Military of Great Britain

Year    1697      Birth of Anson, George    1707      Commander Imperial Army      Commander West Indies Fleet    1708      Battle of Cartagena    1709      Commander Imperial Army      Commander West Indies Fleet      Knighthood Wager    1714      Capture of Gibraltar      Commander Imperial Army      Commander Jacobites    1716      Lieutenant Anson    1722      Commander    1724      Captain Anson    1725      Birth of Clive, Robert    1727      Birth of Wolfe, James      Capture of Gibraltar      Commander Imperial Army    1728      Blockade of Cadiz    1731      Admiral of the White Wager    1733      Captain Anson      First Commissioner Wager    1734      Birth of Abercromby, Ralph    1735      Birth of Jervis, John    1737      Captain Anson    1738      Birth of Cornwallis, Charles    1740      Colonel William Augustus      Commodore Anson      Vice Admiral    1741      44th Foot    1742      12th Foot Wolfe      First Commissioner Wager      Major    1743      Captain General William Augustus      Lieutenant Wolfe      Writer East India Co Clive    1744      Lieutenant Wolfe    1745      Aide de Campe Wolfe      Brigadier General      Capture of Louisburg    1747      Battle of Finisterre      Ensign Clive      Vice Admiral    1748      Major      Vice Admiral    1749      Halifax      Lieutenant Colonel Wolfe    1750      Lieutenant Colonel Wolfe    1751      First Lord of the Admiralty    1755      Governor Fort St David      Lieutenant Colonel Clive      Lieutenant Jervis    1756      First Lord of the Admiralty      Siege of Calcutta    1757      First Lord of the Admiralty      Quartermaster General Wolfe    1758      Birth of Nelson, Horatio      Brigadier General      General      Major    1761      Admiral of the Fleet Anson      Capture of Havana      Commander in Chief      Reform of Navy    1762      Admiral of the Fleet Anson      Capture of Havana      Death of Anson, George      First Lord of the Admiralty      Peerage Clive, Robert      Reform of Navy    1763      Commander Alarm      Commander      Commander in Chief    1764      Knighthood Clive    1765      Commander in Chief    1768      Siege of Boston    1769      Birth of Brock, Isaac      Birth of Wellesley, Arthur    1770      Rear Admiral Howe    1771      Midshipman Nelson    1772      Scandal East India Company      Trial of Clive    1773      Captain Pearson    1774      Commander      Death of Clive, Robert      Sucide of Clive    1777      Commander in Chief    1778      Captain Serapis Pearson      General    1779      Commander in Chief    1780      Commander    1781      Education of Wellesley    1784      Hameln Fortress    1785      Lieutenant William IV      Prime Minister of Great Britain    1786      Captain William IV      Commander in Chief      Education of Wellesley      Governor General India    1787      Lieutenant Wellesley      Major      Marriage of Nelson Great Britain Great Brita      Marriage of Nelson, Horatio      Marriage of Nisbet, Frances      Mutiny Bounty    1788      Aide de Campe Wellesley      Rear Admiral William IV    1789      Mutiny Bounty    1790      Rebellion of Bounty    1791      Captain Wellesley    1792      Commander Channel Fleet    1793      Commander in Chief      Governor General India      Lieutenant Colonel Wellesley      Major      Vice Admiral    1794      Vice Admiral    1795      Admiral Duncan      Admiral Jervis      Commander Mediterranean      Commander North Sea Fleet    1796      Colonel Wellesley      Commander 33rd Reg of Foot      Commander Channel Fleet      Commander West Indies    1797      Commander Ireland      Lieutenant Colonel Brock      Peerage Jervis, John    1798      Commander Ireland      Commander Scotland    1799      Admiral Cornwallis      Admiral of the Fleet Parker      Affair Nelson      Commander Netherlands      Commander Scotland      Governor Mysore      Peerage Nelson, Horatio      Resignation of Jervis    1800      Commander Channel Fleet      Commander Mediterranean      Commander Netherlands      Lieutenant Governor Pearson    1801      Commander English Channel      Commander Mediterranean      Death of Arnold, Benedict      First Lord of Admiralty Jervis    1802      Major    1803      Commander in Chief      First Lord of Admiralty Jervis    1804      Knighthood Wellesley    1805      Colonel Brock      Death of Cornwallis, Charles      Governor General India      Siege of Bhartpur    1806      Admiral of the Fleet Jervis      Colonel 33rd Regiment Wellesley      Commander English Channel      Marriage of Wellesley, Arthur      Prime Minister of Great Britain    1807      Admiral of the Fleet Jervis      Commander in Chief      Lieutenant General Wellesley    1808      Commander Portugal      Lieutenant General Wellesley    1809      Marshal General