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.
Pierre François Sauret
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Pierre François Sauret de la Borie led a combat division under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte during the Castiglione Campaign in 1796. He enlisted in the French army as a private in 1756. During th
Jean Joseph Guieu
…a prominent role and helped capture the village of Vicoforte. During the first Austrian attempt to relieve the Siege of Mantua, Guieu led a brigade in Pierre Sauret's division. Surprised by the attack of Peter Ott on 29 July, Guieu rallied 400 men and withdrew to the Palazzo Martinengo in the village of Salò. Though…
Jacques Dugommier
Citadel of Rosas, Portal del Mar
French general, light infantry officer, and line infantryman in 1795