General Sir Charles Howard KB (c. 1696 – 26 August 1765),[1] was a British Army officer and politician.

He briefly transferred to Wynne's Dragoons, and on 21 April 1719, returned to the 2nd Foot Guards as captain of a company and lieutenant-colonel in the Army.

[4] In 1725, Howard was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Carlisle and in 1734 colonel and aide-de-camp to King George II of Great Britain.

[6] He commanded a brigade in the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 and as result was promoted to major-general a week later.

[6] After the war Howard was transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1748[6][7] and in 1749, created a Knight of the Bath.