Jules Brunet

Jules Brunet
Jules Brunet in Japan, 1868
Born	(1838-01-02)2 January 1838 Belfort, France
Died	12 August 1911(1911-08-12) (aged 73) Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
Allegiance	Second French Empire Tokugawa shogunate Republic of Ezo  French Third Republic
Service/branch	French Army
Years of service	1857–1899
Rank	General of division
Battles/wars	Second French intervention in Mexico Boshin War Franco-Prussian War Paris Commune
Awards	Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star Order of the Sacred Treasure

Jules Brunet (2 January 1838 – 12 August 1911) was a French military officer who served the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War in Japan. Originally sent to Japan as an artillery instructor with the French military mission of 1867, he refused to leave the country after the shōgun was defeated, and played a leading role in the separatist Republic of Ezo and its fight against forces of the Meiji Restoration. After the rebellion's defeat he returned to France, fought in the Franco-Prussian War, and later reached the rank of general of division and worked for the Ministry of War.