Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey KB PC (circa October 23, 1729 – November 14, 1807) serves as a British general in the eighteenth century.
A distinguished soldier in a generation of exceptionally capable military and naval personnel, he serves in the Seven Years' War of 1756-1763, taking part in the defeat of France.
He later serves in the American War of Independence (1775–1783) and in the early campaigns against France during the French Revolutionary War.
Following the Battle of Paoli in Pennsylvania in 1777 he becomes known as "No-flint Grey" for ordering his ment o extract the flints from their muskets during a night approach and to fight with the bayonet only.