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Battle of Patay
1429
19 June 1429
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Hundred Years War

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Six weeks after defeating the English at the siege of Orleans, French forces led by Jean Duke of Alencon and Jeanne d’Arc surprised the retreating English under John Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury and Sir John Fastolfe at Patay, northwest of Orleans. An unexpected attack led by Etienne de Vignolles, La Hire, routed the English and Shrewsbury was captured and held for four years.


   
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