Second Battle of Orléans

Second Battle of Orléans
	Part of the Franco-Prussian War
	; German troops enter Orléans on 4 December 1870
Date	3–4 December 1870
Location	Orléans, France
Result	German victory
Belligerents
North German Confederation Kingdom of Prussia; Bavaria;	France
Commanders and leaders
; Frederick Francis II; Friedrich Karl ; Ludwig von der Tann	; Louis d'Aurelle de Paladines
Strength
86,000	62,000
Casualties and losses
400 killed; 1,600 wounded	3,000 killed or wounded; 18,000 captured or missing; 74 guns and 4 gunboats captured

The Second Battle of Orléans was fought during 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. Future king of Serbia, Peter, took part in the battle on the French side. The French lost 20,000 men in two days of combat, including 18,000 captured or missing, as well as 74 guns and four gunboats.^[2] German manpower losses amounted to 2,000, of which 400 killed and 1,600 wounded.^[1] The Germans lost 368 horses, including 175 killed, 183 wounded and 10 missing.^[3]

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bodart 1908, p. 564.
^ German General Staff 1880, p. 364.
^ German General Staff 1880, p. 116‡.

References

von Moltke, Helmuth, The Franco-German war of 1870-71, London: J. R. Osgood, McIlvaine & co. 1891 p29-41
German General Staff (1880). The Franco-German War 1870-71: Part 2; Volume 1. London: Clowes & Sons.
Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Wien und Leipzig, C. W. Stern.

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

[FOOTNOTEBodart1908564-1] Bodart 1908, p. 564.

[FOOTNOTEGerman_General_Staff1880364-2] German General Staff 1880, p. 364.

[FOOTNOTEGerman_General_Staff1880116‡-3] German General Staff 1880, p. 116‡.

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