Siege of Orléans

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The Siege of Orléans was a pivotal 1428–1429 military engagement in the Hundred Years' War, best known for Joan of Arc’s role in lifting the English siege and turning the tide in favor of the French.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
associatedWith Charles VII of France ⓘ
Loire River ⓘ
linked to: Loire
belligerent Burgundian forces ⓘ
English forces ⓘ
French forces ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
endDate 1429-05-08 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Beaugency ⓘ
Battle of Jargeau ⓘ
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire ⓘ
Battle of Patay ⓘ
Loire Campaign ⓘ
hasCause English attempt to capture Orléans and advance in the Loire Valley ⓘ
involves relief army ⓘ
urban fortifications ⓘ
use of artillery ⓘ
keyEvent French assaults on English bastions around Orléans ⓘ
arrival of Joan of Arc at Orléans in April 1429 ⓘ
capture of the Tourelles fortification ⓘ
withdrawal of English forces from around Orléans ⓘ
location Kingdom of France ⓘ
Orléans ⓘ
notableCommander Jean d'Orléans, Count of Dunois ⓘ
Joan of Arc ⓘ
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury ⓘ
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk ⓘ
opponent Burgundian forces ⓘ
English forces ⓘ
French forces ⓘ
outcome French lifted the English siege ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Rouvray (Battle of the Herrings) ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
significance boosted French morale ⓘ
enhanced the reputation of Joan of Arc ⓘ
first major French victory after a long series of defeats ⓘ
turning point in the Hundred Years' War in favor of the French ⓘ
startDate 1428-10-12 ⓘ
strategicObjective control of the Loire River crossings ⓘ
opening the way to central France for the English ⓘ
timePeriod 15th century ⓘ
year 1428 ⓘ
1429 ⓘ

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Hundred Years' War → notableBattle → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Charles VII of France → significantEvent → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Orléans → notableEvent → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Joan of Arc → notableWork → Loire Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Orléans
Joan of Arc → battle → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
coronation of Charles VII in 1429 → follows → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Battle of Patay → precededBy → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Orléans → hasHistoricalEvent → liberation of Orléans (1429) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Orléans
Joan of Arc Festival → relatedTo → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Orléanais → notableEvent → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 1 → includesEvent → siege of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Orléans
Loire Campaign → notableBattle → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Jean II, Duke of Alençon → participatedIn → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
English-occupied France → significantEvent → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Battle of Rouvray → relatedTo → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Battle of Jargeau → precededBy → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury → battle → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Arthur de Richemont → participatedIn → siege of Orléans campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Orléans
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire → precededBy → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire → inspiredBy → Joan of Arc's victories at Orléans and Jargeau ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Orléans
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles → participantIn → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
Charles VII of France → notableEvent → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
subject linked to: French dauphin Charles
the Bastard of Orléans → participatedIn → Siege of Orléans ⓘ
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc → depicts → Battle of Orléans ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Orléans
Raoul de Gaucourt → participatedIn → Siege of Orléans ⓘ