To my knowledge, Lincoln remains the only Head of State and Commander-in-Chief who, while fighting a fearful war whose issue was in doubt, proved man enough to say this publicly -- to give his foe the benefit of the fact that in all human truth there is some error, and in all our error, some truth.

The Commander-in-Chief is the President of Bulgaria ( currently Rosen Plevneliev ).

Queen Margrethe II is the de jure Commander-in-Chief per the Danish constitution, however according to the Danish Defense Law the Minister of Defence serves as the commander of the Danish Defence ( through the Chief of Defence and the Defence Command ) and the Danish Home Guard ( through the Home Guard Command ).

* The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces ( Comandante en Jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas ) is the President of the Republic.

It is chaired by the President of the Republic, which is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the senior uniformed officer, is General Abdul Fatah Khalil a-Sisi and the Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General Sedki Sobhi.

The Governor-General is President of the Federal Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force.

::: The President of the Republic represents the Portuguese Republic, guarantees national independence, the unity of the state and the proper operation of the democratic institutions, and is ex officio Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

::: The King is Commander-in-Chief of the land and naval forces of the Realm.

The Commander-in-Chief is the Grand Duke.

The President of Afghanistan is the Commander-in-Chief of the military, acting through the Ministry of Defense that is headed by General Abdul Rahim Wardak.

In many nations the President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the nation's armed forces, though once again this can range from a ceremonial role to one with considerable authority.

Although the Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces is legally the Sovereign: under constitutional practice the Prime Minister can declare war, and through the Secretary of State for Defence ( whom he may appoint, dismiss or even appoint himself as ) as chair of the Defence Council the power over the deployment and disposition of British forces.

The Prime Minister can authorise, but not directly order, the use of Britain's nuclear weapons and the Prime Minister is hence a Commander-in-Chief in all but name.

* The president is the Commander-in-Chief of the French Armed Forces.

Officially, the politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic consociationalist republic, where the President of Sudan is Head of State, Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces in a multi-party system.

The President of the Republic, Dési Bouterse, is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces ( Opperbevelhebber van de Strijdkrachten ).

The King, according to the new constitution, is also Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces.

The King is the Commander-in-Chief of the Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force ( USDF ), and the substantive Minister of the Ministry of Defence.

According to the Syrian Constitution, the President of Syria is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Politics of Tonga takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy, whereby the King is the Head of State and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Tonga.

However, he was wrecked on HMS Victoria when it collided with HMS Camperdown ( the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon ) off Tripoli on 22 June 1893 ; the Admiral, 21 officers and 350 men drowned.

* 1945 – World War II: Ratification in Berlin-Karlshorst of the German unconditional surrender of May 8 in Rheims, France, with the signatures of Marshal Georgy Zhukov for the Soviet Union, and for the Western Headquarters Sir Arthur Tedder, British Air Marshal and Eisenhower's deputy, and for the German side of Colonel-General Hans-Jürgen Stumpff as the representative of the Luftwaffe, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel as the Chief of Staff of OKW, and Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg as Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine.

Sir Douglas Haig succeeded Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the BEF on 19 December 1915.

By 19 December 1915, General Sir Douglas Haig had replaced General Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ).

Certainly, Sir Garnet Wolseley, taking over as Commander-in-Chief from Lord Chelmsford later that year, was unimpressed with the awards made to the defenders of Rorke ’ s Drift, saying " it is monstrous making heroes of those who shut up in buildings at Rorke ’ s Drift, could not bolt, and fought like rats for their lives which they could not otherwise save ".

* Sir Richard Gozney, KCMG, CVO, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda

At the end of the year, amidst more manoeuvres in the pavilion, General ( later Field Marshal ) Sir Douglas Haig replaces Field Marshal Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces.

At that point, the Commander-in-Chief Middle East General Sir Archibald Wavell ordered the 4th Indian Division withdrawn to spearhead the invasion of Italian East Africa.

The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, the Earl of Bathurst, sent instructions to Lieutenant-General Sir George Prévost, the Commander-in-Chief in Canada and Governor General of the Canadas, authorizing him to launch offensives into American territory, but cautioning him against advancing too far and thereby risking being cut off.

Until 6 August 1942, when he was sacked, Dorman-Smith, a full colonel but holding the acting rank of major-general, served as chief of staff to Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief Middle East and later Field-Marshal.

* Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst ( 1895 – 1982 ), Commander-in-Chief Royal Indian Air Force, Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey

After two months on the RAF's inactive list, Trenchard returned to military duties in mid-January 1919 when Sir William Robertson, the Commander-in-Chief of Home Forces, asked him to take charge of around 5, 000 mutinying soldiers in Southampton.

They were constructed as part of a package of field fortifications planned under the leadership of General Sir Edmund Ironside, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief Home Forces.

French recommended Robertson as his successor and Kitchener told Esher ( 4 December ) that the government intended to appoint Robertson Commander-in-Chief, but General Sir Douglas Haig, Robertson's senior and a front line commander since the start of the war, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the BEF in December 1915.

The evacuation from the more westerly ports was commanded by Admiral Sir Martin Eric Nasmith, the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Approaches Command based in Devonport.

The last Commander-in-Chief was Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French.

The Trade Division was abolished in 1909 in the wake of the Committee of Imperial Defence inquiry into the feud between the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Fisher and former Commander-in-Chief Channel Fleet, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, when it was discovered that the captain heading the Trade Division had been supplying the latter with confidential information during the inquiry.

He then served on the Namur, the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief Sir Thomas Mathews.

The weapon was adopted by the British Army under the guidance of Sir Garnet Wolseley, who had been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1888.

* November – Alva resigns as Spanish Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in the Netherlands, and is succeeded by Luis de Requesens, who attempts to pursue a more conciliatory policy.

* 1940-1941 — Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa and Governor-General of Libya

They include Executive Committee Member of Mambili Party, Accra ( 1935 – 37 ); General Secretary of National Council of Nigerian and the Cameroons ( 1944 – 45 ); President of the NCNC ( 1946 – 60 ); Vice-President of the Nigerian National Democratic Party ( 1947 – 60 ); Member for Lagos in the Legislative Council of Nigeria ( 1947 – 51 ); Member for Lagos and Leader of the Opposition in the Western House of Assembly ( 1952 – 53 ) Member for Onitsha in the Eastern House of Assembly ( 1954 – 60 ); Minister of Internal Affairs ( Jan .– September 1954 ); Minister of Internal Affairs, Eastern Region ( 1954 ); Member of His Excellency Privy Council, Eastern Nigeria ( 1954 – 59 ); Primer of Eastern Nigeria ( 1954 – 59 ); President of the Senate of the Federation ( Jan .- November 1960 ); Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria ( 1960 – 63 ); President of the Republic of Nigeria ( 1963 – 1966 ); and Chairman and Presidential candidate of the Nigeria People ’ s Party ( 1978 – 83 ).

Italo Balbo ( Ferrara, June 6, 1896 – Tobruk, June 28, 1940 ) was an Italian Blackshirt ( Camicie Nere, or CCNN ) leader who served as Italy's Marshal of the Air Force ( Maresciallo dell ' Aria ), Governor-General of Libya, Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa ( Africa Settentrionale Italiana, or ASI ), and the " heir apparent " to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

At the time of the Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940, Balbo was the Governor-General of Libya and Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa ( Africa Settentrionale Italiana, or ASI ).

In quick succession he was appointed Governor-General of Novorossiya, to the State Council, General-in-Chief, Vice-President of the College of War and Commander-in-Chief of the Cossacks.

The Governor-General is Commander-in-Chief and under the Defence Act 1990 is authorised to " raise and maintain armed forces ", consisting of the New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, and Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Both armies were commanded overall by the Commander-in-Chief of Italian North Africa and Governor-General of Italian Libya, the charismatic Marshal of the Air Force ( Maresciallo dell ' Aria ) Italo Balbo.

Balbo was replaced as Commander-in-Chief and as Governor-General by Marshal Rodolfo Graziani.

The officer commanding the Army of India was the Commander-in-Chief in India who reported to the civilian Governor-General.

The Commander-in-Chief and most of his staff were based at General Headquarters, India, and liaised with the civilian Governor-General of India.

British General Charles, 2nd Earl Cornwallis became the Governor-General of India and Commander-in-Chief for the British East India Company in 1786.

the Lord Soulbury, PC, GCMG, OBE, MC, DL, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon

the Lord Soulbury, PC, GCMG, OBE, MC, KStJ, DL, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon

the Lord Soulbury, PC, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC, KStJ, DL, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon

the Viscount Soulbury, PC, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC, KStJ, DL, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon

In 1817 the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief, The Marquess of Hastings, resolved to extinguish the Pindaris whom they deemed a menace.

As Viceroy and Governor-General, the Duke of Aosta was also the Commander-in-Chief of all Italian military forces in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland.