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Battle of Artenay

Battle of Artenay
Part of Franco-Prussian War

Map of the Battle Plans
DateOctober 10, 1870[2][3]
Location
Artenay, Loiret, France
Result German Victory[4][5][6][7]
Belligerents
 French Republic

 North German Confederation

 Bavaria
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Édouard de la Motte-Rouge[8][9] Ludwig von Tann-Rathsamhausen[8][10][11]
Units involved
Garde Mobile XI Corps
I Corps
Strength
20,000 men[12] 30,000 men[12]
Casualties and losses
700 killed or wounded
1,800 captured[12]		 1,000 killed or wounded[12]

The Battle of Artenay'[13] also known as the Battle of Arthenay,[1] took place during the Franco-Prussian War,[4] on October 10, 1870,[14] in Artenay[5] a small town located on the road from Orléans to Paris, France which was about 10 miles north of the city of Orléans.[1] In this fierce battle,[7] with superior strength compared to the opponent,[3] The I Corps of the Kingdom of Bavaria, under the command of Lieutenant General Ludwig von der Tann-Rathsamhausen, in collaboration with the 22nd Division of the XI Corps of the Kingdom of Prussia and the two cavalry divisions of the Prussian army attacked and penetrated the defense system of the army of the Loire[1] of the young French Republic, under the control of general Joseph Edouard de la Motterouge,[8] causing heavy losses for the French military of which many people were taken prisoner.[7] The winning conditions Artenay [clarification needed] were favorable enough for Von der Tann to strike Orléans,[15] while the forces of France knocked back on Orléans forest in an agitated state.[9][16] Despite this, Nièvre's Garde Mobiles and the Pontifical Legion in the French army were noted for their strong resistance,[17] while a monk in Prussian Cavalry under the command of Prince Albrecht demonstrated his prowess in the battle at Artenay.[15]

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  3. ^ a b "The Franco-Prussian war: its causes, incidents, and consequences"
  4. ^ a b "The German-French war of 1870 and its consequences upon future civilization"
  5. ^ a b Jean-Denis G. G. Lepage, The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History, Page 57
  6. ^ "Forty years after: the story of the Franco-German war, 1870"
  7. ^ a b c Henry Allnutt, Historical diary of the war between France and Germany, 1870-1, Page 135
  8. ^ a b c Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-First Century, Volume 1, Page 72
  9. ^ a b Geoffrey Wawro, The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871, Section "The Battle of Orléans, 10–11 October 1870.
  10. ^ William O'Connor Morris, The Campaign of 1870-1. Republished from quot The Times quot, Pages 185-186.
  11. ^ Frederick Ernest Whitton, Moltke, Page 285
  12. ^ a b c d Bodart 1908, p. 559.
  13. ^ "The Franco-German War of 1870—71" (written by Marshal Helmuth Von Moltke)
  14. ^ "The War for the Rhine Frontier, 1870: Its Political and Military History"
  15. ^ a b Frederick III, German Emperor, The war diary of the Emperor Frederick III, 1870-1871, Page 152
  16. ^ "The "people's War" in France, 1870-1871"
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference cuochientranh1870 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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