Battle of Arcole
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The Battle of Arcole or Battle of Arcola was fought between French and Austrian forces 25 kilometres southeast of Verona during the War of the First Coalition, a part of the French Revolutionary Wars.
The Crossing of the Arcole Bridge Horace Vernet, 1826
Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, by A.-J. Gros, (1797), Château de Versailles.
This engraving shows Bonaparte crossing the Arcole bridge. Actually the incident occurred about 55 paces short of the span.
General Augereau at the Bridge of Arcole by Charles Thévenin, 1798
József Alvinczi
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Freiherr Joseph Alvinczi von Borberek also known as Baron József Alvinczi de Borberek was a soldier and an officer in the Habsburg Army and a field marshal of the Austrian Empire. He is remembered for
Battle of Arcole
…part of the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle saw a bold maneuver by Napoleon Bonaparte's French Army of Italy to outflank the Austrian army led by József Alvinczi and cut off its line of retreat. The French victory proved to be a highly significant event during the third Austrian attempt to lift the siege of…
Portrait of Alvinczi
József Alvinczi
Alvinczi as depicted in the Album du Centenaire