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1412 Born
1429 Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.
1429 Siege of Orléans: Joan of Arc enters Orléans with a relief expedition.
1429 Fall of the Tourelles, the last English siege fortification at Orléans. Joan of Arc becomes the hero of the battle by returning wounded to lead the final charge.
1429 Battle of Patay: French forces under Joan of Arc smash the English forces under Lord Talbot and Sir John Fastolf, forcing the withdrawal of the English from the Loire Valley.
1430 Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne
1431 Pretrial investigations for Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France under English occupation.
1431 The trial of Joan of Arc begins.
1431 19-year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake.
1431 Died
1456 A retrial acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
1920 In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc as a saint.
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