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]
| Siege of La Charité | |||||||
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| Part of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Armagnacs |
 Burgundians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Joan of Arc | Perrinet Gressard | ||||||
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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edit- ^ 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 978-0-554-36557-2.
- ^ "The Chevauchées of Jeanne d'Arc". Xenophongroup.com. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Letters of Joan of Arc". Joanofarc.info. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2009-03-03.