Jean Joseph Magdeleine Pijon
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Jean Joseph Magdeleine Pijon or Jean Pigeon was a French general who was killed in combat during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led an attack column at Loano in late 1795. He commanded a brigade in
Pijon was in André Masséna's division during most of the 1796 campaign.
Pijon was in Claude Victor's division at Magnano.
Pijon's name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe (near bottom left).
Battle of Caldiero (1796)
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In the Battle of Caldiero on 12 November 1796, the Habsburg army led by József Alvinczi fought a First French Republic army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte. The French assaulted the Austrian positions
Generale Bonaparte in Italia
Adu C 229 Alvinzi