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{{Short description|1423 battle of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War}}
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{{Infobox Military Conflict
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| conflict = Siege of La Charité
|partof=the [[Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War]]
| partof = the [[Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War]]
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|date=November 24–December 25, 1429
| date = November 24 – December 25, 1429
|place=[[La Charité-sur-Loire]], [[France]]
| place = [[La Charité-sur-Loire]], France
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|result=Impasse, the city delivered to Charles VII against a huge ransom<ref name="FS">{{cite web|url=http://flagspot.net/flags/fr-58-lc.html|title=La Charité-sur-Loire (Municipality, Nièvre, France) |publisher =Flagspot.net |author= |accessdate=2009-03-03}}</ref>
|result = Impasse, the city delivered to Charles VII against a huge ransom<ref name="FS">{{cite web|url=http://flagspot.net/flags/fr-58-lc.html|title=La Charité-sur-Loire (Municipality, Nièvre, France) |publisher =Flagspot.net |accessdate=2009-03-03}}</ref>
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|combatant1=[[File:Armoiries Armagnac-Rodez.svg|25px]] [[Armagnacs]]
|combatant2=[[File:Blason fr Bourgogne.svg|25px]] [[Burgundian (party)|Burgundians]]
| combatant1 = [[File:Parti Armagnac.svg|25px]] [[Armagnacs]]
| combatant2 = [[File:Parti Bourguignon.svg|25px]] [[Burgundian (party)|Burgundians]]
|commander1=[[Joan of Arc]]
| commander1 = [[File:Coat of Arms of Jeanne d'Arc.svg|20px]] [[Joan of Arc]]
|commander2=[[Perrinet Gressard]]
| commander2 = [[Perrinet Gressard]]
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{{Campaignbox Lancastrian War}}
The '''Siege of La Charité''' was incited by the order of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]] to [[Joan of Arc]] after the warlord Perrinet Gressard seized the town in 1423.<ref name="FS"/>
The '''siege of La Charité''' was incited by the order of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]] to [[Joan of Arc]] after the warlord Perrinet Gressard seized the town in 1423.<ref name="FS"/>


La Charité was not only strongly fortified, but fully victualled for a prolonged siege.<ref name="RG">{{cite book | last = Gower | first = Ronald Sutherland | coauthors = | title = Joan of Arc | publisher =BiblioBazaar, LLC | year = 2008 | month = | isbn =055436557X | page = 100}}</ref> Joan's forces were known to be poorly equipped with artillery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/orleans2.htm|title=The Chevauchées of Jeanne d'Arc |publisher =Xenophongroup.com |author= |accessdate=2009-03-03}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joanofarc.info/joanofarc_letters.html|title=Letters of Joan of Arc |publisher =Joanofarc.info |author= |accessdate=2009-03-03}}</ref> On November 9 Joan made another request for supplies in preparation. [[Charles d'Albret]], of Joan's army, sent a letter to [[Riom]] on the same day. The assistance came from [[Bourges]] and [[Orleans]], which sent soldiers and artillerymen.<ref name="RG"/> However after a month-long struggle in bad weather, the siege was abandoned.
[[La Charité-sur-Loire|La Charité]] was not only strongly fortified, but fully victualled for a prolonged siege.<ref name="RG">{{cite book | last = Gower | first = Ronald Sutherland | title = Joan of Arc | publisher =BiblioBazaar, LLC | year = 2008 | isbn =978-0-554-36557-2 | page = 100}}</ref> Joan's forces were known to be poorly equipped with artillery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/orleans2.htm|title=The Chevauchées of Jeanne d'Arc |publisher =Xenophongroup.com |accessdate=2009-03-03}}</ref> On November 7, 1429, the people of [[Clermont-Ferrand|Clermont]] were addressed with a letter asking the town to send supplies to Joan's army for the siege.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joanofarc.info/joanofarc_letters.html|title=Letters of Joan of Arc|publisher=Joanofarc.info|accessdate=2009-03-03|archive-date=2008-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111104219/http://joanofarc.info/joanofarc_letters.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="RG"/> However, after a month-long struggle in bad weather, the siege was abandoned.

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==See also==
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* [[Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External link==
==External links==
*[http://archive.joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_letter_Nov1429.html Joan of Arc's letter to the people of Riom, Nov. 9, 1429]
*[http://archive.joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_letter_Nov1429.html Joan of Arc's letter to the people of Riom, Nov. 9, 1429]


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==See also==
[[Category:1429 in Europe]]
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*[[Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier]]
[[Category:1420s in France]]

[[Category:Sieges involving France|La Char]]
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[[Category:Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War]]

[[Category:1429 in France]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1429]]
[[Category:Sieges involving France|La Char]]
[[Category:Nièvre]]
[[Category:Hundred Years' War, 1415–1453]]
[[Category:Sieges of the Hundred Years' War]]
[[Category:Joan of Arc]]
[[Category:Joan of Arc]]
[[Category:Civil war between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians]]

Latest revision as of 18:39, 29 November 2024

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.

See also

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Notes

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  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.
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