Loigny-la-Bataille
Also known as Loigny, Goury
Loigny-la-Bataille () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
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- Locality
- Loigny-la-Bataille
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 181
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Loigny-la-Bataille () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
==History== The commune was the site of a major battle Battle of Loigny-Poupry on Friday, December 2, 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War when a French force of about 300 soldiers under General Gaston De Sonis fought a Prussian force of almost 2000. The battle is commemorated by several monuments including a memorial chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart.
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