The siege of La Charité was incited by the order of Charles VII to
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc ( ; ; – 30 May 1431) 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 the French monarch, coronation of Charles VII o ...
after the warlord Perrinet Gressard seized the town in 1423.
La Charité
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was not only strongly fortified, but fully victualled for a prolonged siege. Joan's forces were known to be poorly equipped with artillery. 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. 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
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and
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and However, after a month-long struggle in bad weather, the siege was abandoned.
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Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier
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 a ...