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4 unusual facts about Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine


Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine

Among the former were Kilmaine, Berthier, Marescat, Kleber, Massena, Macdonald, Ney, Victor, and others whose names were to become famous in future wars as the marshal dukes of the great military empire.

His father was of Polaniran (Ironpool), Tuam, County Galway - see Soraca Jonin - left Ireland in 1738 and settled in the town of Tonnay-Charente in the south west of France with his wife.

He was present in most of those battles in which George Washington and his generals so signally discomfited the troops of Great Britain.

Early in 1796 he set out with Bonaparte on the Italian campaign, and at Lodi (Lombardy), contributed to the great victory by a brilliant cavalry charge.



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