General Cotton may refer to:
Anthony J. Cotton (fl. 1980s–2020s), U.S. Air Force four-star general Arthur Stedman Cotton (1873–1952), British Army brigadier general Arthur Cotton (1803–1899), British Army general Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773–1865), British Army general Sydney Cotton (1792–1874), British Army lieutenant general Willoughby Cotton (1783–1860), British Army lieutenant general