Charles Robert Cureton

Brigadier-General Charles Robert Cureton (21 October 1789 – 22 November 1848) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.

Cureton was born at Union Street in Southwark, London, the son of Edward Cureton and Henrietta Bill.

Military career Cureton was commissioned as an ensign in the Shropshire militia on 21 April 1806. He fought at the Battle of Talavera in July 1809, the Battle of Bussaco in September 1810 and the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 during the Peninsular War. and commanded the cavalry division at the Battle of Ramnagar where he was killed in November 1848 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.

There is a life-size memorial to him in St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, he lying in uniform, wearing his medals, by Richard Westmacott junior.

Private life Two of his sons were General Sir Charles Cureton and Lieutenant General Edward Burgoyne Cureton.