After General Von Wittich's victory at Châteauneuf-en-Thimerais, the Prussian forces under him resumed their advance. On the 19th of January 1871, they advanced from Châteauneuf to Digny, capturing a number of French "Garde Mobile" soldiers. While the entire Army of the West to conduct retreating Chartres to Châteaudun, HRH Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia pulled the infantry regiments to Beaune-la-Rolande and Montargis to flank the Corps Loire of France. The military situation of the Western Army became chaotic during the retreat to Châteaudun. The division of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg united with the Prince's army, and on the 28th of November, the French general Paladines was defeated at the Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande.