Siege of La Charité

Siege of La Charité
Part of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War
DateNovember 24 – December 25, 1429
Location
La Charité-sur-Loire, France
47°10′40″N 3°01′11″E / 47.1778°N 3.0197°E / 47.1778; 3.0197
Result Impasse, the city delivered to Charles VII against a huge ransom[1]
Belligerents
Armagnacs Burgundians
Commanders and leaders
Joan of Arc Perrinet Gressard

The siege of La Charité was incited by the order of Charles VII to Joan of Arc after the warlord Perrinet Gressard seized the town in 1423.[1]

La Charité was not only strongly fortified, but fully victualled for a prolonged siege.[2] Joan's forces were known to be poorly equipped with artillery.[3] On November 7, 1429, the people of Clermont were addressed with a letter asking the town to send supplies to Joan's army for the siege.[4] On November 9, Joan made another request for supplies in preparation. Charles II d'Albret, of Joan's army, sent a letter to Riom on the same day. The assistance came from Bourges and Orléans, which sent soldiers and artillerymen.[2] However, after a month-long struggle in bad weather, the siege was abandoned.

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Notes

  1. ^ a b "La Charité-sur-Loire (Municipality, Nièvre, France)". Flagspot.net. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  2. ^ a b Gower, Ronald Sutherland (2008). Joan of Arc. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-554-36557-2.
  3. ^ "The Chevauchées of Jeanne d'Arc". Xenophongroup.com. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  4. ^ "Letters of Joan of Arc". Joanofarc.info. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2009-03-03.