BRONSART VON SCHELLENDORF, PAUL 1891), Prussian general, was born at Danzig on Jan. 25, 183 2. He entered the Prussian Guards in 1849. During the war of 187o he was chief of a section on the Great General Staff, and con ducted the preliminary negotiations for the surrender of the French at Sedan. As minister for war (1883-89) he carried out many important reforms in the Prussian army, in particular the introduction of the magazine rifle. He was appointed in 1889 to command the Ist Army Corps at Konigsberg. He died on June 23, 1891, at his estate near Braunsberg. Bronsart's military writings include two important works: Ein Riickblick auf die taktisclzen Ruckblicke (2nd ed., 187o), a pamphlet written in reply to Cap tain May's Tactical Retrospect of z866; and Der Dienst des Gen eralstabes im Frieden and im Kriege (1st ed., 1876; 3rd ed., re vised by General Meckel, 1893 ; new ed. by the author's son, Major Bronsart von Schellenclorf, 1904), a comprehensive treatise on the duties of the general staff. The edition of 1893 was trans lated into English and issued officially to the British army as The Duties of the General Staff. Major Bronsart's new edition of 1904 was re-issued in English by the general staff, under the same title, in 19o5.