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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 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.
Notes
- ^ a b "La Charité-sur-Loire (Municipality, Nièvre, France)". Flagspot.net. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ a b Gower, Ronald Sutherland (2008). Joan of Arc. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 100. ISBN 0-554-36557-X.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=and|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The Chevauchées of Jeanne d'Arc". Xenophongroup.com. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Letters of Joan of Arc". Joanofarc.info. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
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