1. the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery); [syn: Valmy, battle of Valmy]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
battle of Valmy
n 1: the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in
1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)
[syn: Valmy, battle of Valmy]