Bonaparte on Arcole bridge
Bonaparte on Arcole bridge 1796 November 17th
Artist Antoine-Jean Gros
Year 1796
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 130 cm × 94 cm (51 in × 37 in)
On 17 November 1796, at a battle near Arcole, the then General Bonaparte threw himself first into the fray to storm a bridge occupied by the Austrian army, thus moving forward his soldiers, who had fallen back. Napoleon's act led to a French victory.