Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Joan of Arc

Battles of Joan of Arc

French folk heroine (1412–1431), military leader who crowned Charles VII and Roman Catholic saint, canonized 500 years after her death

Joan of Arc is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1429 and 1430: 3 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day France. Taken in date order, the sites lie 880 km apart end to end, 176 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Hundred Years' War (5), Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War (1).

Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-MoûtierBattle of Meung-sur-LoireBattle of BeaugencyBattle of JargeauSiege of ParisSiege of CompiègneBattle of Meung-sur-LoireBattle of BeaugencyBattle of JargeauSiege of ParisSiege of CompiègneLe HavreRouenToursOrléansReimsCaenDijonLe MansVersaillesBourges200 km48.102N, 2.384E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1429: 5 engagements5 in 14291430: 1 engagements14291430
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Meung-sur-Loire, 1429Battle of Beaugency, 1429Battle of Jargeau, 1429Siege of Paris, 1429Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, 1429Siege of Compiègne, 143014291430
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
15 June 1429Battle of Meung-sur-LoireMeung-sur-Loire, FranceFrench victory
17 June 1429Battle of BeaugencyBeaugency, France115 km SFrench victory
20 June 1429Battle of JargeauJargeau, France124 km NFrench victory
8 September 1429Siege of ParisParis, France111 km NEnglish and Burgundian victory
4 November 1429Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-MoûtierSaint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, France237 km SFrench victory
October 1430Siege of CompiègneCompiègne, France293 km NFrench victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Clément de Fauquembergue, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.