French Army of the Loire
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The French Army of the Loire was an improvised field army of the French Third Republic during the Franco-Prussian War, formed to relieve besieged Paris and continue resistance after the collapse of the imperial forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | field army ⓘ |
| aim |
to break the siege of Paris
ⓘ
to restore French military position after the fall of the Second Empire ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | armistice of January 1871 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1871 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Beaugency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Coulmiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Le Mans (1871) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Loigny–Poupry NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Orléans (1870) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFor |
continuation of French resistance after Sedan
ⓘ
defence of the Loire region ⓘ relief of Paris ⓘ |
| garrison | Loire region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelliContext | German invasion of France in 1870 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Bourges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Franco-Prussian War era ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | recapture of Orléans in November 1870 ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Antoine Chanzy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Denis Bourbaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis d'Aurelle de Paladines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bavarian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German armies of the North German Confederation ⓘ Prussian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Government of National Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | imperial French field armies defeated at Sedan and Metz ⓘ |
| recruitmentBasis |
Garde mobile units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
newly raised conscripts ⓘ volunteers ⓘ |
| result | ultimately defeated by German forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1870 ⓘ |
| status | improvised army ⓘ |
| subsequentAction |
army divided into two separate groups in December 1870
ⓘ
eastern group placed under command of Charles Denis Bourbaki ⓘ western group placed under command of Antoine Chanzy ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Loire Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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