| 1552 | 1552 - The bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun had been seized by France in 1552. Her full and complete sovereignty over them was now formally recognized. Sweden received even more valuable accessions. Western Pomerania and the bishoprics of Bremen and Verden gave her ...Brisach and Philipsburg were added to the cession of Alsace. The bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun had been seized by France in 1552. Her full and complete sovereignty over them was now formally recognized. Sweden received even more valuable accessions. Western Pomerania and the bishoprics of Bremen and Verden gave her an extensive and valuable territory on the Baltic and the North Sea. It commanded the mouths of the Oder and the Weser. It was broken by large and safe ...  Show more  Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=TR1PnMqq768C&pg=PA478
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| 1792 | Sep 2, 1792 - On 2 September 1792, the fortress of Verdun fell to the Prussians. The French army prepared to make a last stand; if this failed, the road to Paris lay open before the invaders. Panic seized the capital; rumour. spread that as the enemy arrived at the gates a ...On 2 September 1792, the fortress of Verdun fell to the Prussians. The French army prepared to make a last stand; if this failed, the road to Paris lay open before the invaders. Panic seized the capital; rumour. spread that as the enemy arrived at the gates a 'fifth column' of aristocrats and priests would emerge from prison to murder the defenceless families of citizens away fighting. Marat fed the paranoia, urging the people to eliminate this threat from within. Show more Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=_gyZnEBNWo8C&pg=PA20
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| 1870 | Oct 23, 1870 - Just 78 years ago--that is, on the 3d of September, 1792--the town of Verdun opened its gates to the Prussian army, which had been besieging it for three days under the command of the Duke of Brunswick. THE EIGHT !RED VIRGINS. OF VERDUN. CaypttiUo ...t %.la .lU Towu to ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/716839172.html?dids=716839172:716839172&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+23%2C+1870...VERDUN...
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| 1914 | Dec 22, 1914 - Special Correspondence of THE NEW YORK TIMES. PARIS, Dec. 9. -- The events of the first part of the war have always been more or less a mystery to the average man. That is to say, dividing the first part of the war into five sections -- the declaration of war, the campaign in Belgium ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70C13F83F5C13738DDDAB0A94DA415B848DF1D3
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| 1916 | Feb 27, 1916 - BY far the most interesting development of the week in any of the war theatres has been the attack on Verdun. This effort should be regarded from three points of view: First, the reasons for it; second, to what extent it has succeeded; third, the potentialities in complete success. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50D1FFD345C13738DDDAE0A94DA405B868DF1D3
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| Mar 6, 1916 - VERDUN, (via Paris.) March 5. -Nine-inch shells are falling around the gates, bridges, and railway stations of Verdun today. They come from long-range guns, seven miles away, and drop methodically. Berlin Sure Verdun l/ Will Be Worth the Cost From a Staff Correspon4ent. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0612F93B5B17738DDDAF0894DB405B868DF1D3
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| Mar 12, 1916 - Verdun occupies an unduly large position in the public eye. Very active fighting, of which I have been a witness, has been taking place in other parts of the French lines during this week. NORTHCLIFFE, Proprietor of The London Times, The London Daily Mail, and Weekly Dispatch. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30D12FF3F5D17738DDDAB0994DB405B868DF1D3
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| 1917 | Aug 23, 1917 - Once more the magic word "Verdun" has thrilled the heart of Paris. "Victory at Verdun" is the headline of every newspaper in the city, the cry on every lip--Verdun, the city of destiny whose name is branded on the French soul by the six months' tragedy of fear and hope. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50610FF395B11738DDDAA0A94D0405B878DF1D3
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| 1918 | Apr 7, 1918 - "We have been selling bits of our ground at the price of fifty killed to the acre," said a wounded Trench officer in reply to a question when he was brought back to a hospital in the rear. He went on: "We are perfectly prepared to sell them several square miles more at the same price, ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F14F6355B11738DDDAE0894DC405B888DF1D3
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| 1984 | Sep 23, 1984 - VERDUN, France-A French military band played the West Germany national anthem and a German military band played its French counterpart on ... Mitterrand, instead, asked Kohl to come later to Verdun, which is probably a more significant battle in French history and mythology than the ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/697833032.html?dids=697833032:697833032&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+23%2C+1984&author=&pub=Los...
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