Battle of Loigny–Poupry

The Battle of Loigny–Lumeau-Poupry was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War. It took place on 2 December 1870 during the Loire Campaign on a frontline between Loigny, Lumeau and Poupry.

Battle of Loigny–Poupry
Part of the Franco-Prussian War
Hugo von Kottwitz with the Lübecker Bataillon
Date 2 December 1870 Location Loigny-la-Bataille, France Result German victory
Belligerents
North German Confederation Prussia Bavaria	French Republic
Commanders and leaders
Friedrich Franz II	Antoine Chanzy
Strength
35,000	45,000
Casualties and losses
4,139	6,000–7,000 3,500–4,500 killed or wounded 2,500 captured

After the Battle of Villepion, an army detachment (Armee-Abteilung) under the command of Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, engaged the French Army of the Loire and defeated them. The French force was led by General Antoine Chanzy (16th corps d'armée), supported in the afternoon by General Gaston de Sonis (17th corps d'armée).

The next day started the Second Battle of Orléans (1870).

Sources

• Loigny–Poupry, Battle of
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Orleans § The Orleans Campaign of 1870" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 287–288.
• History of the Franco-Prussian War
• A Soldier's Message by DCN, Comet Press, 1958

External links

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