The first Battle of Verdun was fought between 29 August and 2 September 1792 between
French Revolutionary
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forces and a
Prussian
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army during the opening months of the
War of the First Coalition
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. The Prussians were victorious, gaining a clear westward path to
Paris
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Battle
Colonel
Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire
Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire (7 January 1740, in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne – 2 September 1792) was a French officer.
Born in Coulommiers, he commanded the defense of Verdun against the invading Allied armies of the First Coalition
The ...
, who had commanded the defense of Verdun, chose death by suicide to avoid the dishonor of surrendering Verdun.
See also
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Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy, also known as the Cannonade of Valmy, was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution. The battle took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops comm ...
on 20 September 1792
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Siege of Verdun (1870) in the
Franco-Prussian War
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Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun (french: Bataille de Verdun ; german: Schlacht um Verdun ) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north ...
(1916) in
World War I
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