Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kubva muna 1624 kusvika muna 1636, nhare huru ine masvingo yakavakwa panzvimbo yeAbbey yeSaint Vanne. Muna 1670, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban akashanyira Verdun ndokuronga chirongwa chakakura chokusimbisa guta rose. Kunyange zvazvo urongwa hwake hwakawanda hwakavakwa mumakumi emakore akatevera, zvimwe zvezvinhu zvacho hazvina kupedzwa kutozosvikira pashure peHondo dzaNapoleon. Pasinei nokuvakirirwa kwakakura, muHondo yeVerdun muna 1792 nhare yacho yakatorwa navaPrussian. Ikoku kwakanga kuri mukati meHondo yeChibatanwa Chokutanga. Zvisinei rakasiiwa navo pashure peHondo yeValmy
. Mukati meHondo yaNapoleon, nhare yacho yakashandiswa kuchengeta vasungwa vehondo veBritain.