Battle of Valmy

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a pivotal early clash of the French Revolutionary Wars in which French revolutionary forces halted a Prussian-led invasion, bolstering the survival of the Revolution and the legitimacy of the new French Republic.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Valmy canonical	13
Cannonade of Valmy	1
Valmy campaign	1
Victory at the Battle of Valmy	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Valmy ⓘ surface form: Cannonade of Valmy
artilleryCommanderFrench	François Étienne de Kellermann ⓘ surface form: François-Christophe Kellermann
associatedWith	French National Convention ⓘ proclamation of the French First Republic ⓘ
belligerent	France ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg monarchy Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
campaign	Battle of Valmy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Valmy campaign
casualtiesFrench	relatively light ⓘ
casualtiesPrussianAllied	relatively light ⓘ
commander	Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ⓘ Charles-François Dumouriez ⓘ François Étienne de Kellermann ⓘ surface form: François-Christophe Kellermann Frederick William II of Prussia ⓘ surface form: King Frederick William II of Prussia
conflict	War of the First Coalition ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
date	20 September 1792 ⓘ
era	French Revolution ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Jemappes ⓘ
influenced	decision of the Prussian army to retreat from France ⓘ subsequent French offensives into the Austrian Netherlands ⓘ
involved	Austrian contingents ⓘ French Revolutionary volunteers ⓘ French regular troops ⓘ Prussian Army ⓘ surface form: Prussian regular army
location	Valmy ⓘ
modernLocation	Marne department ⓘ surface form: Marne department, France
notableFeature	extensive artillery duel ⓘ limited infantry engagement despite heavy cannon fire ⓘ
notableQuote	“From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the history of the world” ⓘ
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
precededBy	Prussian invasion of France in 1792 ⓘ
quoteAttributedTo	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ
region	Grand Est ⓘ surface form: Champagne-Ardenne
result	French victory ⓘ
significance	bolstered the legitimacy of the French First Republic ⓘ first major victory of the French Revolutionary army ⓘ halted the Prussian-led invasion of France ⓘ helped secure the survival of the French Revolution ⓘ
strengthFrench	approximately 50,000–60,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthPrussianAllied	approximately 30,000–40,000 soldiers ⓘ
terrain	rolling hills around Valmy in Champagne ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	artillery-centric engagement ⓘ
year	1792 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Revolutionary Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

Battle of Valmy → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cannonade of Valmy

Battle of Valmy → campaign → Battle of Valmy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Valmy campaign

Battle of Jemappes → relatedEvent → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

First Coalition → notableBattle → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

War of the First Coalition → significantBattle → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

Armies of the French Revolution and Empire → engagement → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick → participantIn → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

French Revolutionary Army → militaryConflict → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

Charles-François Dumouriez → notableWork → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victory at the Battle of Valmy

Charles-François Dumouriez → notableBattle → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

Western Front of the War of the First Coalition → hasPart → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

Battle of Neerwinden (1793) → relatedEvent → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

Valmy → knownFor → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

Valmy → significantEvent → Battle of Valmy ⓘ

François Kellermann → notableEvent → Battle of Valmy ⓘ