The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between Second French Empire and Kingdom of Prussia, while Prussia was backed by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Grand Duchy of Baden, History of W?rttemberg#The Kingdom... 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, 1870 after the Battle of Coulmiers
Battle of Coulmiers
The Battle of Coulmiers was fought on November 9, 1870 between France and Kingdom of Bavaria forces. The French Army of the Loire under Louis Jean-Baptiste d'Aurelle de Paladines surprised a Bavarian army under Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen at the village of Coulmiers west of Orleans.... , and divided the French Army of the Loire in two.
