List of 1429 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1429
Date | Event |
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February 12, 1429 | English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orléans in the Battle of the Herrings. |
April 29, 1429 | Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans. |
May 8, 1429 | Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War. |
June 11, 1429 | Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau. |
June 12, 1429 | 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, 1429 | Charles VII's army defeats an English army under John Talbot at the Battle of Patay during the Hundred Years' War. The English lost 2,200 men, over half their army, crippling their efforts during this segment of the war. |
July 17, 1429 | 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, 1429 | Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. |
November 24, 1429 | Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité. |