Commander of the British Troops in Canada

This is a list of officers who commanded the Regular Troops of the British Army in Canada until 1906, when the last British garrison was withdrawn.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 government of Canada and was the predecessor of the present Commander of the Canadian Army.

Commanders

Lieutenant-General on the Staff, commanding the Troops in North America

• 1849–1855: Lieutenant-General William Rowan^[1]
• 1855–1856: Major-General John Home Home, acting^[2]
• 1856–1859: Lieutenant-General Sir William Eyre^[3]
• 1859–1865: Lieutenant-General Sir William Fenwick Williams 1st Baronet^[4]

Lieutenant-General on the Staff, commanding the Troops in Canada

• 1865–1867: Lieutenant-General Sir John Michel^[5]
• 1867–1870: Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Ash Windham^[6]
• February–March 1870: Major-General Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, acting^[7]
• March–September 1870: Lieutenant-General the Hon. James Alexander Lindsay, employed on a particular service to oversee the reduction of British troops^[7][8]
• 1870–1873: Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, resumed^[9]
• 1873–1878: General Sir William O'Grady Haly^[10]
• 1878–1883: General Sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall^[11]
• 1883–1888: General Lord Alexander George Russell^[12]
• 1888–1893: General Sir John Ross^[13]
• 1893–1898: General Alexander George Montgomery Moore^[14]
• 1898–1901: Lieutenant-General Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour^[15]

Colonel on the Staff, commanding the Troops in Canada

• 1902–1906: Major-General Sir Charles Sim Bremridge Parsons^[16]

References

• Hart's Army List 1850–1908

1. ^ "Rowan, Sir William (1789–1879)". 24195.
2. ^ Hart's Army List for 1856, p. 407.
3. ^ "Eyre, Sir William (1805–1859)". 9041.
4. ^ "Williams, Sir William Fenwick, baronet (1800–1883)". 29561.
5. ^ "MICHEL, Sir JOHN"
6. ^ "Windham, Sir Charles Ash (1810–1870)". 29722.
7. ^ "LINDSAY, Sir JAMES ALEXANDER"
8. ^ No. 23598. 15 March 1870. p. 1738.
9. ^ Hart's Army List for 1871, p. 546; for 1872, p. 546; for 1873, p. 546.
10. ^ "HALY, Sir WILLIAM O'GRADY"
11. ^ "MacDOUGALL, Sir PATRICK LEONARD"
12. ^ No. 25225. 27 April 1883. p. 2241.
13. ^ No. 25812. 1 May 1888. p. 2468.
14. ^ No. 26405. 23 May 1893. p. 3002.
15. ^ No. 26977. 14 June 1898. p. 3632.
16. ^ No. 27425. 15 April 1902. p. 2506.