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Cadogan, William Cadogan, 1st Earl (1675-1726), British general; Marlborough's chief of staff at Höchstädt / Blenheim
Cadorna, Luigi Graf (1850–1928), Italian general and chief of the Italian general staff in World War I; Marshal
Cadorna, Raffaele , the Elder, (1819–1897), Italian general
Cadorna, Raffaele , the Younger, (1889–1973), Italian general; 1945 Chief of Staff of the Italian Army
Cadoudal, Georges (1771–1804), French general and chief of the Chouans in the French Revolutionary War; executed; posthumously Marshal of France

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Caesar, Gaius Iulius (100–44 BC), Roman general, statesman and author

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Cambridge, Adolph Friedrich, Duke von (1774–1850), British field marshal, viceroy of Hanover
Cambridge, George, Duke of (1819–1904), son of the previous British Field Marshal, Commander in Chief of the Army
Cambriels, Albert (1816-1891), French general and free corps leader
Cambronne, Pierre (1770–1842), French general during the Empire; Military commander of the island of Elba 1814/15; Commander of the Guard at Waterloo 1815
Cameron, Charles Duncan (1825–1870), British officer and consul in Abyssinia
Camillus, Marcus Furius (446–365), Roman soldier and dictator
Campa, Joe R. , American, 11th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Campbell, Sir Archibald , (1769-1843) British general
Campbell, Sir Colin (1754–1814), British Lieutenant General, Acting Governor (for the Duke of Kent) of the Crown Colony of Gibraltar
Campbell, Sir Colin , 1st Baron Clyde, GCB, (1792–1863), British Field Marshal in India and the Crimea
Campenon, Jean-Baptiste Marie Edouard , (1819-1891), French general and minister of war
Campioni, Inigo (1878–1944), Italian admiral and senator; Fleet chief; executed

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Canaris, Wilhelm (1887–1945), German admiral and resistance fighter; Chief of the German Defense; executed
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg (1817–1873), Northern General in the American Civil War and against the Indians
Cancrin, Georg Graf (1774–1845), German-Russian general and statesman
Canitz and Dallwitz, Karl Freiherr von (1787–1850), Prussian lieutenant general and statesman
Canrobert, François-Certain (1809–1895), Marshal of France
Canstein, Philipp Carl Freiherr von (1804–1877), royal Prussian general of the infantry, knight of the order Pour le Mérite
Canstein, Raban Freiherr von (1906–2005), German Army General
Canto d'Irles, Joseph (1731–1797), Austrian field marshal lieutenant of Scottish descent; Defender of the fortress of Mantua against Napoleon

Cao

Cao Cao (155–220), Chinese warlord, politician, poet
Cao Chun (170–210), Chinese general
Cao Hong (169-233), Chinese general
Cao Ren (168-223), Chinese general
Cao Zhang (189-223), Chinese general
Cao Zhen (185-231), Chinese general

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Capellen, Theodorus Frederik (1762–1824), Dutch naval officer
Caprara, Äneas Sylvius , (1631–1701), Imperial Field Marshal General
Caprara, Albert Graf von (1627–1691), Austrian general
Caprivi, Leo Graf von (1831–1899), German general and statesman, Imperial Chancellor

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Caratacus († 54), military leader of the Celts of Britain
Carausius († 293), Roman usurper
Carden, Sir Sackville Hamilton (1857-1930), British Admiral; Commander of the naval forces in the Dardanelles operation in 1915
Cardigan, James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of (1797–1868), British general in the Crimean War, commander of the light brigade
Carleton, Guy , 1st Baron Dorchester, (1724-1808), British general; Governor of the Province of Quebec
Carlowitz, Adolph von (1858–1928), German (Saxon) general
Carmagnola, Francesco Bussone da (1390–1432), Italian condottiere, executed
Carrascosa, Michele (1774-1852), Neapolitan general
Carrera, José Miguel (1785–1821), South American military and politician
Carstens, Peter Heinrich (* 1937), German Bundeswehr and NATO general
Carton de Wiart, Adrian (1880–1963), British Lieutenant General
Cartwright, James E. (born 1949), American general, US Marine Corps

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Casabianca, Louis de (1762–1798), French naval officer; Captain of the L'Orient at the Battle of Abukir, August 1, 1798
Casey junior, George W. (* 1948), American general, commander of coalition forces in Iraq, during and after the Third Gulf War
Castaños y Aragorri, Don Francisco Javier de , duque de Bailén, (1756-1852), Spanish general and guardian of Queen Isabella
Castellane, Boniface, comte de (1788–1862), French general; Marshal of France
Castelnau, Henri-Pierre-Abdon (1814–1890), French general; Adjutant General Napoleon III.
Castelnau, Noël de (1851–1944), French general in World War I; 1911–14 and 1915/16 Chief of the General Staff
Castro, João de (1500–1548), Portuguese admiral

