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Capture of Joan of Arc
On May 23, 1430, Joan led French forces out of Compiègne to fight a Burgundian coalition;…
Timeline
- 1430Outside Compiègne · PicardyAfter the defeat at Paris, Joan moved to Compiègne, helping the commander Flavigny de la Noue resist the siege by Burgundian and English forces. That day she led a small French force out to counterattack; forced to retreat after an enemy counterattack, she found the drawbridge raised and the gates closed, leaving Joan and some of her followers stranded outside the city.
- 1430Outside Compiègne · PicardyThe Burgundian knight Lionel de Wandomme (or, according to another account, Archambaud d'Auberville) pulled Joan from her horse and captured her in the melee. Count John of Luxembourg immediately took over the prisoner; Joan was taken to Burgundian-held territory and imprisoned, and the French army was powerless to rescue her, ending her military influence.
- 1430Rouen · NormandyDuke Philip III of Burgundy sold Joan to England for ten thousand pounds, and the English took her to Rouen and imprisoned her. The English authorities promptly initiated an inquisitorial process on charges of heresy and witchcraft, paving the way for her execution the following year; the capture at Compiègne thus became the most politically symbolic turning point of the late Hundred Years' War.
Sources
- Saint Joan of Arc https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc