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake, KCB, KCMG
• 1908 Gen. Sir William Dillon Otter, KCB, CVO, VD
• 1910 Maj-Gen. Sir Colin John Mackenzie, KCB
• 1913 Lt-Gen. Sir Willoughby Garnons Gwatkin, KCMG, CB
• 1923 Maj-Gen. Sir James Howden MacBrien, KCB, CMG, DSO, CStJ
• 1927 Maj-Gen. Herbert Cyril Thacker, CB, CMG, DSO
• 1929 Gen. The Hon. Andrew George Litta McNaughton, PC, CH, CB, CMG, DSO, CD
• 1935 Lt-Gen. Ernest Charles Ashton, CB, CMG, VD
• 1938 Maj-Gen. Thomas Victor Anderson, DSO, CD
• 1940 Gen. Henry Duncan Graham Crerar, CH, CB, DSO, KStJ, CD
• 1941 Lt-Gen. Kenneth Stuart, CB, DSO, MC
• 1943 Lt-Gen. John Carl Murchie, CB, CBE, CD
• 1944 Vacant?
• 1945 Gen. Charles Foulkes, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD
• 1951 Gen. Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD
• 1955 Lt-Gen. Howard Douglas Graham, OC, CVO, CBE, DSO, ED, CD
• 1958 Lt-Gen. Samuel Findlay Clark, CBE, CD
• 1961 Lt-Gen. Geoffrey Walsh CBE , DSO , CD

After 1961, army was under the command of the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff (Canada). The military was unified under the Canadian Armed Forces in 1964 and commanded was placed under the Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada). Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake KCB KCMG was a Canadian soldier and the first Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1904 until 1908. ... William Dillon Otter in 1900 General Sir William Dillon Otter (December 3, 1843 – May 6, 1929) KCB, CVO was a professional Canadian soldier who became the first Canadian-born Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army. ... Major-General Sir Colin John Mackenzie KCB was a British soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1910 until 1913. ... Sir James Howden MacBrien served as the eighth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from August 1, 1931 to March 5, 1938. ... Andrew George Latta McNaughton, PC (February 25, 1887 - July 11, 1966) was a Canadian army officer, politician and diplomat. ... Major-General Thomas Victor Anderson DSO CD (1881 - 1972) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 21 November 1938 until 6 July 1940. ... General Henry Duncan Graham Crerar CH CB DSO KStJ CD (April 28, 1888 - April 1, 1965) was a Canadian general and the countrys leading field commander in World War II. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, he died at Ottawa, Ontario. ... Lieutenant-General Kenneth Stuart (1891 - 1945) CB DSO MC was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 24 December 1941 until 27 December 1943. ... Do you mean: Lt-Gen Charles Foulkes (1903-1969), the Canadian soldier who served in World War II Maj-Gen Charles Howard Foulkes (1875-1969), the British soldier who was an adviser on gas warfare in World War I George Foulkes (MP) (born 1942), the British Member of Parliament George... Lieutenant-General Samuel Findlay Clark, CBE , CD was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1958 until 1961. ... Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Walsh CBE , Distinguished Service Order , CD (19 August 1909 – 3 April 1999) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1961 until Unification in 1964. ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ... The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) (French: le Chef détat-major de la défense) is the senior member of the Canadian Forces and reports directly to the Minister of National Defence. ...

References

• Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth: http://www.regiments.org/biography/defchiefs/caCinC.htm

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online