Charles Edward Beckett CB (1849–1925) was a brigadier-general and cavalry officer in the British Army. He served in three regiments the 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars and the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), which he also commanded. He served in three wars, in the Sudan Campaign, the Second Boer War and the First World War. During which although only ranked as a brigadier-general he was the first General Officer Commanding the 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division.