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Cathcart, Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl (1783–1859), British general, son of the previous one
Cathcart, Sir George (1794-1854), British Lieutenant General, killed in the Battle of Inkerman, brother of the previous one
Cathcart, William Shaw, 1st Earl (1755–1843), British general and diplomat
Cathelineau, Jacques , called "le Saint d'Anjou", (1759–1793), French rebel leader and general
Catinat, Nicolas (1637–1712), Marshal of France
Catroux, Georges (1877–1969), French general and diplomat, Governor General of French Indochina, Governor General of Algeria, Minister for North Africa

Cau

Caulaincourt, Armand de , Duke of Vicenza, (1772–1827), French general and diplomat; Envoy to Russia; Adjutant and grand stable master of Napoleon; Foreign minister
Caulaincourt, Auguste (1777-1812), French division general; fallen at Borodino; Brother of the previous one

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Cavaignac, Louis-Eugène (1802–1857), French general, president, brutally put down the 1848 uprising
Cavaignac Jean Baptiste (1762–1829), French general
Cavalier, Jean (1681-1740), leader of the Camisards; British general and governor of Jersey
Cavallero, Ugo (1880–1943), Italian marshal; Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; suicide
Cavalli, Giovanni (1808–1879), Italian general
Cavan, Frederick Rudolf Lambart, 10th Earl of (1865–1946), British Field Marshal in World War I; most successful British corps commander on the Western Front; Chief of the General Staff of the Army
Cavendish-Bentinck, Lord George (1802–1848), British military and politician
Cavendish-Bentinck, Lord William (1774–1839), British military leader and statesman
Caviglia, Enrico (1862–1945), Italian marshal and senator; Minister of War; Opponents of fascism; 1943 commander in Rome

Cax

Caxias, Louis Alves de Lima, duque de (1803–1880), Brazilian general and statesman

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Challe, Maurice (1905–1979), French general and member of the OAS
Chalmers, James R. (1836–1913), American Civil War
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence (1828–1914), general in the American Civil War
Chamberlain, Sir Neville Bowles (1820–1902), British Field Marshal
Championnet, Jean Etienne (1762–1800), French general of the Revolution
Chandos, James Brydges, 1st Duke of (1673–1744), Paymaster General in the War of the Spanish Succession; Handel's patron
Changarnier, Nicolas (1793–1877), French general and royalist politician; Governor General of Algeria
Chanzy, Antoine (1823-1883), French general and diplomat
Chares , Greek general of the 4th century BC Chr.
Charette de la Contrie, François Athanase de (1763–1796), French naval officer and one of the leaders of the Vendée uprising
Chasot, Isaac François, comte de (1716–1797), General
Chasot, Louis Auguste de (1763–1813), commandant of Berlin
Chassé, David Henry Baron (1765–1849), Dutch-Belgian general; called "Generaal Bayonet"
Chasseloup-Laubat, François, marquis de (1754–1833), French general.
Chasteler de Courcelles, Johann Gabriel Marquis (1763-1825), Austrian Feldzeugmeister; excellent troop leader and engineer officer.
Chauncey, Isaac (1772-1840), American naval officer
Chauvet, Jeremias von († 1696), Electoral Saxon field marshal
Chazal, Pierre (1808-1892), Belgian general and statesman
Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron (1827–1905), British general; Commander in Chief of the British in the Zulu War
Chesney, Francis Rawdon (1789–1872) British general and explorer.
Chesnut, James (1815–1885), American Civil War, general and politician; Stephen Decatur's son-in-law.
Chetwode, Sir Philip , 1st Baron Chetwode, (1869-1950), British Field Marshal; Cavalry leader in Palestine and Commander in Chief in India.
Chevallerie, Kurt von der (1891–1945), German general in World War II; last commander in chief of the 1st Army; missing.
Chiarelli, Peter W. , General of the US Army, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975), Chinese politician and military leader.
Chipman, Dana K. (* 1958), Lieutenant General of the US Army, Military Lawyer, Judge Advocate General
Chivington, John M. (1821-1894), American Colonel; in charge of the Sand Creek massacre.
Chłopicki, Józef (1771–1854), Polish general
Choderlos de Laclos, PAF (1741–1803) French military man and writer.
Chodkiewicz, Jan Karol (1560–1621), Polish general
Choiseul, Charles de, marquis de Praslin - Marshal of France
Choltitz, Dietrich von (1894–1966), German general, Wehrmacht commander-in-chief of Greater Paris; prevented the destruction of the city
Christiansen, Friedrich (1879–1972), German Air Force general; Wehrmacht Commander in Chief in the Netherlands; War criminal.
Chruściel, Antoni (1895–1960), officer in the Polish Home Army, commander-in-chief of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.
Chrzanowski, Adalbert (1793–1861), Polish general
Chun Doo-hwan (* 1931), South Korean military and head of state

