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.
Joseph Ocskay von Ocsko
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Joseph Ocskay von Ocskó joined the army of the Habsburg monarchy and rose to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in numerous actions in the Italian campaign of
Jean Joseph Guieu
…Ott on 29 July, Guieu rallied 400 men and withdrew to the Palazzo Martinengo in the village of Salò. Though without food, Guieu withstood a siege by Joseph Ocskay's brigade until the 31st, when Sauret drove the Austrians away after a sharp action. During the Battle of Lonato on 3 August, Guieu led Sauret's division…
Napoleon at the Battle of Rivoli by Félix Philippoteaux, 1844