Gaspard Jean-Baptiste Brunet (14 June 1734 – 15 November 1793) commanded the French '' Army of Italy'' during the

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and was executed during the

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. Despite this fate his son

Jean Baptiste Brunet 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 ...

also became a French general. From the minor nobility, he entered the

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as a gunner in 1755, transferred to an infantry unit and fought in the

Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (1754� ...

. He received the

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and was promoted to

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in 1779. He became ''maréchal de camp'' (

general of brigade Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed to ...

) in 1791 and served in the ''Army of Italy'' under

Jacques Bernard d'Anselme Jacques Bernard Modeste d'Anselme (22 July 1740, Apt – 17 September 1814, Paris) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Army, notable as the first commander of the ''Army of the Var'' which soon became the '' Army of Italy''. He fell ...

in 1792. After a brief stint as interim army commander in the winter of 1792–93, he was promoted

general of division Divisional general is a general officer rank who commands an army division. The rank originates from the French (Revolutionary) System, and is used by a number of countries. The rank is above a brigade general, and normally below an army corp ...

and assumed the duties of commander-in-chief from May to August 1793. His defeat at Saorgio and the suspicions of the all-powerful

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caused him to be arrested, imprisoned and

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d. BRUNET is one of the

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, on Column 23.

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* * * * French generals French military personnel of the Seven Years' War French military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars French Republican military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars People executed by guillotine during the French Revolution Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe 1734 births 1793 deaths {{mil-hist-stub