Ci

Cialdini, Enrico , Duke of Gaeta, (1811-1892), Italian soldier, politician and diplomat
Civilis, Julius (* 25; † after 70), leader of the Batavians around 70

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Claer, Eberhard von (1856–1945), commanding general of the VII Army Corps
Clam-Gallas, Eduard Graf von (1805-1891), Austrian general of the cavalry
Clark, George Rogers (1752-1818), American frontiersman (pioneer) and Indian warrior
Clark, Mark Wayne (1896–1984), American general in World War II and Korean War
Clark, Wesley Kanne (* 1944), American four-star general, SACEUR 1997–2000, commander in chief of the NATO armed forces in the Kosovo war
Clark, Vern , American admiral; 27. US Navy Chief of Naval Operations
Clarke d'Hunebourg, Henri , duc de Feltre, (1765–1818), French marshal and statesman of Irish descent
Clauß, Wolf-Joachim (* 1950), major general in the Bundeswehr; Head of the Army Office
Clausel, Bertrand (1772–1842), Marshal of France; Governor of Algeria
Clausewitz, Carl von (1780–1831), Prussian general and military theorist
Clay, Lucius D. (1898–1978), American general in World War II, military governor in the American zone, inventor of the Berlin Airlift
Cleburne, Patrick R. (1828–1864), Confederate general in the American Civil War; "Stonewall of the West"
Clerfait, Charles Joseph de Croix, Count (1733–1798), Austrian field marshal
Clermont, Louis de Bourbon-Condé, comte de (1709–1771), French general; Prince of blood; Commander in Chief of the Rhine Army in the Seven Years' War; was defeated by Prince Ferdinand of Braunschweig near Krefeld in 1758;
Clermont-Tonnerre, Aimé Marie Gaspard, Duke von (1779–1865), French general and minister
Clinchant, Justin (1820-1881), French general
Clinton, Sir Henry KB (1738–1795), Commander in Chief of the British Forces in North America during the American Revolution
Clinton, Sir William Henry GCB (1769-1846), British Lieutenant General; Son of the previous one
Clinton, Sir Henry KB (1771-1829), British Lieutenant General; Brother of the previous one
Clive, Robert , 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, (1725-1774), Clive of India ; the conqueror of Bengal
Clößner, Erich-Heinrich (1888–1976), German infantry general in World War II
Cluseret, Gustave Paul (1823–1900), French general and politician; fought in the American Civil War; Member of the Commune

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Coc

Cochrane, Sir Alexander GCB (1758–1832), British naval officer in the American Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812
Cochrane, Thomas , 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775–1860), British admiral and statesman
Cochenhausen, Johann Friedrich von (1728–1793), Hessian major general and knight of the order pour la vertu militaire.
von Cochenhausen, Christian Friedrich (1769–1839), German lieutenant general and politician
von Cochenhausen, Friedrich (1879–1946), German lieutenant general and author
von Cochenhausen, Conrad (1888–1941), German lieutenant general

Cod

Codrington, Sir Edward (1770-1851), British admiral
Codrington, Sir William John (1804-1884) English general

Coe

Coehoorn, Menno van , 1641–1704, Dutch fortress builder and general of the artillery

