David Dundas (British Army officer)
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General Sir David Dundas was a British Army officer who fought in the Seven Years' War and French Revolutionary Wars, wrote important texts on the Principles of Military Movements and then served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1809 to 1811.
Portrait by Samuel Drummond
The Battle of Kloster Kampen, in which Dundas took part, during the Seven Years' War
The Battle of Castricum, at which Dundas commanded the 3rd Division, during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
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The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, later Commander-in-Chief, British Army, or just the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), was (intermittently) the professional head of the English Army from 1660 to 1707 and of the British Army from 1707 until 1904. In 1904 the office was replaced with the creation of the Army Council and the appointment of Chief of the General Staff.
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Image: General Thomas Fairfax (1612 1671) by Robert Walker and studio
Image: Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper
Image: Peter Lely (1618 1680) General George Monck (1608–1670), 1st Duke of Albemarle, Soldier and Statesman PG 900 National Galleries of Scotland