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Siege of Compiègne
Siege of Compiègne was a siege conducted in October 1430 at Compiègne, in what is now France. It was part of the Hundred Years' War, which ran from 1337 to 1453. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | October 1430 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Compiègne, France 49.414N, 2.822E | |
| Part of | Hundred Years' War (1337 to 1453) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of France | Burgundian State; Kingdom of England |
| Commanders | Joan of Arc; Guillaume de Flavy; Louis I, Count of Vendôme; Florent d'Illiers; Poton de Xaintrailles | Count of Ligny; Earl of Huntingdon; Earl of Arundel |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | More than the English, Joan of Arc captured | Less than the French |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Axona 57 BC, 2.8 km
- First Battle of Picardy 1914, 9.6 km
- Action at Néry 1914, 15 km
- Siege of Montépilloy 1420, 24 km
- Siege of Creil 1441, 30 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Anthon 11 June 1430
- After: Battle of Bulgnéville 2 July 1431
- All 95 engagements of Hundred Years' War
Elsewhere in 1430
- Battle of Trnava Slovakia
- Siege of Lucca Italy
Siege of Compiègne is one of 462 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q668577, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Compiègne, revision 1370740333, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.