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 a horse 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, later reached the rank of general of division, and worked for the Ministry of War.