Charles Yorke (British Army officer)

Field Marshal Sir Charles Yorke GCB
Sir Charles Yorke
Born	7 December 1790
Died	20 November 1880 (aged 89) Mayfair, London
Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1808–1860
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles / wars	Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War Hundred Days Xhosa Wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Field Marshal Sir Charles Yorke GCB (7 December 1790 – 20 November 1880) was a senior British Army officer. He fought in many of the battles of the Peninsular War and of the Hundred Days, seeing action as an extra aide-de-camp to Major-General Frederick Adam, commander of the 3rd Light Brigade, at the Battle of Waterloo. After that he became Deputy Commander of the British forces in South Africa during the latter stages of the Eighth Xhosa War. He went on to be Military Secretary, ultimately earning promotion to field marshal for his competence in that role.