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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Label Occurrences
French Army of the Loire canonical 2

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Statements (45)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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