Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'abalị iri n'ọnwa Ọktoba, agha malitere n'etiti ndị agha German na ndị agha French Republican n'akụkụ Orléans. Na mbido, ndị Germany meriri mana ndị France wetara ndị enyemaka ma merie ndị agha Bavaria na
Agha nke Coulmiers na 9 Nọvemba. Mgbe ndị agha Metz chịsịrị aka elu, ihe karịrị otu narị puku ndị agha Germany a zụrụ nke ọma ma nwee ahụmahụ sonyeere 'Òtù Ndị Agha Ndịda' nke Germany. A manyere ndị France ịhapụ Orléans na 4 Disemba, ma merie ha na Agha Le Mans. Ndị agha France nke abụọ nke na-arụ ọrụ n'ebe ugwu Paris ka a na-atụgharị na Agha Amiens (27 Nọvemba), Agha Bapaume (3 Jenụwarị 1871) na Agha St. Quentin (13 Jenụwarị).