Jean Joseph Guieu


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 officer. After transferring to Italy, he held important commands under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign of 17961797. He retired from the army in 1803 and his surname is one of the Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.

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