Henry II invades Lorraine with 35,000 men to occupy the bishoprics of Metz, Toul and Verdun.
Citation:
Editors. "Metz, Verdun and Toul occupied by the French".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=10082, accessed 26 May 2013.]