Until the independence of India, the head of Indian Army used to be the British. Army Day is observed on 15th January every year in India, in recognition of Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa taking over as the first commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British commander-in-chief of India in January 1949. India attained Independence on August 15, 1947 after the slavery of British rule for almost 200 years. At the time of Indian independen