BRUNE, GUILLAUME MARIE ANNE, a French marshal of the first empire, was b. at Brives-la-Gaillarde, 13th Mar., 1763. His education brought him at an early period into connection with the men of the revolution. Along will Minton, he helped to estab lish the Cordeliers' club. After the conquest of Belgium, he was sent as civil commis sary to that country, but his warlike aspirations soon induced him to enter the military service. In 1797, he became brigadier under Napoleon in the army of Italy, and distin guished himself at Arcola and Rivoli, where he was made gen. of division and leader of the advance-guard Sent by the directory to Switzerland in 1798, he executed his orders with brilliant success. In 1799, he was appointed to the command of the army of Hol land, where he achieved the reputation of being one of the best generals of his age. He vanquished the Anglo-Russians at Bergen on the 19th of Sept., 1799, and on the 19th of Oct., forced the duke of York, commander-in-chief of the combined armies, to capitu late at Alkmaar, under humiliating circumstances. In 1803, lie was named ambassador
to the Ottoman porte, and was received by Selim III. with great distinction. In 1804, he obtained the dignity of marshal, and in 1805 returned to France. Two years after wards, B. became governor-general of the Hanseatic towns, and was charged with the conquest of Pomerania; but circumstances having occurred which unnecessarily excited the distrust of Napoleon, he was recalled, and his future services dispensed with. After the fall of the emperor, he declared for the Bourbons, but his offers were rejected, and in consequence lie joined Napoleon after his return from Elba. He was now made a peer, but the battle of Waterloo completely destroyed his prospects. He again made his submission, but was barbarously assassinated at Avignon, 2d Aug., 1815, by the populace, who were infuriated against him on account of certain crimes laid to his charge, of which, however, he seems to have been entirely guiltless.