The Battle of Orléans 1870 - French Raw Recruits vs. Experienced German Soldiers

Real Time History

S2021E18
October 14, 2021 13 min

Overview

All across France French Armies have been raised from any available troops. From international volunteers to raw teenaged recruits. How these sub-par soldiers fair against professional German soldiers is not hard to guess and we can see how that goes in the first battles for Orléans.

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