General Sir Charles Cureton KCB (25 November 1826 – 11 July 1891) was a British Indian Army officer.

He took part in the passage of the Chenab River on 2 and 3 December, in the battle of Gujrat, 21 February 1849, and in the pursuit, under Sir Walter Gilbert, of the Sikh army, the capture of Attock, and the occupation of Peshawar, receiving the medal and clasp.

[1] Cureton served in the north-west frontier campaigns of 1849 to 1852, including the operations against the Baizai (1849), and the Mohmand Expeditions (1851–2), receiving the medal and clasp.

He served with it, and had charge of the intelligence department throughout the campaigns in Rohilkhand and Oude in 1858 and 1859, and was present at the actions of Bhagwala, Najina, Bareli, Shahjehanpur, Banai, Shahabad, Bankegaon, Mahodipur, Rasalpur, Mitaoli, and Biswa.

He served in the north-west frontier campaign of 1860, and on 2 June 1869 was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), military division.