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"The blood on La Hire's sword is almost dry" - La Hire

People often underestimate the sheer power of belief and faith, the morale. Joan may have not being an experienced officer but she was a symbol of faith and her reputation as a holy woman made french soldiers fight with zealous determination, and that kind of belief that makes men fight to the death, discarding fear and doubt - it can easily crush less motivated enemy. Its psychological warfare in itself, demoralising an enemy force while your own troops are at their highest. If often works wonders, even when situation is bleak.

*Peasant girl writes fanfiction of France's greatness* *frustrated with the lack of readers, does her damnest to make the fantasy real and canon*

Hi from Orleans. Seeing this map now, I'm amazed at how small the city was back then, probably around 1/25th of the current surface, not counting the urban area (3 times bigger). Even the historical center is vastly bigger. It's easy to recognize "what is what" with the islands, and that bridge toward the south is still there, except now it just connects to southern part of the city. I know it shouldn't be a surprise, but still.

Joan had a plan, and this gets really deep into the weeds of siege warfare, but the idea was… ”Get ’em!”

As a reminder that history is filled with remarkable individuals and events that continue to inspire and captivate us centuries later, the siege of Orléans and the story of Joan of Arc present a compelling narrative of courage, faith, and nation-building.

We get a staggering siege *and* a very mainstream topic at once? Truly, this is the video the algorithm has been waiting for.

We moderns can be as sarcastic as we want about Joan of Arc's visions, but no one can read her answers at the Rouen trial (we still have the full manuscripts) without being deeply impressed. I am a history student at la Sorbonne and that's what a renowned Joan of Arc specialist (who used to be sarcastic about her as well) told us, after reading it as well I agree with him.

Joan of Arc statistics : tactics: 0 morale boost: +100

Wow the art style is even more beautiful than before

"Of the love or hate of God for the English I know nothing, but I know for sure that they will all be expelled from this land, save for those that will perish here" Sainte Jeanne d'Arc ⚜

I lived in Orleans for 20 years. On May 8 throughout the France is celebrated the end of WW2. But in Orleans for almost 600 years on May 8 it is Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc was slowly recognized by the Church (beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920) and the France. But Orleans celebrated its saint since 1431 or 1432. There is a real particularity of Joan of Arc for France but even more for Orleans.

Absolutely a shame and crime against humanity what ended up happening to her.

The composer Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474) would've been entering the height of his musical career at this time. The composer Gilles Binchois (1400-1460) was not only a composer, but also a knight in the service of the Duke of Burgundy, and may well have been among the troops at this very siege! The music of both composers still survives, and much of it is absolutely stunningly beautiful!

It cannot be overstated how much odds were against Jeanne. A peasant girl was as disenfranchised as a person could be back then, nobody in power would even hand over more than a grocery stall to such a person, let alone an entire army with the task to lift a siege. She could first persuade the common folk, then nobility, then military commanders to work with her which is practically an unmatched feat. Even today in more progressive societies it would be a remarkable achievement. Then, on the side that after a string of catastrophes, battered and demoralized, she delivers her promise and practically turns the tide in way that sets the outcome of a decades long war. Let's set the divine intervention thoughts aside, you'd never bet for a peasant girl to achieve all this. Even gathering the help she needed was way beyond the means of any commoner back then.

It's amazing how many top generals leading armies were killed by one errant cannon ball. I can think of 4 such instances off the top of my head.

Its still super crazy how a teenage girl could "identify weak spots" in the enemy line.

Stood up from my chair and I found myself stunned as I stumbled backwards. That is the staggering quality of your work. Thanks man.

The blood on La Hire's sword is almost dry!

Could you make a video about the horrors and aftermath of battles? Such as the experiences of French surgeon Ambroise Pare who served four French kings and was a leading pioneer in surgical techniques and battlefield medicine.

I love the silent film Joan of Arc. Really well done from the 1920s

Nearly perfect post timing seeing as today is the Feast of St Joan of Arc

Loved Joan's image drawing here, beautiful art⚜️

There's good things in your video, the Burgundians leaving the siege is a big turning point that is not often speak of, i read a reason they leave also was cause Burgundians needed troops to occupy the recently acquiered county of Namur. English arrogance might have play a role and not all Burgundian lords were liking the English that much, few years later Burgundians will reconciliate with French and turn back against English. Robert de Baudricourt was not a fat ass lord but in fact quite a badass: he fought almost lonely on the march of France surrounded by hostile forces and lands at Vaucouleurs for ten years the Burgundians from Vergy House. Good point also to speak how Jeanne created a popular support even more people of Orleans enlisted in the milicia when she arrives, this adding of troops might have been a game changer.

