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Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
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Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War
French dynastic war from 1407 to 1435
The Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War was a conflict between two cadet branches of the French royal family: the House of Orléans and the House of Burgundy from 1407 to 1435. It began during a lull in the Hundred Years' War against the English and overlapped with the Western Schism…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Joan of Arc
French folk heroine and saint (1412–1431)
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Claiming to be acting under divine guidance, she became a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier
1429 battle of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War
The siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier was a venture of the so-called Lancastrian War. The small town was, however, heavily fortified and surrounded by a deep moat. According to Joan of Arc's bodyguard, Jean d'Aulon, the initial assault failed and the retreat was sounded. Joan…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)