Siege of La Charité

{{Campaignbox Lancastrian War}} The '''Siege of La Charité''' was incited by the order of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]] to [[Joan of Arc]] after the warlord Perrinet Gressard seized the town in 1423. La Charité was not only strongly fortified, but fully victualled for a prolonged siege. Joan's forces were known to be poorly equipped with artillery. 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. On November 9 Joan made another request for supplies in preparation. [[Charles 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. However after a month-long struggle in bad weather, the siege was abandoned. ==External links== *[http://archive.joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_letter_Nov1429.html Joan of Arc's letter to the people of Riom, Nov. 9, 1429] ==See also== *[[Siege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier]] {{coord missing|France}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Siege of La Charite}}