In 1636, Montfaucon was once again ravaged by war, the enemy burning the whole town, one house only being left standing. The Parish Church of St. Laurent caught fire, and a number of the inhabitants who had taken refuge there perished in the flames.
MONTFAUCON. OBSERVATION-POST ON ROADSIDE NEAR CHURCH
Overlooking Montfaucon Wood, Cheppy Wood, Hesse Forest, and Clermont Argonne.
On September 9, 1792, Montfaucon was occupied by Prussian troops under Kalkreuth.
In 1914, after the battle of the Marne, the Crown Prince had his headquarters there for a few days, before establishing himself at Stenay. The French 40th Infantry Division, during the retreat at the end of September, forced the Bavarians to fall back on the woods of Montfaucon, but the Germans quickly consolidated their positions on the ridge, from which it was impossible to dislodge them.