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Battle of Verdun (1792)

Date	20 August 1792
Location	Verdun, present-day France
Result	Prussian victory

Belligerents

France

Prussia

Commanders

Colonel Beaurepaire

Charles de Brunswick

War of the First Coalition

Verdun – Valmy – Jemappes – 1st Mainz – Neerwinden – Famars – 1st Arlon - Hondshoote - Dunkirk – 1st Wissembourg – Wattignies – Kaiserslautern - Toulon - 2nd Wissembourg - 2nd Arlon - Villers-en-Cauchies – Tourcoing – Tournay – 3rd Arlon - Ushant – Fleurus – Vosges – 1st Dego – Luxembourg – Genoa – Groix – Quiberon - Hyères – 2nd Mainz – Loano - Montenotte – Millesimo – 2nd Dego – Mondovì – Fombio – Lodi – Borghetto – Lonato – Castiglione – Neresheim – Amberg – Würzburg – Rovereto – 1st Bassano – 2nd Bassano – Calliano – Caldiero – Arcole – Expédition d'Irlande – Kehl – Rivoli – Mantua – Fishguard – Neuwied - Camperdown

War in the Vendée – War of the Pyrenees – Flanders Campaign - Anglo–Spanish War

The Battle of Verdun was fought on August 20, 1792 between French Revolutionary forces and a Prussian army. The Prussians were victorious. This therefore opened the path to Paris.

One legend states that a group of virgins delivered baskets of sugared almonds to the victorious Charles de Brunswick, as a custom of respect to the victor. They were later guillotined for this act during the terror.

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