General Bates

General Bates may refer to:


 * Charles Loftus Bates (1863–1951), British Army brigadier general
 * Erastus Newton Bates (1828–1898), Union Army brevet brigadier general
 * Henry Bates (British Army officer) (1813–1893), British Army general
 * John C. Bates (1842–1919), U.S. Army lieutenant general
 * Joshua Hall Bates (1817–1908), Ohio State Militia brigadier general in the American Civil War