Battles & Campaigns · 1870
Battle of Loigny–Poupry
Loigny-la-Bataille, Eure-et-Loir, France
What happened
During the Loire campaign, the two armies met along a front between the villages of Loigny, Lumeau and Poupry. About 35,000 German troops faced about 45,000 French. The Germans defeated the French Army of the Loire.
Why it matters
The German win protected their side while they prepared for new fighting along the Loire. It came just over three weeks after the French victory at Coulmiers.
What came next
The next day the Second Battle of Orléans began.
Did you know?
The village of Loigny is now called Loigny-la-Bataille, and a memorial chapel there remembers the battle.
Timeline
- 9 Nov 1870Battle of Coulmiers.
- 2 Dec 1870Battle of Loigny–Poupry.
- 3 Dec 1870Second Battle of Orléans begins.
- 8–9 Dec 1870Battle of Beaugency.