Valmy
                    20 September, 1792 
                    At 
                      this battle a mixture of French regulars and conscripts, 
                      under General Francois Kellerman, 
                      faced an army of Brunswick veterans.  
                    Although 
                      twice the number of the enemy, the French were unsure of 
                      the loyalty of the pre-revolution trained troops and the 
                      courage of the newcomers.  
                    The 
                      Duke of Brunswick's regulars, however, did not get to prove 
                      their superiority as excellent shelling from the highly 
                      skilled French artillery kept them at bay and eventually 
                      forced them from the field.  
                    Casualities 
                      for both sides were about 300 men.  
                      
                      
                      
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