Battle of Verdun (1792)
1792 Battle during the War of the First Coalition
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War of the First Coalition (List)
- Porrentruy
- Quiévrain
- Marquain
- Verdun
- Thionville
- Valmy
- Lille
- Mainz
- Jemappes
- Sardinia
- Martinique
- Guadeloupe
- Den Helder
- Siegburg
- Altenkirchen
- Wetzlar
- Kircheib
- 1st Kehl
- Malsch
- Neresheim
- Amberg
- Newfoundland
- Würzburg
- Limburg
- 2nd Kehl
- Biberach
- Ireland
- Fishguard
- Neuwied
- Diersheim
- Flanders campaign
- Chouannerie
- Mediterranean campaign
- War in the Vendée
- War of the Pyrenees
- Italian campaigns
- East Indies Theatre
- Rhine campaign of 1793–94
- Atlantic campaign
- Rhine campaign of 1795
- Rhine campaign of 1796
- Italian campaign of 1796-1797
- Anglo-Spanish War
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
Colonel Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire, who had commanded the defense of Verdun, chose death by suicide to avoid the dishonor of surrendering Verdun.
See also
- 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
- ^ a b c d Bodart 1908, p. 269.
- ^ Parker 2008, p. 195.
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.
- Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs–Lexikon (1618–1905). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
- Media related to Battle of Verdun (1792) at Wikimedia Commons
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