Jean Joseph Guieu
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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.
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.
Jean Joseph Guieu
…close to the Austrian line of retreat helped Peter Quasdanovich make up his mind to withdraw in the early hours of 4 August. On the first day of the Battle of Arcola, Bonaparte ordered Guieu to take the 18th and 25th Demi-Brigades across the Adige River at a ferry near Albaredo d'Adige. Guieu successfully carried…
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