Battle of Loigny-Poupry

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The Battle of Loigny-Poupry was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War. It took place on December 2, 1870 during the Loire Campaign near the town of Loigny. 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.