Second Battle of Orléans (1870)

For similarly titled battles, see Battle of Orléans.

Second Battle of Orléans

Date	3–4 December 1870
Location	Orléans, France
Result	Prussian victory

Belligerents

Prussia

Hesse-Darmstadt

France

Commanders and leaders

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

Franco-Prussian War

Wissembourg Spicheren Wörth Borny–Colombey Strasbourg Toul Mars-la-Tour Gravelotte Metz Beaumont Noisseville Bazeilles Sedan Bellevue Coulmiers Havana Amiens Beaune-la-Rolande Villepion Loigny et Poupry Beaugency Hallue Bapaume Villersexel Le Mans Lisaine St. Quentin Paris Belfort Belgian reaction

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.

Sources

von Moltke, Helmuth, The Franco-German war of 1870-71, London: J. R. Osgood, McIlvaine & co. 1891 p29-41

Coordinates: 47°54′09″N 1°54′32″E / 47.9025°N 1.9090°E / 47.9025; 1.9090

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