Charles Edward Jennings
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General Charles Edward Saul Jennings (19 October 1751 – 11 December 1799), also referred to as Brave Kilmaine, was an Irish soldier under French service and a revolutionary. He was a supporter of Irish independence and an active supporter of the French Revolution. Jennings is known to have been an associate of Theobald Wolfe Tone and served as a brigade and division commander under Napoleon I.
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Charles Edward Jennings | |
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Nickname(s) | Brave Kilmaine |
Born | (1751-10-19)19 October 1751 Sauls Court, Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 11 December 1799(1799-12-11) (aged 48) Paris, France |
Allegiance | United Irishmen Kingdom of France First French Republic |
Service/ | Austrian Army French Army |
Years of service | 1765-1799 |
Rank | General of division |
Battles/wars | Senegal Campaign American War of Independence French Revolutionary Wars |
Jennings served in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars. He played a minor role in the Irish independence movement. Jennings was known for being one of the most charismatic Irish generals of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic period. Though he was not ennobled, he is sometimes referred to as de Kilmaine and Baron de Kilmaine in reference to the Jennings' ancestral home in Kilmaine, County Mayo.[1]