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Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz, full name Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz (1780–1831), was a Prussian major-general and military theorist whose treatise On War, published posthumously in 1832, shaped strategic thought.
Carl Weiss
Carl Austin Weiss (1906-1935), Baton Rouge physician and son-in-law of Judge Benjamin Pavy, shot Senator Huey Long in the Louisiana State Capitol on September 8, 1935; bodyguards killed Weiss instantly, and whether Weiss's bullet or a guard's killed Long remains disputed.
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
Carl-Heinrich Rudolf Wilhelm von Stülpnagel (1886–1944), German general of infantry, 17th Army commander in the 1941 USSR invasion, Military Commander in occupied France 1942–1944, and executed 20 July 1944 plotter against Hitler.
Carlos Fonseca
Carlos Fonseca Amador (1936–1976) was a Nicaraguan teacher and revolutionary who founded the FSLN in 1961 and led it against the Somoza dictatorship until his death in combat in 1976.
Carlos Hathcock
Carlos Hathcock II (1942–1999), "White Feather," USMC sniper with 93 confirmed kills in Vietnam, Wimbledon Cup winner, Silver Star recipient, Quantico scout sniper school founder; general-kill mission disputed.
Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez
Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez ("El Cóndor", born 1978) is a Mexican ex-special-forces soldier (GAFE/GANFE) who served as bodyguard and private secretary of El Chapo Guzmán, was captured with him in Mazatlán on 22 February 2014, and was sentenced to about ten years in prison.
Carsten Breuer
Carsten Breuer (born 1964) is a German general, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr since March 2023, former head of the Corona crisis staff and first commander of the Territoriales Führungskommando, elected 2026 as next NATO Military Committee chair.
Carwood Lipton
Clifford Carwood "Lip" Lipton (1920–2001), Easy Company first sergeant and second lieutenant in the 101st Airborne's 506th PIR; Brécourt Manor and Foy leader who suggested the title Band of Brothers, from Ambrose's book and the HBO series in which Donnie Wahlberg played him.
Casimir Pulaski
Casimir Pulaski (Kazimierz Pułaski), 1745–1779, Polish nobleman and Bar Confederation cavalry leader who became a Continental Army brigadier general, founded Pulaski's Legion, died at Savannah, and is called the Father of the American Cavalry.
Cassivellaunus
Cassivellaunus (Caswallawn in Welsh tradition) was the British chieftain who led resistance to Julius Caesar's second invasion of Britain in 54 BCE, defending a staked Thames ford before surrendering on terms of tribute and hostages.
Cate McGregor
Cate McGregor (Catherine Elizabeth McGregor AM, born 1956) is an Australian writer, cricket commentator, and former Army and RAAF officer, known for her 2012 gender transition, speechwriting for Chief of Army David Morrison, and transgender advocacy.
Cecil Price
Cecil Ray Price (1938–2001), Neshoba County deputy sheriff and Klansman, arrested and released to a Klan ambush Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner on June 21, 1964; convicted in the 1967 Mississippi Burning trial.
Çerçiz Topulli
Çerçiz Topulli (1880–1915) was an Albanian revolutionary and guerrilla fighter of the National Renaissance who fought Ottoman rule in southern Albania and is honored as a People's Hero.
Chaim Herzog (חיים הרצוג)
Chaim Herzog (חיים הרצוג), Irish-born Israeli major general, diplomat and sixth President of Israel (1983–1993), head of IDF military intelligence, UN ambassador who tore up Resolution 3379, father of President Isaac Herzog.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), created in 1949, is the highest-ranking U.S. military officer and principal military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defense, and NSC, holding advisory but no command authority; reshaped by the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act; 22nd Chairman is General Dan Caine since April 2025.
Chalermsuk Yugala (เฉลิมศึกยุคล)
Chalermsuk Yugala (เฉลิมศึกยุคล), Thai royal and Royal Thai Army General, CBRN defense specialist, UN chemical weapons inspector in Iraq (UNSCOM 1991, UNMOVIC 2002-2003), elevated to Phra Ong Chao on 16 June 2024.
Chang Yuchun
Chang Yuchun (常遇春, 1330–1369) was a Chinese general from Anhui who served as Zhu Yuanzhang's vanguard commander in founding the Ming dynasty, dying on campaign in 1369.
Charity Adams Earley
Charity Adams Earley (1918-2002), first Black WAAC officer and commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black, all-female WWII unit deployed overseas, which cleared 17 million mail pieces in three months.
Charlemagne Péralte
Charlemagne Péralte was a Haitian rebel leader who led Caco guerrilla resistance to the US occupation of Haiti until he was killed by US Marines in 1919.
Charles Alvin Beckwith
Charles Alvin "Chargin' Charlie" Beckwith (1929-1994), US Army Special Forces colonel, University of Georgia football player who turned down the Green Bay Packers, founded Delta Force on 19 November 1977 with Col. Thomas Henry and led Operation Eagle Claw.
Charles B. McVay III
Charles Butler McVay III, US Navy captain of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), sunk 30 July 1945 by submarine I-58; only US Navy CO court-martialed for losing a ship to enemy action, convicted of failing to zigzag, exonerated by Congress in 2000.
Charles C. Krulak
Charles C. Krulak, 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps (1995-1999), USNA 1964, two Vietnam tours, father of the three-block war and strategic corporal concepts, son of Victor Krulak.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738–1805), British general and statesman; surrendered at Yorktown 1781, Governor-General of India 1786–1793 (Permanent Settlement, Third Mysore War), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1798–1801, died at Ghazipur in 1805.
Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan
Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, also known as Comte d'Artagnan, was a French soldier who led the King's Musketeers and died at the 1673 siege of Maastricht, later becoming the hero of Dumas's novel.
Charles de Courbon de Blénac
Charles de Courbon de Blénac (1622–1696) was a French nobleman, soldier, and naval officer who served as governor general of the French Antilles from 1677 to 1696, directing island defenses.
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), French general and statesman, leader of Free France from the 18 June 1940 BBC appeal, and first President of the Fifth Republic (1959–1969), architect of its constitution and of France's independent nuclear and foreign policy.
Charles George Gordon
Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), 'Chinese Gordon', British Royal Engineers officer who led the Ever Victorious Army against the Taiping Rebellion, governed the Sudan for Egypt, and died at the fall of Khartoum in January 1885.
Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey
Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey (1729–1807) was a British Army general nicknamed "No-flint Grey" who captured Martinique and other French West India islands in 1794.
Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank
Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank (1938-2025), Field Marshal and Blair-era Chief of the Defence Staff 1997-2001, known as 'Tony's General'; Welsh Guards and SAS officer, later crossbench peer and critic of defence underfunding.
Charles J. Guiteau
Charles Julius Guiteau (1841–1882), American office-seeker and self-styled lawyer, shot President James A. Garfield on July 2, 1881; his insanity defense failed and he was hanged June 30, 1882.