Col

Colard, Hermann von (1857–1916), Austrian general; Governor in Galicia, Lodomeria and Cracow; President of the Supreme Military Court
Colborne, Sir John , 1st Baron Seaton, (1778–1863), British Field Marshal; Commander in Chief in Canada
Coler, Alwin Gustav von (1831–1901), Prof. Dr. med., real secret senior medical advisor, general staff doctor, lieutenant general, reformer of the military medical system
Coligny-d'Andelot, François de (1521–1569), French Huguenot leader
Coligny, Gaspard I. de , seigneur de Châtillon, († 1522), French military leader, since 1516 Marshal of France
Coligny, Gaspard II. De , seigneur de Châtillon, (1519–1572), French admiral and Huguenot leader, son of the previous one
Coligny, Gaspard III. de , duc de Châtillon, (1584–1646), French military leader, Marshal of France since 1622, grandson of the previous one
Collalto, Rambold XIII. von (1575 / 79–1630), general in the Thirty Years War
Collas, Johann Jakob von (1721–1792), royal Prussian officer
Collas, Paul von (1841–1910), royal Prussian general of the infantry; 1898–1903 governor of Mainz
Colletta, Pietro (1775–1831), Neapolitan Minister of War
Colleoni, Bartolomeo (1400–1475), Venetian condottiere
Colley, George Pomeroy (1835–1881), British major general and commander in chief in the First Boer War
Collingwood, Cuthbert , 1st Baron Collingwood, (1750-1810), British Admiral; Successor to Nelson
Collins, James Lawton (1882-1963), American Army officer; Pershing's adjutant during the punitive expedition to Mexico and during the First World War; Major general
Collins, Joseph Lawton (1896-1987), American general
Collinson, John CB (1859-1901), British officer; commanded a brigade at the Battle of Omdurman
Collinson, Sir Richard (1811-1883), British admiral
Colloredo-Mansfeld, Hieronymus Karl (1775–1822), Austrian general
Colloredo-Mels and Wallsee, Joseph Graf (1735-1818), Austrian minister and field marshal
Colloredo-Mels and Wallsee, Wenzel Joseph Graf (1738–1822), Austrian field marshal
Colloredo-Waldsee, Hieronymus kk chamberlain, (1582–1638)
Colloredo-Waldsee, Rudolf Hieronymus Eusebius (1585–1657) Marshal
Colomb, Enno von (1812–1886), Prussian general and military writer
Colomb, Friedrich August Peter von (1775-1854), Prussian cavalry general; Blucher brother-in-law
Colonna, Marcantonio (1535–1584), Italian admiral and viceroy of Sicily
Colonna, Prospero (1452–1523), Italian condottiere

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Concha, José Gutiérrez de la , marqués de La Habana, (1809–1895), Spanish general; Governor General of Cuba
Concha e Irigoyen, Manuel Gutiérrez de la , 1st marqués del Duero, (1808–1874), Spanish general; Captain General of Catalonia; President of the Court War Council
Condé, Ludwig II of Bourbon, Prince of (1621–1686), French general in the Thirty Years' War and during the Fronde
Congreve, Sir William , Bt., (1772-1828) British artillery officer and inventor
Connaught, Arthur Wilhelm, Duke von (1850–1942), British Field Marshal; Governor General of Canada
Conner, David (1792-1856), American naval officer
Conolly, Arthur (1807–1842) British traveler, military and diplomat
Conrad von Hötzendorf, Franz Graf (1852–1925), kuk field marshal, chief of staff of the Austro-Hungarian army in the First World War
Constantius Chlorus (around 250–306), Roman emperor
Contades, Louis-Georges-Erasme, marquis de (1704–1793), French military leader; 1758 Marshal of France
Conti, Torquato (1591–1636), imperial field marshal and papal general
Contreras, Juan (1807-1881), Spanish general; Captain General of Catalonia; President of the Revolutionary Government
Contreras, Juan Senen (1760–1826), Spanish general
Conway, James T. (born 1947), Lieutenant General in the US Marine Corps

Coo

Cooke, Charles M. (1886-1970), American admiral; chief planning officer Admiral Kings; 1945–1948 Commander of the 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific

Cop

Coppolani, Xavier (1866–1905), French colonial administrator and the founder of Mauritania

Cor

Corbulo, Gnaeus Domitius (approx. 7–67), Roman general, grandfather of Emperor Domitian
Córdoba, Francisco Fernández de , Spanish Conquistador
Córdoba y Aguilar, Gonzalo Fernández de , called El Gran Capitán , (1453–1515), Spanish general, army reformer and statesman
Córdova, Gonsalo Fernández de , Prince of Maratra, (1585–1635), Spanish and imperial general in the Thirty Years' War
Córdova, Luis Fernandez de (1798–1840), Spanish captain general
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess (1738–1805), British Field Marshal and diplomat, Governor General of India, Viceroy of Ireland
Cornwallis, Sir William (1744–1819), British admiral, brother of the previous one
Coronini-Cronberg, Johann Baptist Graf (1794–1880), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
Coronini-Cronberg, Franz (1833–1901), Austrian politician
Cortés, Hernán (1485–1547), Spanish conquistador

