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Siege of Orléans

1429 CE · France

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Year
1429 CE
Location
France
Era
🏰 Medieval Europe
Difficulty
medium
Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Siege of Orléans

Joan of Arc, a seventeen-year-old peasant girl claiming divine guidance, inspired the demoralized French army to break the English siege of Orléans in just nine days. Her arrival transformed French morale and led to a series of victories that turned the Hundred Years' War decisively in France's favor. The relief of Orléans paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII at Reims and began the process that would expel the English from France.

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Joan of Arc was wounded by a crossbow bolt through the shoulder during the assault on Orleans but pulled the arrow out herself and returned to lead the attack.

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