Lord Charles Manners

Major-General Lord Charles Manners, who died on 5 December 1761, was a British military officer and the ninth and youngest son of John Manners, the 2nd Duke of Rutland. His birth date is not documented in the provided sources.

Manners pursued a military career in the British Army. He served as an officer in the 3rd Foot Guards, a regiment of foot soldiers. On 4 June 1745, he was appointed a captain within this regiment.

In December 1755, Manners received a warrant to raise and organize a new regiment of infantry. This regiment was initially designated as the 58th Regiment of Foot, but it was later renumbered as the 56th Regiment of Foot. Manners was appointed as the colonel of this regiment shortly before the end of 1755.

He achieved the rank of major-general on 15 September 1759. Manners held this rank until his death in 1761.

References for his military career include the "Historical Record of the Fifty-Sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot" by Richard Cannon, published in 1844, which provides details of the regiment he commanded.

Family details beyond his parentage are limited in the provided information.