Battle of Verdun (1792)
Part of the War of the First Coalition
The body of Colonel Beaurepaire leaving Verdun after the battle.
Date 29 August ? 2 September 1792 [1] Location Verdun , France 49°09′39″N 5°23′18″E  /  49.1608°N 5.3884°E  / 49.1608; 5.3884 Result Prussian victory [1]
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	Kingdom of Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Beaurepaire   †	Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Strength
4,000 [1]	40,000 [1]
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

The first Battle of Verdun was fought between 29 August and 2 September 1792 between French Revolutionary forces and a Prussian army during the opening months of the War of the First Coalition . The Prussians were victorious, gaining a clear westward path to Paris . ^[2]

Battle [ edit ]

Colonel Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire , who had commanded the defense of Verdun, chose death by suicide to avoid the dishonor of surrendering Verdun.

See also [ edit ]

• Battle of Valmy on 20 September 1792
• Siege of Verdun (1870) in the Franco-Prussian War
• Battle of Verdun (1916) in World War I

Notes [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

• Parker, Geoffrey (2008). The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare . New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 195. ISBN   978-0-521-73806-4 . Retrieved 22 January 2012 .
• Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militar-historisches Kriegs?Lexikon (1618?1905) . Retrieved 4 July 2022 .

External links [ edit ]

• Media related to Battle of Verdun (1792) at Wikimedia Commons

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