General Officer Commanding the Forces (Canada)
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The General Officer Commanding the Forces (Canada) was the most senior member of the Canadian Army from 1875 until 1904. Previously, the position was held by the Commander in Chief, North America. Subsequent to the withdrawal of the majority of British forces in Canada, the position was replaced by the Chief of the General Staff. After Unification in 1964, the position was replaced by Commander, Mobile Command and eventually by the Chief of the Land Staff.
[edit] General Officers Commanding the Forces (Canada)
| Dates of Appointment | Name, Rank and Titles |
| 1875-1880 | General Sir Edward Selby Smyth |
| 1880-1884 | Lieutenant-General Richard George Amherst Luard |
| 1884-1890 | Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Dobson Middleton |
| 1890-1895 | Major-General The Rt Hon Ivor John Caradoc (Herbert), 1st Baron Treowen |
| 1895-1898 | Major-General Sir William Julius Gascoigne Gascoigne |
| 1898-1900 | Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton |
| 1900-1902 | Major-General Richard Hebden O'Grady Haly |
| 1902-1904 | Lieutenant-General The Rt Hon Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald |
