12 February 1429Battle of HerringsJohn Fastolf
Beats off a force of Scottish & French who are trying to enter Orleans
Historical records for England in 1429, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Beats off a force of Scottish & French who are trying to enter Orleans
Defeats the French at Rouvay defending a convoy carrying rations to Suffolks Army
A French army is badly defeated at the Battle of Rouvray (aka "battle of the Herrings")
Unsuccessfully attacks a convoy led by John Falstolf to supply the Earl of Suffolk
A continuous series of engagements spread over some 14 miles, the English lose nearly half (2,200) of their troops, as opposed to 20 French and Scots
Decides to rereat from Orleans
Defeated in battle at Patay by Joans army forcing the English out of the Loire Valley
Defeated in battle at Patay by Joans army forcing the English out of the Loire Valley
Defends Paris from the French after the coronation of Charles VII at Rheims
Crowned King of England
Captured by Joan of Arc at Patay near Orleans
Birth of Edmund Tudor, later Henry VII, son of Catherine & Owen Tudor
Birth of Edmund Tudor, later Henry VII, son of Catherine & Owen Tudor
Birth of Richard Neville
Secretly marries Henry Tudor, a commoner & so she can avoid objections by Parliament
Marries Alice daughter of Thomas de Montagu, Earl of Salisbury, & inherits his titles
Marries Cecily, daughter of Ralph Neville
Secretly marries Catherine of Valois
Made a knight of the Order of the Garter
Lays the Siege of Orleans
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