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With this victory, the Prussian army captured many prisoners and cannons (many of which were damaged) of the enemy. [2] [4] This was one of the consecutive victories of the German army in a short period of time during the war. [7] The town of Longwy was badly damaged during the siege. [5]
Map of the Battle of the Frontiers showing the movements of the opposing armies and the position of Longwy on the frontier A fanciful German depiction of the capture of Longwy. Darche was appointed to command the fort at Longwy, on the Franco-German frontier in 1912.
After completing its preparations in the leisurely manner of the previous generation, Brunswick's army crossed the French frontier on 19 August 1792. The Allies readily captured Longwy (23 August) and slowly marched on to besiege Verdun (29 August), which appeared more indefensible even than Longwy. The commandant there, Colonel Beaurepaire ...
King Louis XVI captured: 19 – 23 August 1792 Capture of Longwy Rhine Kingdom of the French Kingdom of Prussia: Coalition victory 24 August – 16 October 1792 Siege of Thionville (1792) Rhine Kingdom of the French Habsburg Monarchy * Armée des émigrés: French victory 29 August 1792 Battle of Verdun (1792) Rhine Kingdom of the French
Brunswick's army, composed mostly of Prussian veterans, crossed into French territory on 19 August and easily took the fortresses of Longwy and Verdun. [24] But at the Battle of Valmy on 20 September 1792 they came to a stalemate against Dumouriez and Kellermann in which the highly professional French artillery distinguished itself. Although ...
The capture of Dinant would allow Jourdan to be supplied from Givet by the Meuse, instead of overland from Longwy. [4]: 245 During the capture of Longwy, Lefebvre's leading division also drove off Beaulieu's rearguard, which had been stationed on the opposite bank of the Meuse
The invading army handily captured Longwy on 23 August and Verdun on 2 September, then moved on toward Paris through the defiles of the Forest of Argonne. [6] In response, Dumouriez halted his advance to the Netherlands and reversed course, approaching the enemy army from its rear. [3]
The insurrection of 10 August 1792 was a defining event of the French Revolution, when armed revolutionaries in Paris, increasingly in conflict with the French monarchy, stormed the Tuileries Palace.