Major-General Stringer Lawrence was an English soldier, the first Commander-in-Chief of Fort William.
Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, National Portrait Gallery, London
Stringer Lawrence and Nawab Wallajah. Such a portrait formerly hung in the Banqueting Hall of Government House, Madras
Stringer Lawrence monument, Westminster Abbey
1761 portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds commissioned by the East India Company in 1760, formerly hung in the India Office in London, now in the British Library, London
Commander-in-Chief, India
During the period of the Company and Crown rule in India, the Commander-in-Chief, India was the supreme commander of the Indian Army from 1833 to 1947. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his staff were based at GHQ India, and liaised with the civilian Governor-General of India. Following the Partition of India in 1947 and the creation of the independent dominions of India and Pakistan, the post was abolished. It was briefly replaced by the position of Supreme Commander of India and Pakistan before the role was abolished in November 1948. Subsequently, the role of Commander-in-Chief was merged into the offices of the Commanders-in-Chief of the independent Indian Army and Pakistan Army, respectively, before becoming part of the office of the President of India from 1950 and of the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1947.
Commander-in-Chief, India
Image: James Henry Craig 2
Image: Gerard Lake
Image: First Marquis of Cornwallis
