Late Middle Ages · Europe · War

1429

Battle of Patay

June 18, 1429

Joan of Arc's forces caught the English army of Talbot and Fastolf still deploying from the march and overran them. John Talbot was captured; the English field army in the Loire was annihilated. It was the reverse of Agincourt in every respect, and it proved that Joan's resurgence was military, not merely spiritual.