Battle of Verdun (1792)
Battle of Verdun (1792) |
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Part of the French Revolutionary Wars |
Date | 20 August - 2 September 1792 |
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Location | Verdun, present-day France |
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Result |
Prussian victory |
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Belligerents |
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Kingdom of the French |
Prussia |
Commanders and leaders |
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Colonel Beaurepaire † |
Charles II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Strength |
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3,500 |
60,000, 40 guns |
Casualties and losses |
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2,500 |
8,000 |
The first Battle of Verdun was fought on August 20, 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]
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