Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire
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Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire (7 January 1740, 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, shortly before they were stopped at the Battle of Valmy
. He chose death by suicide to avoid the dishonor of surrendering Verdun.
He was buried in the Panthéon, but then he went missing.
Coulommiers
Coulommiers is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is also the name of a cheese of the Brie family produced in and around that city.-Twin towns:Coulommiers was twinned with Leighton Buzzard in 1958...
, Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
– 2 September 1792) was a French
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...
officer.
Born in Coulommiers
Coulommiers
Coulommiers is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is also the name of a cheese of the Brie family produced in and around that city.-Twin towns:Coulommiers was twinned with Leighton Buzzard in 1958...
, he commanded the defense of Verdun
Verdun
Verdun is a city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is the slightly smaller city of Bar-le-Duc.- History :...
against the invading Allied armies of the First Coalition, shortly before they were stopped at the Battle of Valmy
Battle of Valmy
The Battle of Valmy was the first major victory by the army of France during the French Revolution. The action took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris...
. He chose death by suicide to avoid the dishonor of surrendering Verdun.
He was buried in the Panthéon, but then he went missing.