Étienne Eustache Bruix

Étienne Eustache Bruix
1837 portrait by Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin
Born(1759-07-17)17 July 1759
Fort-Dauphin, Saint-Domingue
Died18 March 1805(1805-03-18) (aged 45)
Paris, France
AllegianceKingdom of France
French First Republic
First French Empire
BranchFrench Navy
French Imperial Navy
Service years1778–1805
RankAdmiral
ConflictsFrench Revolutionary Wars (Ireland), Napoleonic Wars

Admiral Étienne Eustache Bruix (17 July 1759 – 18 March 1805) was a French Navy officer and politician who served as Minister of the Navy and the Colonies from 1798 to 1799.

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