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'''General Sir Charles Cureton, KCB (1826-1891)''' was the son of [[Charles Robert Cureton|Brig-Gen Charles Robert Cureton]]. He was commissioned in 1843 in the [[38th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|38th Bengal Native Infantry]] and in 1846 was appointed adjutant in the [[12th Irregular Cavalry]]. He served in the [[1st Sikh War|Sutlej Campaign]] and was at the [[Battle of Aliwal]]. In the [[Punjab Campaign]] he was at the [[Battle of Ramnuggar]] (where his father was killed), at the [[Battle of Gujerat 1849|Battle of Gujrat]] and the Capture of Attock. In the North West Frontier he took part in the Yusufzai Expedition and the [[Mohmand Expedition 1851-52]]. As second in command of the [[2nd Irregular Cavalry]] he took part in the suppression of the [[Santal Rebellion]]. During the Indian Mutiny he was at [[Mutiny at Sealkote|Sialkot]] and [[Battle of Trimmoo Ghaut|Trimmoo Ghaut]] and he raised [[15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis)|Cureton's Multani Cavalry]]. He was in charge of the intelligence department in the [[Rohilcund Campaign]] and the [[Oude Campaign‎]]. He later commanded the Oudh Division of the [[Bengal Army]]. He retired to England.
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/103/mode/1up Sir Charles Cureton] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Cureton, Charles]]
[[Category:People|Cureton, Charles]]
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/103/mode/1up Sir Charles Cureton] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Cureton, Charles]]
[[Category:People|Cureton, Charles]]
