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
Portrait of Alvinczi
József Alvinczi
Alvinczi as depicted in the Album du Centenaire
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.
József Alvinczi
…officers. He defeated Bonaparte at Bassano on 6 November and Caldiero on 12 November. Ultimately, Bonaparte won a hard-fought victory over Alvinczi at the Battle of the Bridge of Arcole on 15–17 November 1796. After at first withdrawing toward Vicenza, the Austrians gamely reoccupied the field of battle on 22 November. But when he found…
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