Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey

Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, KB, PC (c. 23 October 1729 – 14 November 1807) was a British Army general and governor. He was a distinguished soldier in a generation of exceptionally capable military personnel, and he served prominently in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), the American Revolutionary War, and the French Revolutionary Wars.

He served in the American War of Independence (1775–1783), rising to be Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in America. Following the Battle of Paoli in Pennsylvania in 1777 he became known as "No-Flint Grey" for reputedly ordering his men to extract the flints from their muskets during a night approach and to fight with bayonets only. In 1782, he became a lieutenant general, and he was appointed commander in chief in America. He later fought in the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802), capturing Martinique as leverage to force the Treaty of Amiens, and he was appointed as the Governor of Guernsey.