Charles Egerton (Indian Army officer)

Field Marshal Sir Charles Egerton GCB, DSO
Sir Charles Egerton
Born	(1848-11-10)10 November 1848 Parsonstown, Ireland, United Kingdom
Died	20 February 1921(1921-02-20) (aged 72) Christchurch, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1867–1907
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Bannu column Frontier District British troops in British Somaliland Madras Command
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War Hazara Expedition Tochi Expedition Mahsud Waziri blockade
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order
Relations	Grey Egerton Baronets

Field Marshal Sir Charles Comyn Egerton GCB, DSO (10 November 1848 – 20 February 1921) was a senior Indian Army officer from the Egerton family.

Early in his career he took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Hazara Expedition and operations in the Khyber Pass. He went on to command the Bannu column during operations in Waziristan in 1894 and to serve as senior staff officer for the Tochi Expedition in 1897. Egerton took command of the troops in British Somaliland fighting the Dervish leader Sayid Abdullah Hassan in June 1903; he had a significant success at Jidbali in January 1904 killing 1,000 of Hassan's men. His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding Secunderabad District in 1904 before retiring in 1907.