Second Battle of Orléans
| Second Battle of Orléans | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Prussian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Prussia Hesse-Darmstadt |
 France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg General Ludwig von Wittich |
General Louis d'Aurelle de Paladines General Antoine Chanzy General Francois Martineau of Chenez General Crouzat | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,700 | 20,000 | ||||||
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The Second Battle of Orléans was a battle of 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.
Sources
- von Moltke, Helmuth, The Franco-German war of 1870-71, London: J. R. Osgood, McIlvaine & co. 1891 p29-41