Armée de la Loireの英語

The Armée de la Loire was a French army of the Franco-Prussian War. It was formed in October 1870 by Léon Gambetta, interior minister and minister for war in the Government of National Defence, then taking refuge in Tours after the French defeat at Sedan on 2 September 1870. It was formed out of francs-tireurs recalled from the French colony in Algeria, soldiers in depots and reservists, which formed the 15th army corps under Joseph Édouard de la Motte Rouge. The Army had few officers with fighting experience, insufficient artillery, and its troops were under-trained. It fought at the Battle of Orléans (1870) and Battle of Le Mans (1871) and was dissolved on 14 March 1871.