Really enjoyed the graphics and artwork on this one. This channel just keeps getting better and better.

great video, you've come a long way since I started following. Your content and research have always been spot-on and informative

My first watch of this channel, knowing a decent amount about this topic in general but never too in depth. This is wildly good. Liked. Subbed. Comment. Thank you!

Challenge: Don't do a frontal charge against the English French knights and Scottish Infantry: *IMPOSSIBLE!

I comment rarely but ...... well I just wanted to say THANK YOU for your excellent productions. I owe all my knowledge of this subject to you and other UKposts channels. For a student like me who cannot afford to buy many books it is really a blessing to see ( and learn) unbiased true history. Please don't stop. Will become a patron whenever I can. Thank you. God bless you.

Thank you for a host who can actually pronounce the French names properly! Too often narrators on historical documentaries, no matter how well done or researched, are mangled by individuals who cannot speak even a passing French, it mars their entire effort. More could have been said of Jeanne La Pucelle’s extraordinary companions, Dunois, La Hire, Xaintrailles, et al and certainly more about her trial, maybe in another podcast!

Excellent video. It was especially helpful that you put in all the maps and showed the movements of the battle. Thank you!

I’d been missing the siege coverage. Great work

Excellent video, excellent storytelling. Excellent as always.

He lived 8 days without much of his jaw and lower face? 7:18. Poor guy...

One of the UKpostsrs I get excited to watch, every time!

I love your channel. Keep the videos coming.

France in civil war, financial ruin and generally on the back foot Jeanne d'Arc and Napoleon: "we like those odds..."

Thank you for this video ! Very instructive and with enough context so I understand better the picture of this first 'act' in the Jeanne d'Arc saga. Although, I must point out I heard she was not exactly a simple peasant girl. Like, her father was a rich farmer or something. I heard this on a french radio broadcast, from a specialist historian, but I'm unable to remember when or who. I encourage you to dig the topic if you wish so ! It's good to clarify myths :)

Thank you for the video!

Imagine doing everything you could for your country and be awarded the title "the bastard". Tough times.

Can't believe the comment section, between british who can't bear a video about a defeat, people who can't bear a video about a fighting woman (although not exactly fighting, she did go to the frontline and rode agead of the army to inspure her troops) and people who can't understand the impact of "moral strenght", this must be discouraging for the creator !

“Wow, that looks really interesting!” - Me, talking to myself upon seeing the notification for this video. Just love your content, thank you for such devotion and effort.

"Charge closer, I wanna hit them with my standard!" -Joan, probably.

After the failure at Orleans, the English, after being joined by Fastolf's force, retreated north towards Paris. They were chased by the French and a pitched battle ensued near the village of Patay. The English were defeated, lost 2,000 killed out of 5,000 men, and Fastolf was the only senior commander who was not killed or captured by the French. Fastolf was a skilled and often ruthless commander who, very unusually for the day, had risen to his high rank from a very lowly position. Having already attracted a great deal of jealousy from his much more privileged peers, he was relentlessly ridiculed after Patay for being decisively defeated in battle by a woman (Joan). His reputation never recovered, and his disgraced character lives on to this day as the buffoon Falstaff, made immortal by Shakespeare's play and Verdi's opera.

Great topic and nice animations

Wonderful video. Please more!

Another amazing video. Great work!

It's remarkable. The people of Orleans in their most desperate moment were more willing to surrender to the Burgundians rather than the English. But it does show how they felt about the English.

Nice video, much love from England for our most treasured and noble rivals!

Good stuff as always!

amazing work guys

(reposted) like the other people stated, Joan was given a quick course in warfare. Also she has advisors who follows her everywhere to tell her everything she needs to know. I never actually saw Joan as a good commander, however I saw her as an excellent leader. She's faithful but knows how to handle the people around, knows how to give them hope and courage. I think being a peasant is what helped Joan connect to her soldiers more than any nobles can. Joan knows how hard it is to be a peasant, she understood their daily struggles and can relate to them, so she knew how to talk to them, how to encourage them, she's connected to them, she can relate and sympathize with them because she knew how they live and the struggle of being a peasant. She's unlike some kings who became distant to their own troops because they simply don't know how a peasant lives nor do they even care, but Joan cares. What is cool about Joan is being seen as holy never made her distant, she never saw herself above and beyond her own men, she fought along side them even if she has no idea how to fight, even if it means just raising a banner or trying to climb the walls during a siege, she'll do anything she can to help. This inspired everyone around her because she's being a great example to look up to and follow, she's leading by example even if it means it'll kill her (she almost died because she was climbing a wall during a siege even tho it's against her advisors' advice). She's not a good soldier like other shows and movies shows, nor is she a brilliant commander or strategist, but I think she shines in terms of leadership and example. I think it is why people are willing to follow her instead of the church, she actually stands by her own words even if it'll kill her unlike some priests and the church during her time. If she promises you something, you can be damn sure she'll keep her word even if it means her own death.

