This is a list of officers who commanded the

Regular Troops A regular army is the official army of a state or country (the official armed forces), contrasting with irregular forces, such as volunteer irregular militias, private armies, mercenaries, etc. A regular army usually has the following: * a standin ...

of the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

in Canada until 1906, when the last British garrison was withdrawn. From 1875 there was a separate commander of the Canadian Militia. This officer was responsible to the Dominion government and was the predecessor of the present

Commander of the Canadian Army The commander of the Canadian Army (french: commandant de l'Armée canadienne) is the institutional head of the Canadian Army. This appointment also includes the title Chief of the Army Staff (french: links=no, chef de l'état-major de l'Armée) ...

Commanders

Lieutenant-General on the Staff, commanding the Troops in North America * 1849–1855: Lieutenant-General

William Rowan Field Marshal Sir William Shearman Rowan,England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 (18 June 1789 – 26 September 1879) was a British Army officer. He served in the Peninsular War and then the Hundred Days, fighting at the Battle of Waterloo and t ...

CB * 1855–1856: Major-General John Home Home, acting * 1856–1859: Lieutenant-General Sir William Eyre KCB * 1859–1865: Lieutenant-General Sir

William Fenwick Williams General Sir William Fenwick Williams, 1st Baronet (4 December 180026 July 1883) was a Nova Scotian military leader for the British during the Victorian era. Williams is remembered for his defence of the town of Kars during the Crimean War. He ...

Bt KCB Lieutenant-General on the Staff, commanding the Troops in Canada * 1865–1867: Lieutenant-General Sir

John Michel Field Marshal Sir John Michel (1 September 1804 – 23 May 1886) was a British Army officer. He commanded the 6th Regiment of Foot during the Eighth Xhosa War in 1851 and served as Chief of Staff of the British Army's Turkish contingent during ...

GCB * 1867–1870: Lieutenant-General Sir

Charles Ash Windham General Sir Charles Ash Windham (10 October 1810 – 2 February 1870) was a British Army officer and Liberal Party politician. Biography Educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Windham was commissioned as an ensign in the Coldstream ...

KCB * February–March 1870: Major-General Sir

Charles Hastings Doyle Sir Charles Hastings Doyle (10 April 1803 – 19 March 1883) was a British military officer and he was the second Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia post Confederation and the first Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. Military career Bo ...

KCMG, acting * March–September 1870: Lieutenant-General the Hon.

James Alexander Lindsay Lieutenant General Sir James Alexander Lindsay, (25 August 1815 – 13 August 1874) was a British Army officer, Conservative Party politician, and member of Clan Lindsay. Career Born at Muncaster Castle in 1815, James was the second son of Jame ...

, employed on a particular service to oversee the reduction of British troops * 1870–1873: Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Hastings Doyle KCMG, resumed * 1873–1878: General Sir

William O'Grady Haly General Sir William O'Grady Haly (2 January 1811 – 19 March 1878) was a British Army officer who was the Commander of the British Troops in Canada. Early life and family Haly was one of five surviving children born to Richard Aylmer Ha ...

KCB * 1878–1883: General Sir

Patrick Leonard MacDougall General Sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall, (10 August 1819 – 28 November 1894) was a British Army officer who became Commander of the British Troops in Canada. Military career MacDougall was born the only son of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Dunca ...

KCMG * 1883–1888: General

Lord Alexander George Russell General Lord Alexander George Russell (16 September 1821 – 10 January 1907) was a British Army general. He served during the Siege of Sevastapol in the Crimean War. Background Russell was born at Woburn, Bedfordshire, the son of John Rus ...

CB * 1888–1893: General Sir John Ross GCB * 1893–1898: General Alexander George Montgomery Moore * 1898–1901: Lieutenant-General

Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour General Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour, (8 December 1838 – 9 February 1915), known as William Seymour until 1871, was a senior British Army officer. Military career Born the son of Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour, Seymour served in ...

Colonel on the Staff, commanding the Troops in Canada * 1902–1906: Major-General Sir Charles Sim Bremridge Parsons KCMG

References

Hart's Army List Lieutenant-General Henry George Hart (1808–1878) was a British Army officer who was best known as the author, editor, and proprietor of '' Hart's Army List'', an unofficial publication recording army service. Early life Born on 7 September ...

1850–1908 {{reflist, 30em Military of Canada Senior appointments of the British Army