Battle of Patay

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The Battle of Patay was a decisive 1429 French victory led by Joan of Arc that shattered English longbow dominance and marked a major turning point in the Hundred Years' War.

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Battle of Patay canonical 15
Bataille de Patay 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath French advance toward Reims ⓘ
boosted prestige of Joan of Arc ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bataille de Patay ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Patay
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
campaign Loire campaign ⓘ
linked to: Loire Campaign
casualties heavy English casualties ⓘ
light French casualties ⓘ
combatantStrength English force heavily outnumbered ⓘ
French army numerically superior to English force ⓘ
commander Jean Poton de Xaintrailles ⓘ
Joan of Arc ⓘ
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
La Hire ⓘ
Sir John Fastolf ⓘ
Thomas de Scales ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 18 June 1429 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy French march to Reims ⓘ
historicalPeriod phase of French resurgence in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
locationRelativeTo near the town of Patay in the Beauce region ⓘ
west of Orléans ⓘ
notableCapture John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury captured by the French ⓘ
notableFor capture or killing of many experienced English archers ⓘ
rapid French cavalry assault before English could entrench ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
place near Patay, north-central France ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Jargeau ⓘ
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire ⓘ
Siege of Orléans ⓘ
primaryArmFrench heavy cavalry ⓘ
primaryWeaponEnglish longbow ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
significance decisive French victory ⓘ
major turning point in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
opened road to Reims for Charles VII's coronation ⓘ
secured French control of the Loire Valley ⓘ
shattered reputation of English longbow invincibility ⓘ
tacticalFeature English longbowmen caught before fully preparing defensive stakes ⓘ
French cavalry charge against English archers ⓘ
French surprise attack on English vanguard ⓘ
theater Loire campaign of 1429 ⓘ
linked to: Loire Campaign
year 1429 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hundred Years' War → notableBattle → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Charles VII of France → significantEvent → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Joan of Arc → battle → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Siege of Orléans → followedBy → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Battle of Patay → alsoKnownAs → Bataille de Patay ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Patay
Arthur de Richemont → participatedIn → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Loire Campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Arthur de Richemont → participatedIn → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire → followedBy → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles → participantIn → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Sir John Fastolf → notableBattle → Battle of Patay ⓘ
the Bastard of Orléans → participatedIn → Battle of Patay ⓘ
Battle of Beaugency → followedBy → Battle of Patay ⓘ