Major General Robert Carey CB (12 December 1821 – 25 January 1883) was an officer of the British Army and served as colonel in the New Zealand Wars.

Carey was promoted to captain in 1847, and in 1854 served in the Crimean War as the Acting Quartermaster-General with the Turkish Contingent, and then commanding a Brigade (Brevet of Major).

He was promoted to major in 1856, and on 31 December of that same year married Caroline Le Marchant, with whom he had three sons; Robert, Denis and Walter.

He was involved in the Campaign of 1866, including the capture of Otapawa and Waikato, and operations around Mount Egmont in the Second Taranaki War, and was awarded a medal.

He served as deputy judge advocate at headquarters from 1870 to 1882, and was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award.