What is Siege of Orleans?
[[File:Siege orleans.jpg|right|thumb|The Siege of Orleans.]] The '''Siege of Orleans''' (1428 – 1429) was an important event in the [[Hundred Years' War]] between [[France]] and [[England]]. This was [[Joan of Arc]]'s first success and the first big success for the French since the [[Battle of Agincourt]] in 1415. The city of [[Orleans]] was at an important place on the river [[Loire]]. The English controlled large parts of France when they started the siege, and Orleans was the last thing stopping them from attacking the rest of France. There was not much south of the river to defend the people who served [[Charles VII of France]], so the English came close to joining their northern lands in France with the land they controlled at [[Aquitaine]]. The siege started on October 12, 1428 and its only major action until Joan of Arc arrived was the [[Battle of the Herrings]]. She initiated several attacks that ended the siege on May 8, 1429 - nine days after her arrival. {{military-stub}} [[Category:Battles of the Hundred Years' War|Orleans]] [[Category:Orléans]] [[Category:1428]] [[Category:1429]] [[Category:1420s in Europe]] [[Category:15th century in England]] [[Category:15th century in France]] [[Category:Sieges|Orleans]]