Siege of Compiègne

Siege of Compiègne
Part of the Hundred Years' War (1415–53 phase)

Siege of Compiègne by Martial d'Auvergne
DateMay – early November 1430
Location
Compiègne, south of Amiens, France
49°24′54″N 2°49′23″E / 49.4149°N 2.8231°E / 49.4149; 2.8231
Result French victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France Burgundian State
Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Joan of Arc (POW)
Guillaume de Flavy
Louis I, Count of Vendôme
Florent d'Illiers
Poton de Xaintrailles		 Count of Ligny
Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of Arundel
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
More than the English, Joan of Arc captured Less than the French
Location within France

The siege of Compiègne (1430) was conducted by Duke Philip III of Burgundy after the town of Compiègne had refused to transfer allegiance to him under the terms of a treaty with Charles VII of France. The siege is perhaps best known for Joan of Arc's capture by Burgundian troops while accompanying an Armagnac force during a skirmish outside the town on 23 May 1430. Although this was otherwise a minor siege, both politically and militarily, and ultimately ended in a defeat for the Burgundians, the capture of Joan of Arc was an important event of the Hundred Years' War.

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