The Battle of Loigny–Lumeau-Poupry was a battle of the
Franco-Prussian War. It took place on 2 December 1870 during the Loire Campaign on a frontline between
Loigny,
Lumeau
Lumeau () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France, between Chartres and Orléans.
Geography
Lumeau is situated in the Beauce agricultural plain, 27 km north from Orléans, 39 km north-east from Châteaudun, ...
and
Poupry
Poupry () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department
The following is a list of the 365 communes of the Eure-et-Loir department of France.
The communes coop ...
.
After the
Battle of Villepion
The Battle of Villepion was a battle between the French XVI Corps under General Chanzy and the I Bavarian Corps during the Franco-Prussian War. It occurred in the district of Terminiers, between Terminiers and Nonneville on 1 December 1870, a ...
, an army detachment (''Armee-Abteilung'') under the command of
Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick Francis II (German: ''Friedrich Franz II;'' 28 February 1823 – 15 April 1883) was a Prussian officer and Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 7 March 1842 until 15 April 1883.
Biography
He was born in Schloss Ludwigslust, the ...
, engaged the French
Army of the Loire
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
and defeated them. The French force was led by General
Antoine Chanzy
Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy (18 March 18234 January 1883) was a French general, notable for his successes during the Franco-Prussian War and as a governor of Algeria.
Biography
Born in Nouart in the department of Ardennes, France, the son of ...
(16th corps d'armée), supported in the afternoon by General
Gaston de Sonis (17th corps d'armée).
The next day started the
Second Battle of Orléans (1870)
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 ...
.
Sources
Loigny–Poupry, Battle of*
* ''A Soldier's Message'' by DCN, Comet Press, 1958
External links
Loigny
Loigny
History of Eure-et-Loir
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