Battle of Beaugency (1429)

Background

Beaugency was a small town on the north bank of the Loire River in central France. In particular, the local bridge over the river was for the warring parties to the Hundred Years War of strategic importance. The English had taken the city a few years earlier in order to use them as a possible starting point for an invasion of southern France can. At the time of the battle they were nearly Total France north of the Loire occupied.

Jeanne d' Arc and Jean II de Alencon came out in June with an army with siege of Orléans, to bring the Loire transitions back under French control. After the 10-11. Had already taken jargeau and 15 June at the bridge of Meung -sur -Loire, she now advanced on Beaugency.

Battle Record

Joan of Arc de Alençon and led about 8-9000 man to attack. English defenders, led by John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, had about 3500-4500 man. The main defense plant in the city consisted of a castle, which lay in the middle of town. Already on the first day of the battle the defenders withdrew from the city in this castle, which then spending spree the French with the fire of their siege weapons. In the evening arrived the first reports that the English relief army under John Fastolf approached. The following day, de Alençon was able to negotiate with the British, the surrender of the city. This granted the castle and town without a fight and we were given free passage.

Follow

The English defender gave the award important Loire bridge, but probably speculated that they would reconquer this quickly. John Talbot joined immediately after the withdrawal of the approaching army of John Fastolf to. Just one day after delivery of Beaugency it was at Patay to the meeting of the French and British armies in open battle.