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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French Army of the Loire canonical 2

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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
country France
disbandedAfter armistice of January 1871
endTime 1871
engagement Battle of Beaugency
Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande
Battle of Coulmiers
Battle of Le Mans (1871)
Battle of Loigny–Poupry
Battle of Orléans (1870)
Battle of Vendôme
formedFor continuation of French resistance after Sedan
defence of the Loire region
relief of Paris
garrison Loire region
linked to: Centre-Val de Loire
hasCasusBelliContext German invasion of France in 1870
headquartersLocation Bourges
Tours
historicalPeriod 19th century
locatedInTime Franco-Prussian War era
notableAchievement recapture of Orléans in November 1870
notableCommander Antoine Chanzy
Charles Denis Bourbaki
Louis d'Aurelle de Paladines
operatedBy French Third Republic
opponent Bavarian Army
German armies of the North German Confederation
Prussian Army
organizedBy Government of National Defence
partOf French Army
precededBy imperial French field armies defeated at Sedan and Metz
recruitmentBasis Garde mobile units
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
western France
linked to: Western France

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Siege of Paris defendedBy French Army of the Loire
Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande opponent French Army of the Loire