Tonnay-Charente

Tonnay-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. In the 18th centu…
Tonnay-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. In the 18th century, it was the home town of prominent Irish physician Dr. Theobald Jennings and his son, Irish-born French General Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine who fought in the American War of Independence and, more significantly, in the French revolutionary wars with Napoleon I of France. There is a personal portrait of General Kilmaine in the Hôtel de Ville of Tonnay-Charente. Rue Kilmaine, a street in Tonnay-Charente was named in his honour.
  • Country: France
  • Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  • Area: 34.39 km² (13.28 sq mi)
  • Elevation: 1–32 m (3.3–105.0 ft)
  • Department: Charente-Maritime
  • Arrondissement: Rochefort
  • Canton: Tonnay-Charente

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