June 12th, 1429 - The Battle of Jargeau

Conflict: Hundred Years' War

Combatants: English v. French

Location: France

Outcome: French victory

After driving the English from Orleans, Joan of Arc led the French army in an attack on the fortress at Jargeau. The English defenders submitted and the Duke of Suffolk was captured.

Battle of Jargeau Martial d'Auvergne (1508) by an unknown artist

Points of Interest:

• The victory at Jargeau led to a great French counteroffensive against the English.

• Joan of Arc would be convicted of heresy by Burgundians two years after Jargeau and burned at the stake. She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1920.

Joan of Arc by John Everett Millais

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Sources:

Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).

Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.