Birth of Joan of Arc
Birth of Joan of Arc, born at Domremy to Jacques and Isabelle dArc, during the Truce of Leulinghen
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Joan of Arc Biography and Timeline
Follow Joan of Arc through 75 dated historical records for France.
Joan of Arc, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
75Distinct records
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1412–1429Years on this page
1412
Christening
Christening of Joan of Arc
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1424
Voice from God
Joan "heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct" while in her familys garden
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1428
Siege of Orleans
Enters the city of Orleans
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Siege of Orleans
Overuns the bastille at Saint-Loup
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Voice from God
A family relative, Durand Lassois, takes Joan to Vaucouleurs to meet with Robert de Baudricourt, the local garrison commander but he refuses to take her seriously
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Siege of Domremy
Joans home village of Domremy is raided by Burgundian troops under Lord Vergy, the villagers take refuge in the nearby city of Neufchatel
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Siege of Orleans
Orleans is besieged by English troops
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Siege of Orleans
Sent by Robert de Baudricourt to see the Dauphin for an army to liberate France
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Siege of Orleans
Tells the Captain of Vaucouleurs castle a vision of being given an Army by the Dauphin
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Voice from God
A family relative, Durand Lassois, takes Joan to Vaucouleurs to meet with Robert de Baudricourt, the local garrison commander but he refuses to take her seriously. Tells the Captain of Vaucouleurs castle a vision of being given an Army by the Dauphin
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1429
Siege of Orleans
Arrives at Chinon to join the Dauphin
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Siege of Orleans
Meets the Dauphin
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Siege of Orleans
Sent to Poitiers by the Dauphin to be examined by Parlement
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Voice from God
Joan of Arc meets Charles VII
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Siege of Orleans
Joan of Arc dictates a letter to the English, recorded by Jean Erault, asking them to leave Orleans
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Siege of Orleans
Charles orders Joan to be questioned by theologians at Chinon & Poitiers, the clergy give her their approval & advise Charles to grant her request of an army to raise the siege of Orleans
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Voice from God
Charles orders Joan to be questioned by theologians at Chinon & Poitiers, the clergy give her their approval & advise Charles to grant her request of an army to raise the siege of Orleans
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Siege of Orleans
Joan of Arc is given a banner & armour at Tours, then arrives at Blois, where the army is gathering to raise the siege of Orleans
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Siege of Orleans
Joan of Arc leaves for Orleans with an army & a large quantity of food supplies for the hungry city
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Siege of Orleans
Joan of Arcs forces arrive at Orleans, she leads a relief army of 4,000 men
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Siege of Orleans
The King supplies Joan with armour & horses & sends her to the army outside Orleans
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Siege of Orleans
Lord Dunois launches an assault against the English-held fortifications around the church of St Loup, carrying her banner, Joan inspires the French army
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Siege of Orleans
French troops attack the southern fortresses, St-Jean-le-Blanc is gained without a fight, followed by a successful assault against the English in Les Augustins
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Siege of Orleans
Carrying her banner during an assault on the earthwork in front of Les Tourelles, Joan is shot by an arrow but later returns to inspire the troops to victory
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Siege of Orleans
The English order all their remaining troops out of their positions, & abandon the siege
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Coronation
Joan meets Charles VII at Loches & convinces him to push forward toward Reims for his coronation
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Voice from God
Durand Lassois takes Joan to Vaucouleurs again, Baudricourt finally consented to give her an escort of 6 soldiers to bring her before Charles VII at Chinon
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Capture of Jargeau
Joan of Arcs army captures Jargeau after a brief siege
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Siege of Jargeau
Joan of Arcs army captures Jargeau after a brief siege
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Capture of Meung-sur-Loire
Joan of Arcs army captures the fortified bridge at Meung-sur-Loire & then moves on to Beaugency
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Siege of Meung-sur-Loire
Joan of Arcs army captures the fortified bridge at Meung-sur-Loire & then moves on to Beaugency
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Battle of Patay
Joan of Arcs army crushes a large English force at the Battle of Patay, during which the English lost nearly half of their troops
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Siege of Beaugency
Beaugencys English garrison agrees to withdraw
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Battle of Patay
Joan returns to Orleans, & is greeted by joyful citizens
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Battle of Patay
Joan of Arc leads the victorious French, with English prisoners, back to Orleans
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Alliance France and Burgundy
Joan of Arcs army camps near the pro-Burgundian city of Auxerre, which finally agreed to neutrality
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Neutrality
Joan of Arcs army camps near the pro-Burgundian city of Auxerre, which finally agreed to neutrality
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Siege of Troyes
1st day of the siege of Troyes by Joan of Arcs army
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Capture of Troyes
Troyes surrenders after Joan of Arc organizes effective preparations for a full assault
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Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.