Battle of Verdun (1792)
| Battle of Verdun (1792) | |||||||
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| Part of the French Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
 The body of Colonel Beaurepaire leaving Verdun after the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of the French |
 Prussia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Colonel Beaurepaire † | Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,500–4,000 | 40,000, 40 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The first Battle of Verdun was fought on August 20, 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.[1]
See also
- Battle of Verdun (1870) in the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Verdun (1916) in World War I
References
- ^ 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.
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