Siege of La Charité | |||||||
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Part of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War | |||||||
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![]() | Perrinet Gressard |
The siege of La Charité was incited by the order of Charles VII to Joan of Arc after the warlord Perrinet Gressard seized the town in 1423. [1]
La Charité was not only strongly fortified, but fully victualled for a prolonged siege. [2] Joan's forces were known to be poorly equipped with artillery. [3] On November 7, 1429 the people of Clermont were addressed with a letter asking the town to send supplies to Joan's army for the siege. [4] On November 9 Joan made another request for supplies in preparation. Charles II d'Albret, of Joan's army, sent a letter to Riom on the same day. The assistance came from Bourges and Orléans, which sent soldiers and artillerymen. [2] However, after a month-long struggle in bad weather, the siege was abandoned.