What the records say
- When
- 29 Aug 1792
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 49.16° N, 5.39° E
- Description
- 1792 battle during the War of the First Coalition
Battle of Verdun (1792)
1792 Battle during the War of the First Coalition
The 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.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the First Coalition: Battle of Verdun – Prussian forces defeat French troops led by Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung von Verdun endet mit der Kapitulation der Stadt und der Einnahme Verduns durch die Alliierten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l’armée prussienne de Brunswick franchit la frontière française le 22, elle s'empare de Longwy, de Stenay”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Вердена”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page