Army of the North (1870–1871)
Army · France · November 15, 1870 – March 1, 1871
The French army raised in Lille and Picardy, led by Louis Faidherbe from December 1870.
View on map Fought in Franco-Prussian War
Movements
- November 27, 1870 Battle of Amiens (1870) Beaten before Amiens Map
- December 23, 1870 – December 24, 1870 Battle of Hallue Holds the Hallue Map
- January 3, 1871 Battle of Bapaume (1871) Fights Goeben's troops Map
- January 19, 1871 Battle of St. Quentin (1871) Beaten Map
- January 21, 1871 – March 1, 1871 Falls back on Lille (approximate) Map