Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Henry Spencer-Churchill (27 May 1828 – 3 April 1877) was a British army officer who fought in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny.

He was the eldest son of Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill, a veteran of the Peninsular War, and he was educated at Eton College.

[3] He was commended for gallantry by Lord Raglan during the war,[2] breveted major on 2 November 1855, and received the Order of the Medjidie, 5th class.

[4] On 17 June 1857, Spencer-Churchill exchanged into the 60th Regiment of Foot[5] and went out to India, where he took part in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny and was present at the capture of Delhi.

[2] He served with his regiment in Canada and was breveted lieutenant-colonel in the 60th Foot on 5 September 1865,[6] but went on temporary half-pay on 11 December 1866.