Second Battle of Orléans

Name: Second Battle of Orléans
Start: 1870-12-03
End: 1870-12-04

3 Dec 1870 – 4 Dec 1870 · 47.90° N, 1.91° E

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When: 3 Dec 1870 – 4 Dec 1870
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 47.90° N, 1.91° E
Description: 1870 battle

Battle of Orléans (December 1870)

Franco-Prussian War, 3-4 Dec 1870

The Second Battle of Orléans of Battle of Vaumainbert was fought during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. It took place on December 3 and 4, 1870 and was part of the Loire Campaign. The Germans recaptured Orléans, which had been retaken by the French on November 11, 1870 after the Battle of Coulmiers, and divided the French Army of the Loire in two.

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Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'armée de la Loire résiste à la bataille de Patay-Orléans, mais le 4 décembre l'armée prussienne repprend Orléans”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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Franco-Prussian19 Jul 1870 · Interstate war · Deaths 204,313

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Battle of Orléans (December 1870)

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