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✦ History

Battle of Le Mans

January 10–12, 1871 · Battle of Le Mans

Result German victory

Prince Friedrich Karl's Second Army beat Chanzy's army at Le Mans.

On the map Contemporaries

Germany

France

North German Confederation

Kingdom of Prussia

France

Frederick Francis II military commander

Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia military commander

Antoine Chanzy military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 73,000c. 72,000
Casualties: 3,500c. 4,000
Captured: 500
Missing: c. 500
Guns: 324c. 324

Strength: 88,000c. 88,000
Casualties: 26,000c. 26,000
Missing: c. 20,000
Guns lost: 17c. 17

Units

III Corps (German Empire) IX Corps (German Empire) X Corps (German Empire) 17th Division (German Empire) 18th Division (German Empire) 19th Division (German Empire) 20th Division (German Empire) 22nd Division (German Empire) 5th Division (German Empire) 6th Division (German Empire)

Army of the Loire