Second Battle of Orléans (1870)

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Loire Campaign

1st Orléans –Coulmiers – 2nd Orléans – Le Mans

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.

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