Joan of Arc | Timeline

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc; 6 January c. 1412 – 30 May 1431), nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (La Pucelle d'Orléans), is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. She was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, a peasant family, at Domrémy in north-east France. Joan claimed to have received visions of the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent Joan to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence after the siege was lifted only nine days later. Several additional swift victories led to Charles VII's coronation at Reims. This long-awaited event boosted French morale and paved the way for the final French victory. (Intro from Wikipedia)

January 6, 1412 - Domrémy-la-Pucelle - Jeanne d'Arc is born
January(?) 1(?), 1425 - Domrémy-la-Pucelle - 13-year old Jeanne d'Arc experiences her first vision - The figures of St.Michael, St.Catherine and St.Margaret, who tell her to drive out the english and bring the Dauphin to Reims for his coronation
January(?) 1(?), 1428 - Vaucouleurs - 16-year-old Jeanne d'Arc goes to the nearby town of Vaucouleurs, where she petitions the garrison commander, Robert de Baudricourt, for an armed escort to bring her to the French Royal Court at Chinon.
February 12, 1429 - Vaucouleurs - Jeanne d'Arc returns to Vaucouleurs and gains support from two of Baudricourt's soldiers: Jean de Metz and Bertrand de Poulengy. Under their auspices, she is given a second meeting, where she makes a prediction about a military reversal at the Battle of Rouvray near Orléans several days before messengers arrive to report it =(START)

February 23, 1429 - Chinon - Jeanne d'Arc arrives at Chinon to meet with the Dauphin and to be examined by church officials in Poitiers. "When Joan appeared at Chinon, Charles wanted to test her claim to be able to recognize him despite never having seen him, and so he disguised himself as one of his courtiers. He stood in their midst when Joan entered the chamber in which the court was assembled. Joan identified Charles immediately. She bowed low to him and embraced his knees, declaring "God give you a happy life, sweet King!" Despite attempts to claim that another man was in fact the king, Charles was eventually forced to admit that he was indeed such. Thereafter Joan referred to him as "Dauphin" or "Noble Dauphin" until he was crowned in Reims four months later. After a private conversation between the two (Charles later stated that Joan knew secrets about him that he had voiced only in silent prayer to God), Charles became inspired and filled with confidence" (Wikipedia).
April 25, 1429 - Blois - Jeanne d'Arc arrives at Blois to find ready a convoy of food, weapons and ammunition and a strong escort commanded by Gilles de Rais and Jean de Brosse, Marshal Boussac
April 27, 1429 - Blois - The convoy sets off, following the River Loire on the left bank

April 29, 1429 - Orléans - Jeanne d'Arc crosses the Loire by boat during the night and arrives at the besieged city of Orléans in the morning

Siege of Orléans, 1429

May 4, 1429 - Orléans - The Armagnacs attack and capture the outlying fortress of Saint Loup

May 5, 1429 - Orléans - The Armagnacs capture the fortress of Saint-Jean-le-Blanc

May 7, 1429 - Orléans - The Armagnac troops, led by Jeanne, attack the main english stronghold, called "Les Tourelles". Jeanne is wounded by an arrow, but later returns to lead the assault

May 8, 1429 - Orléans - The english retreat from Orléans
June 8, 1429 - Selles-sur-Cher, SSE of Blois - Jeanne d'Arc welcomes the Laval brothers, Guy XIV and André de Lohéac, cousins of Gilles de Raïs, in her army

June 11, 1429 - Jargeau - Battle of Jargeau (11 and 12), the french recapture the district after Orléans

June 15, 1429 - Meung-sur-Loire - Battle of Meung-sur-Loire - French Victory

June 16, 1429 - Beaugency - Battle of Beaugency (16 and 17) - French Victory

June 18, 1429 - Patay, N of Orléans - Battle of Patay - Decisive french victory
August 15, 1429 - Montépilloy - The french and the anglo-burgundian armies arrive to Montépilloy facing each other

August 26, 1429 - Montépilloy - Battle of Montépilloy

September 3, 1429 - Paris - Joan of Arc accompanied by the Dukes of Alençon and Bourbon, the counts of Vendôme and Laval, Marshals Gilles de Rais and La Hire and their troops, lodge in the village of La Chapelle

September 8, 1429 - Paris - End of the siege of Paris. Jeanne d'Arc is wounded - English victory
September 21, 1429 - Gien, E-SE of Orléans - The french army withraws to the Loire and is dismissed

March 1(?), 1430 - Jeanne d'Arc senses the danger and begins making private preparations for war

April 1(?), 1430 - Jeanne d'Arc assembles a company of 300-400 volunteers

May 14, 1430 - Compiègne - Jeanne d'Arc arrives at Compiègne

May 23, 1430 - Compiègne - Jeanne is captured by the burgundian faction of John of Luxembourg, allied with the english
May 24, 1430 - Beaurevoir - Jeanne d'Arc is brought to John of Luxembourg's castle, where she is guarded day and night
July 14, 1430 - (While in Beaurevoir) - Peter Cauchon, the Bishop of Beauvais, sends a letter to John of Luxembourg for the deliverance of the Maid
July 18, 1430 - Beaurevoir - Cauchon delivers Jeanne d'Arc to the english
December 1(?), 1430 - Le Crotoy | Rouen - Jeanne d'Arc is hustled into Rouen, via Le Crotoy, where she is shackled, jailed and well-guarded
February 22, 1431 - Rouen - Jeanne d'Arc is interrogated
February 27, 1431 - Rouen - Jeanne d'Arc is interrogated again
March 12, 1431 - Rouen - Jeanne d'Arc is interrogated again
March 17, 1431 - Rouen - Jeanne d'Arc is interrogated again

May 30, 1431 - Rouen, Normandy - Jeanne d'Arc is burned at the stake, aged 19 =(END)

Bibliography

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS - The first biography of Joan of Arc, 1964