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Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire
Deceased Person
1740 – 1792
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Who was Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire?
Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire 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.
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