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Nevertheless, a coronation in Reims would have a much greater impact because it would be seen as a new miracle, attesting to his divine legitimacy. [10] [11] After initially meeting the Dauphin on 23 May 1429 at Loches, [12] Joan of Arc next met him on 21 June at the Fleury Abbey to persuade him to go to Reims.
The Battle of Patay, fought on 18 June 1429 during the Hundred Years' War, was the culmination of the Loire Campaign between the French and English in north-central France. In this engagement, the horsemen of the French vanguard inflicted heavy casualties on an English army; most of them sustained by the longbowmen as the English cavalry fled.
The French had defeated the English at Patay on 18 June 1429 and had proceeded northeastward to crown King Charles VII of France at Rheims without further resistance, accepting the peaceful surrender of every town along their path. Compiègne was not along that road – its location is north of Paris – but along with several other cities it ...
After pushing further into English and Burgundian-controlled territory, Charles was crowned King Charles VII of France in Reims Cathedral on 17 July 1429. Joan was later captured by Burgundian troops under John of Luxembourg at the Siege of Compiègne on 24 May 1430. [11] The Burgundians handed her over to their English allies.
15–16 June 1429 France: Kingdom of France: None: Kingdom of England: Victory Battle of Patay: 18 June 1429 France: Kingdom of France: None: Kingdom of England: Victory March to Reims: 29 June – 16 July 1429 France: Kingdom of France: None: Kingdom of England: Victory Siege of Paris (1429) 3–8 September 1429 France: Kingdom of France: None ...
17 July – Charles VII is crowned as King of France at the traditional site of Reims. 8 September – Joan of Arc leads a failed attempt to capture Paris. Unknown – The future Louis XI becomes Dauphin of France.
--- March to Reims, 1429 In 1428, the English army laid siege to Orléans , one of the most heavily defended cities in Europe, with more cannons in their possession than the French. However, one of the French cannons managed to kill the English commander, the Earl of Salisbury .
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