Battle of Verdun (1792)
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Date 20 August 1792 Location Verdun, present-day France Result Prussian victory
Belligerents
France	Prussia
Commanders
Colonel Beaurepaire	Charles de Brunswick

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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