Viscount Charles-André de La Jaille (15 April 1824 – 5 August 1892) was a French general who campaigned in the Crimea, Italy and Mexico, fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and helped suppress the Paris Commune the next year.

[5] He went to the Crimea as orderly officer of General de Lourmel(fr), who was killed during the Battle of Inkerman on 7 November 1854.

[3] During the Franco-Austrian War La Jaille fought at the Battle of Magenta (4 June 1859) where his battery took the bridge over the Naviglio Grande from the Austrians.

His fire opened the bridge to the French infantry, who crossed it but were driven back by a regiment of Tyrolean chasseurs, who captured one of the guns.

At the Battle of Solferino (24 June 1859) his placement of the guns enabled the Guards division to take the Mont des Cyprès height.

[8] As of April 1864 he was president of the Geology and Minerals section of the Commission Scientifique, Littéraire et Artistique de Mexico.

[8] During the Franco-Prussian War (1870) La Jaille commanded the reserve artillery of Marshal Edmond Le Bœuf's 3rd army corps.

[7][a] In the senate he approved the acts of Patrice de MacMahon in the 16 May 1877 crisis, and voted in June for the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies.

He then spoke against the policy of the Dufaure ministry, against reform of the judicial personnel, against reestablishment of the divorce, against credits for the Tonkin Campaign.