April 29 » Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.
May 8 » Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
June 12 » Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
June 18 » French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
July 17 » Hundred Years' War: Charles VII of France is crowned the King of France in the Reims Cathedral after a successful campaign by Joan of Arc.
November 4 » Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
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