Brigadier-General Sir Ernest Makins, KBE, CB, DSO (14 October 1869 – 18 May 1959) was a British military officer, statesman and Conservative Party politician.

In the following months he took part in operations in Natal March to June, and in the Orange River Colony until November 1900.

[6] After peace was declared in May 1902, Makins left South Africa on board the SS Bavarian and arrived in the United Kingdom the following month.

[7] He was promoted to major on 3 September 1902,[8] and received the insignia of the DSO from King Edward VII following troop inspections on 4 November 1902.

[12] On 11 May 1915 he was promoted to temporary brigadier general[13] and succeeded Charles James Briggs as commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade.