Jean Baptiste Brunet
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Jean Baptiste Brunet (7 July 1763 – 21 September 1824)[1] was a French general of division in the French Revolutionary Army. He was responsible for the arrest of Toussaint Louverture.[2] 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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Jean-Baptiste Brunet | |
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Born | 7 July 1763 (1763-07-07) Reims, France |
Died | 21 September 1824 (1824-09-22) (aged 61) Vitry-sur-Seine, France |
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | Infantry |
Rank | General of Division |
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