Jean Baptiste Brunet

Jean-Baptiste Brunet
Jean-Baptiste Brunet
Born	7 July 1763; Reims, France
Died	21 September 1824 (aged 61); Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Infantry
Rank	General of Division
Battles/wars	War of the First Coalition Battle of Fleurus (1794); Rhine Campaign of 1795; Rhine Campaign of 1796; ; War of the Second Coalition Battle of Ostrach (1799); Battle of Stockach (1799); First Battle of Zurich (1799); Second Battle of Zurich (1799); Saint-Domingue expedition (1802); ;

Jean Baptiste Brunet (7 July 1763 – 21 September 1824) was a French general of division in the French Revolutionary Army. He was responsible for the arrest of Toussaint Louverture. He was promoted to command a light infantry demi-brigade at the Fleurus in 1794. He led the unit in François Joseph Lefebvre's division in the 1795, 1796 and 1799 campaigns. He was the son of French general Gaspard Jean-Baptiste Brunet who was guillotined in 1793.

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