Cos

Cosenz, Enrico (1820–1898), Italian general, chief of the general staff
Cossé, Artus de (1512–1582), Marshal of France during the Wars of Religion
Cossé, Charles I. de , comte de Brissac, (1505–1563), Marshal of France and diplomat
Cossé, Charles II. De , duc de Brissac, (1550–1621), French general and Marshal of France, son of the previous one

Cot

Cota, Norman (1893-1971), American general; Division commander in World War II
Cotton, Sir Stapleton Bt., 1st Viscount Combermere, GCB (1773–1865), British field marshal, important cavalry general in the war on the peninsula

Cou

Courbet, Amédée Anatole (1827–1885), French admiral
Courtot de Cissey, Ernst Louis (1810–1882), French general and statesman
Cousin-Montauban, Charles , comte de Palikao, (1796–1878), French general and statesman
Couthon, Georges (1755–1794), French revolutionary leader

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Craig, Sir James (1748–1812), Governor General of Canada
Craig, Malin (1875-1945), 4-star American general; 1935–1939 Chief of Staff in the US Army
Cradock, Sir Christopher (1862–1914), British admiral, killed in action before Coronel
Craddock, Bantz J. (* 1949), American general, commander US Southern Command
Cramer, Hans (1896–1968), tank general in World War II; last commander of the German Africa Corps; 1943 prisoner of war
Cramer von Clausbruch, Rudolf (1864–1916), German colonial officer
Craufurd, Sir Robert , called "Black Bob", (1764-1812), British general in the war on the peninsula; killed in storming Ciudad Rodrigo
Crealock, Henry Hope CB CMG (1831-1891), British general of the Colonial Wars ; commanded the 1st Division against the Zulu

Crealock, John North CB (1836–1895), British general of the Colonial Wars ; Brother of the previous one

Crémer, Camille (1840–1876), French general

Crenneville, Franz Folliot, Count de (1815–1888), Austrian general

Charles I. de Blanchefort, marquis de Créqui (1578–1638), French military leader and Marshal of France

Poix-Créquy, Charles III. de (1623–1687), French general and diplomat; Son of the previous one

Créquy, François, chevalier de , marquis de Marines, (1624–1687), Marshal of France; one of the most successful military leaders of Louis XIV.

Crerar, Henry (1888–1965) Canadian general in World War II.

Crist, George B. (* 1931), General of the US Marine Corps, Commander of US Central Command

Cromwell, Oliver (1599–1658), English military leader and lord protector

Croy, Charles Eugène de (1651–1702), Imperial Austrian and Imperial Russian Field Marshal

Crüwell, Ludwig (1892-1958); General of the Armored Force; 1941 Commanding General of the German Africa Corps; 1942 British prisoner of war

Cs

Csorich von Monte Creto, Anton Freiherr von (1795–1864), Austrian Feldzeugmeister, Privy Councilor and Minister of War
Csorich von Monte Creto, Alexander Franz Freiherr von (1772–1847), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal

Cu

Cui, César (1835–1918), Russian composer, music critic and military engineer
Cugia, Effinio (1818–1872), Italian general; 1865–1866 Minister of War
Cumberland, Ruprecht von der Pfalz, Duke von (1619–1682), English generalissimo and admiral; Naturalist, artist, inventor; Lord High Admiral ; Son of the winter king
Cumberland, Wilhelm August, Duke von (1721–1765), British military leader in the War of the Austrian Succession, the Jacobite Uprising and the Seven Years' War
Cunningham, Sir Alan GCMG, KCB, DSO, MC (1887-1983), British general in World War II; Commander of the 8th Army in North Africa 1941
Cunningham, Sir Andrew , 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, OM, KT, GCB, DSO ++ (1883-1963), British Naval Admiral; 1939–42 and 1943 Commander in Chief of the Navy in the Mediterranean; 1943–46 First Sea Lord and Chief of the Admiralty's Staff in the Navy
Curial, Philibert-Jean-Baptiste-François, comte (1774–1829), French division general
Curius, Manius , called Dentatus , († 270 BC), Roman military leader in the war against the Samnites
Currie, Sir Arthur (1875–1933), Canadian general in World War I.
Custer, George Armstrong (1839–1876), American brevet general in the Civil and Indian War; fallen on the Little Big Horn
Custine, Adam-Philippe de , called général mustache , (1740–1793), French general in the Revolutionary War; guillotined

Cz

Czarniecki, Stefan (1599–1665), Polish general
Czartoryski, Adam Kazimierz Fürst (1734–1823), Field Marshal
Czetz, Johann (1822–1904), military technician, officer and Hungarian freedom fighter
Czibulka, Hubert von (1842–1914), Austrian general of the infantry