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-Wolfenbüttel
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). Militär-historisches Kriegs–Lexikon (1618–1905). Retrieved 4 July 2022.

External links[edit]

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