Jean Joseph Guieu, also Jean Guyeux, joined the French royal army and quickly rose in rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in the War of the Pyrenees against Spain and became a general
Guieu fought Austrians at Salò on Lake Garda.
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