Wellesley      Peerage Wellesley, Arthur    1810      Commander Upper Canada      Retirement Jervis    1811      Admiral of the Fleet William IV      Major    1812      Peerage Wellesley, Arthur    1813      Award Order of the Garter    1815      Commander in Chief      Marshal General Wellesley    1824      Army Officer 8th Hussars Brudenell      Colonel Pollock    1825      Governor New Sth Wales      Lieutenant Brudenell    1826      Captain Brudenell    1827      Commander in Chief    1830      Admiral of the Fleet William IV      Captain William IV      Lieutenant Colonel Brudenell      Lieutenant William IV      Major      Marriage of Nelson Great Britain Great Brita      Rear Admiral William IV      Vice Admiral    1831      Death of Wellesley, Arthur      Governor New Sth Wales    1833      Birth of Gordon, Charles George Hamilton    1835      Trial of Darling    1836      Commander 11th Hussars    1838      Major    1841      Capture of Hong Kong      Trial of Brudenell    1842      Burial of Wellesley, Arthur      Commander in Chief      Death of Wellesley, Arthur    1843      Nelson's Colomn    1848      Capture of Burma      Capture of Punjab      Governor General India    1850      Birth of Kitchener, Horatio Herbert    1852      Birth of French, John Denton Pikstone      Burial of Wellesley, Arthur      Capture of Burma      Commander in Chief      Death of Wellesley, Arthur    1853      Governor General India    1854      Director East India Company Pollock    1855      Commander Baltic Fleet      Commander BFF      Inspector General Cavalry Brudenell    1857      Birth of Baden Powell, Robert      Birth of Carden, Sackville Hamilton      Capture of Canton    1858      Capture of Canton    1859      Captain Gordon      Capture of Canton    1860      Capture of Peking    1861      Lieutenant General Brudenell    1862      Commander Royal Engineers      Medal British War Medal    1863      Lieutenant Colonel Gordon    1865      Commander Royal Engineers    1868      Expedition Abyssinia    1869      Rear Admiral Hornby    1870      Field Marshal    1871      Birth of Beatty, David    1875      Lord of the Admiralty Hornby      Vice Admiral    1876      13th Hussars Baden Powell    1877      Commander Mediterranean      Lord of the Admiralty Hornby    1879      Admiral Hornby    1882      Birth of Dowding, Hugh    1883      Commander Sudan    1884      Lieutenant Tower of London Thesiger    1885      Admiral of the Fleet Hornby      Siege of Khartoum    1887      Birth of Montgomery, Bernard Law      Captain Carden    1888      Birth of Lawrence, Thomas Edward      General    1891      Birth of Alexander, Harold    1892      Birth of Harris, Arthur Travers      Birth of Leigh Mallory, Trafford    1895      Capture of Sudan      Diplomacy of Great Britain      Queen's Own Hussars Churchill    1896      Capture of Sudan      Diplomacy of Great Britain      Malakand Field Force Churchill      Rebellion of Matabele    1897      Commander 5th Dragoons    1898      Campaign Sudan    1899      Commander in Chief      Major      Resignation of Churchill    1900      Lieutenant Sth Afr Light Churchill      Major    1902      Capture of Sudan      Colonel Byng      Commander Aldershot      Diplomacy of Great Britain      Second Lord Admiralty Fisher    1903      Inspector General Baden Powell      Inspector General Cavalry Haig      Second Lord Admiralty Fisher    1904      Cavalry School      First Lord of the Admiralty      Major    1905      Admiral of the Fleet Seymour      Director Naval Ordnance Rushworth    1906      Quartermaster General Plumer    1907      Brigadier General      Commander Aldershot      Director Naval Ordnance Rushworth      Education of Montgomery      General      Inspector General French      Lieutenant General Baden Powell      Rear Admiral Rushworth    1908      Boy Scouts      Rear Admiral Carden    1909      Assistant Director Maude      Major    1910      Brigadier General      Director General Cowans      First Lord of the Admiralty      Girl Guides      Lieutenant General Haig      Major      Rear Admiral 1st Battle Sqd Sturdee    1911      Director Military Op's Wilson      Military Governor    1912      Brigadier General      Chief IGS French      Council Cowans      Director General Cowans      Inspector General French      Marriage of Baden Powell, Robert      Mutiny Curragh      Publication of Baden Powell      Quartermaster General Cowans      Rear Admiral 2nd Battle Sqd Sturdee    1913      Field Marshal    1914      1st Rhodesia Regiment Harris      Brigadier General      Chief IGS French      Chief War Staff Sturdee      Commander 1st Army      Commander 3rd Cruiser Sqd      Commander 5th Army      Commander ANZAC      Commander BEF      Commander Cavalry Division      Commander Grand Fleet      Commander in Chief      