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Battle of Loriol

Battle of Loriol was a battle fought on 2 April 1815 at Loriol-sur-Drôme, in what is now France. It was part of the Napoleonic Wars, which ran from 1803 to 1815.

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Map of the Battle of Loriol, 1815 (1821)
Map of the Battle of Loriol, 1815 (1821). Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date2 April 1815
PlaceLoriol-sur-Drôme, France
44.752N, 4.823E
Part ofNapoleonic Wars (1803 to 1815)
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
ParticipantsBourbon Restoration in France, First French Empire
Battle of LoriolBattle of LoriolSiege of PrivasBattle of MontélimarBattle of Rhone CrossingBattle of ArausioBattle of Mons SeleucusSiege of PrivasBattle of MontélimarBattle of Rhone CrossingBattle of ArausioBattle of Mons SeleucusLyonGrenobleMontpellierSaint-ÉtienneNîmesClermont-FerrandAnnecy100 km44.752N, 4.823E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1815

Battle of Loriol is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20724028, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.