Battle of Verdun (1792)

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
Location	Verdun, France
Result	Prussian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France	Kingdom of Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Beaurepaire †	Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Strength
4,000	40,000

The first Battle of Verdun was fought on 29 August 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]

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

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.