Commander Royal Flying Corp      First Lord of the Admiralty      General      Lieutenant General Haig      Lieutenant Montgomery      Major      Military Governor      Mutiny Curragh      Platoon Commander Montgomery      Principle Liaison Officer      Sinking Hampshire      Staff Officer 5th Division Maude    1915      Admiral Rushworth      Captain Luisitania Dow      Chief of Imperial Staff Robertson      Commander 13th Division      Commander 1st Army      Commander 1st Corps      Commander 3rd Army      Commander 6th Royal Scots      Commander 6th Royal SF      Commander 87th Brigade      Commander Home Forces      Commander in Chief      Commander Mediterranean      Commander V Corps      First Lord of the Admiralty      Lieutenant Colonel Churchill      Major      Minister of Foreign Affairs      Resignation of Fisher      Royal Flying Corps Harris      Secretary India Chamberlain    1916      44th Squadron Harris      Brigade Major      Commander 15th Corps      Commander 1st Army      Commander 6th Royal Scots      Commander 6th Royal SF      Commander Battle Cruiser      Commander Combined Fleet      Commander EEF      Commander Grand Fleet      Commander      Commander Tigris Corps      Director National Service Chamberlain      First Lord of the Admiralty      First Sea Lord      General      Lieutenant Colonel Churchill      Major      Minister of Foreign Affairs      Peerage Sturdee      Sinking Hampshire    1917      Admiral Sturdee      Chief of Naval Staff Rushworth      Commander 14th Corps      Commander 3rd Army      Commander Eastern Command      Commander in Chief      Commander Tigris Corps      Director National Service Chamberlain      Field Marshal      First Lord of the Admiralty      Secretary India Chamberlain    1918      Chief Imperial Gen Staff Wilson      Chief of Staff      Commander 44 Squadron      Commander 5th Army      Commander ANZAC      Commander Archangel      Commander Eastern Command      Commander French 1st Army      Commander Home Forces      Commander in Chief      Lord Lieutenant Ireland French      Major      Vice Admiral      War Cabinet    1919      Admiral of the Fleet Rushworth      Commander in Chief      Field Marshal      First Sea Lord      High Commissioner Allenby      Honour Order of Merit      Major General      Minister of Foreign Affairs      Peerage Allenby, Henry Hynman      Peerage Beatty, David      Peerage Byng      Peerage Haig, Douglas      Peerage Horne      Squadron Leader Harris      Vice Admiral    1920      Brigadier General      Chief Scout Baden Powell      Commander India      Commander North Persia      Scouts      Vice Admiral    1921      Admiral of the Fleet Sturdee      Commander RAF College      Lord Lieutenant Ireland French      President British Legion    1923      Commander in Chief      Publication of Churchill    1925      Death of French, John Denton Pikstone      Peerage Rushworth    1926      Award Silver Buffalo Baden Powell      CIGS Milne      Commander RAF College      Instructor Montgomery      Peerage Byng    1928      Commander Meerut District      Death of Haig, Douglas    1929      Air Vice Marshal      Peerage Baden Powell, Robert    1930      Air Council      Death of Carden, Sackville Hamilton      Publication of Montgomery    1932      Field Marshal    1933      Air Marshal      CIGS Milne      CIGS Montgomery Massingberd      Major      Publication of Baden Powell    1935      Death of Lawrence, Thomas Edward      Major    1936      CIGS Deverell      CIGS Montgomery Massingberd      Commander in Chief      Commander RAF Fighter Command      Death of Beatty, David      Director Military Training Brooke      Installation Radar    1937      Chief of Air Staff Peirse      Chief of General Staff Vereker      Commander in Chief      Commander Mobile Division      Commander Reserve Fleet      Director Military Training Brooke      General    1938      CIGS Deverell      Commander 1st Division      Commander Anti Air Corps      Commander BEF      Commander Middle East      Commander Mobile Division      Lieutenant General Brooke      Lieutenant General Wavell    1939      Adjutant General BEF Brownrigg      Admiral of the Fleet Pound      Chief Imperial Gen Staff Ironside      Chief of General Staff BEF Pownall      Chief of General Staff Vereker      Chief of Naval Staff Pound      Commander 2nd Army Corps      Commander 3rd Division      Commander Anti Air Corps      Commander Bomber Group 5      Commander in Chief      Commander Northern Patrol      Commander Reserve Fleet      First Lord of the Admiralty      First Sea Lord      Installation Radar      Lieutenant General Wilson      Major      Military Assistant Guingand      Nobel Prize Peace Baden Powell    1940      Admiral of the Fleet Forbes      Admiral Ramsay      Chairman Military Comm Churchill