What is Battle of Patay?
{{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict=Battle of Patay |partof=the [[Loire Campaign (1429)|Loire Campaign]] of the [[Hundred Years' War]] |image=Patay.JPG |caption=''The French and English clashing.'' The English, however, did not fight on horseback |date=18 June 1429 |place=Near [[Patay]], slightly north of [[Orléans]], France |result=Decisive French victory |combatant2=[[File:Royal Arms of England (1399-1603).svg|20px]] [[Kingdom of England]] |combatant1=[[File:Blason France moderne.svg|20px]] [[Kingdom of France]] |commander1=[[File:Blason Etienne de Vignolles (La Hire).svg|20px]] [[La Hire]]<br>[[File:Blason Jean Poton de Xaintrailles.svg|20px]] [[Jean Poton de Xaintrailles|Jean de Xaintrailles]]<br>[[File:Coat of Arms of Jeanne d'Arc.svg|20px]] [[Joan of Arc]] |commander2=[[John Fastolf]]<br>[[File:Talbot arms.svg|20px]] [[John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury|John Talbot]]{{POW}} |strength1=1,500 cavalry |strength2=5,000 |casualties1=About 100 |casualties2=2,500 dead, wounded, or captured }} The '''Battle of Patay''' ([[18 June]] [[1429]]) was an important battle in the [[Hundred Years' War]] between the [[France|French]] and the [[England|English]] in north-central France. The French won and the English lost badly, historical accounts report that the English army was four times as large as the French army. Many men in the English [[longbow]] corps died. Many English leaders of the battle were killed or taken prisoner. This battle changed the course of the war and made the French more powerful. [[Joan of Arc]] was the head of the battle leading the French and was the reason that the French won the battle and the Hundred Years' War. {{history-stub}} [[Category:Battles of the Hundred Years' War|Patay]] [[Category:1429]] [[Category:15th century in England]] [[Category:15th century in France]] [[Category:1420s in Europe]]