Guillaume Brune

Marshal of the Empire

Guillaume Brune

Count of the Empire
Marshal of the Empire; Guillaume Brune; Count of the Empire
	Portrait by Eugène Bataille after an original by Marie-Guillemine Benoist. The original, commissioned by Napoleon and executed in 1805, was lost in the fire that destroyed the Tuileries Palace in 1871.
Born	13 March 1764; Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Died	2 August 1815 (aged 52); Avignon, France
Allegiance	French First Republic; First French Empire
Branch	Army
Years of service	1791–1815
Rank	Marshal of the Empire
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars War of the Second Coalition French invasion of Switzerland; Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland Battle of Krabbendam; Battle of Bergen; Battle of Alkmaar; Battle of Castricum; ; Battle of Pozzolo; ; ; Napoleonic Wars Franco-Swedish War Siege of Stralsund; ; ;
Awards	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Guillaume Brune, 1st Count Brune (French pronunciation: [ɡijom bʁyn], 13 March 1764 – 2 August 1815) was a French military commander, Marshal of the Empire, and political figure who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

Marshal of the Empire Guillaume Brune Count of the Empire
Portrait by Eugène Bataille after an original by Marie-Guillemine Benoist. The original, commissioned by Napoleon and executed in 1805, was lost in the fire that destroyed the Tuileries Palace in 1871.
Born	13 March 1764 (1764-03-13) Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Died	2 August 1815 (1815-08-03) (aged 52) Avignon, France
Allegiance	French First Republic First French Empire
Branch	Army
Years of service	1791–1815
Rank	Marshal of the Empire
Battles / wars	French Revolutionary Wars War of the Second Coalition French invasion of Switzerland Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland Battle of Krabbendam Battle of Bergen Battle of Alkmaar Battle of Castricum Battle of Pozzolo Napoleonic Wars Franco-Swedish War Siege of Stralsund
Awards	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour