Charles Edward Jennings

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Charles Edward Jennings
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 / branch	Austrian Army French Army
Years of service	1765-1799
Rank	General of division
Battles / wars	Senegal Campaign American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars

General Charles Edward Saul Jennings (19 October 1751 – 11 December 1799), also referred to as Brave Kilmaine, was an Irish born French patriot who served as General under Napoleon I. He was a staunch supporter of Irish independence, while being an active supporter of the French Revolution. Kilmaine is known to have been an associate of Theobald Wolfe Tone, Thomas Paine and Napper Tandy.

Kilmaine served in both the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars. He played a minor role in the Irish independence movement, going as far as to set up secret meetings between Wolf Tone and Napoleon. Kilmaine 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's ancestral home in Kilmaine, County Mayo.^[1]