St. Jean d'Arc, pray for us!

Wonderful video thank you.

If you played through the Siege of Orleans in AOE II, you're a freakin' legend.

And 600 years later the Anglos are still seething...

This makes me hope there's a review on the siege of Derry. It's the only remaining walled city in Ireland and saw many sieges, while also being able to repel them.

really liked this video!

Great video!

Damn, Joan really was driven

"Ahhh La Hire´s SWOrd is almost dryy" - La Hire 1420´s

Very cool video 😎 keep up the great content!

another great video, thank you

A huge element of why Joan was abandoned by Charles VII is that she failed in her campaign against Paris. Her propaganda value decreased significantly after the failed assault on Paris, this sidelining her role afterwards and being eventually captured by the Burgundians. A holy leader whose visions of military victories no longer come true is of no significant use. But a martyr still has propaganda use. I read smthn by Burne which even mentioned that the French attempted to replicate the propaganda success of Joan by claiming another peasant was also guided by divine visions from god after joans death.

What a stroke of fortune. I had recently just been thinking about Joan of Arc and was meaning to look her up.

Ah I remember this AoE2 mission

I'm a big fan thank you

Before Joan the 100 years war was considered to be a dynastic struggle but she ( or the propaganda) stated that it was a nation battle and with the help of the faith and superstitions made the french population to acknowledge Charles as king of France and France as their country given by God.

Despite what the books said, this wasn't a war between France and England, this was a war between French kings of England, and their cousins kings of France about a disputed land in France. It was a war between the royal houses of Valois, Anjou and Normandie.

Good job

Great video, please make more saint videos

Great video. Make a secod part please! Patay, Paris and Compiègne!

"Of course God love the Englishmen too but he prefers when they stay in England"

@11:22 I would argue, albeit without evidence, that the defenders plan actually bore some fruit. It definitely looks like'the bastard of Orleans' played the English and Burgundian against each other by offering (half) the city to the burgundians

“La Hire wishes to kill sumsing!”

I think you are forgetting that John of Burgundy had Charles d'Orleans assassinated in Paris, so his own assassination was only a revenge from the followers of Charles. This is a very sensitive question in the period, but facts are that the first to strike in this feud with a really gruesome rutheless murder was the duke of Burgundy...

Fantastic!

Bro what is going on with these comments, some truly crazy people watch these vids :x Well anyways, I always thought Jean D'arc was a truly fascinating charakter of history, thank you for the well made video

One of the most inspiring people in history

Mark Twain's "Joan of Arc" is an excellent read. I once had an American History teacher in college assign us to do a book report on any Mark Twain book. She didn't even know about that one.

does anyone know where the picture or painting at 8:08 is from?

Love this channel 👌. Ty another good video

Great stuff as always!

A beautiful chance to recommend the movie of 1999: The Messenger: The story of Joan of Arc. Starrting Milla Jovovich 👌👌👌 best medieval warfare movie for me, and best Joan of Arc movie as well

"Jeanne d'Arc, priez pour nous!"

fascinating

Alas a channel with courage to make videos about Joan of Arc victories

Ich liebe deinen Kanal! Eine weitere sehr interessante Belagerung ist die von Syracusae auf Sizilien während dem Pelepponesischen Krieg. Nur ein kleiner Tipp.

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Sir John Fastolf,the prototypical inspiration for Shakespeare's 'Falstaff' ! 😁 P.S. When Joan of Arc entered Orleans,she was escorted by an Clan Oglivy member of the newly-raised Garde Ecossais.

Great video as always. An extremely salty comment section though. Engagement is engagement for the algo, but people are really embarrassing themselves out here.

if you came for the title skip to 15:00

Saint Joan of Arc, pray for us!!! ✝️❤️‍🔥👑⚜️

Thank you for this excellent video! 👏

I love history!

ah, La Hire...I remember him from the Age of Empires 2 campaign

La Hire, Du Guesclins, Jeanne d'Arc... these guys are just legends.

watching it with a view on the Loire and the Tourelles, maybe the only time I'll be able to réate to a history video by looking at my window.

Love the video, but pretty sure Antrwerp should be Antwerp on the map ;).