Battle of Verdun (1792)
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The Battle of Verdun was fought on August 20, 1792 between French
Revolutionary
forces and a Prussia
n 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 II, as a custom of respect to the victor. They were later guillotined for this act during the Reign of Terror
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Revolutionary
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
forces and a Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n 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 II, as a custom of respect to the victor. They were later guillotined for this act during the Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror , also known simply as The Terror , was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of...
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