Charles à Court Repington

Charles à Court Repington
Birth nameCharles à Court
Born(1858-01-29)29 January 1858
Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England
Died25 May 1925(1925-05-25) (aged 67)
Hove, Sussex, England
BranchBritish Army
Years of service1878–1902
RankLieutenant-Colonel
UnitRifle Brigade
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
Other workWar correspondent and author

Charles à Court Repington, CMG (29 January 1858 – 25 May 1925), known until 1903 as Charles à Court, was an English soldier, who went on to have a second career as an influential war correspondent during the First World War. He is also credited with coining the term 'First World War' and one of the first to use the term 'world war' in general.

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