Rear-Admiral Charles Holmes (19 September 1711 – 21 November 1761) was a Royal Navy officer during the Seven Years' War, and was Wolfe's third-in-command during the capture of Quebec in 1759.

[1] When the Seven Years' War broke out, he was commanding HMS Grafton, and was sent under Admiral Holburne to reinforce Admiral Boscawen's force in the Atlantic,[1] assisting in the interception of a French squadron bound for North America and the capture of the Alcide and the Lys in April 1755.

He succeeded in getting a squadron of ships and troop transports past the French batteries, and was therefore able to put Wolfe and his troops ashore beyond the city,[1] safely and in absolute silence, allowing its eventual capture after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

In March 1760, Holmes was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station,[2] during his time there his fleet destroyed a French convoy in the Windward Passage in October 1760.

[1] Holmes was elected Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight in 1758, and held the seat until his death three years later.