Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, later Commander-in-Chief, British Army, or just Commander-in-Chief, was the title of the professional head of the English Army from 1660 to 1707 and of the British Ar
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Portrait of Frederick, Duke of York by David Wilkie, 1823. York held the post during the Napoleonic Wars
General Thomas Fairfax by Robert Walker and studio
Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British Army officer and statesman. A leading figure in early-19th-century British politics, Wellesley served as Prime Minister of the Uni
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
…the oversight of his successor, Frederick, Duke of York. In most instances, Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces were not Cabinet members (only Conway and Wellington had a seat in Cabinet by virtue of holding this office; Ligonier and Granby were also in Cabinet during their time in office, but in both cases sat as…
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1815–1816
Wellesley spent much of his early childhood at his family's ancestral home, Dangan Castle in County Meath, Ireland (engraving, 1842).
Beginning in 1787, Wellesley served at Dublin Castle (pictured) as aide-de-camp to two successive Lords Lieutenant of Ireland
Wellesley as Lieutenant Colonel, aged c. 26, in the 33rd Regiment. Portrait of Arthur Wellesley by John Hoppner, 1795.