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South-Eastern District was a district command of the British Army from the mid-19th century until 1903.
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History
Historically troops based in the South-Eastern counties had reported direct to Army Headquarters in London but in July 1856 South-Eastern District was formed under Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell. Campbell was recalled to become Commander-in-Chief, India just three months later and Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Love was appointed to the command in his place. The headquarters of the command was established at Dover Castle.
Commanders
General officers commanding included:
References
South-Eastern District (British Army) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA