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    Jargeau (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁʒo]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It lies about 119 km (74 mi) south of Paris. The...
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    The Battle of Jargeau took place on 11–12 June 1429. It was part of the Loire Campaign during the Hundred Years' War, where the forces of Charles VII...
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    Guémené", "de Vire", "de Cambrai", "d’Aire-sur-la-Lys", "de Revin", "de Jargeau", "de Bretagne" or "du Val d'Ajol". 'Nduja, a spreadable pork salami from...
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    the siege. Then, Joan and John II, Duke of Alençon marched to capture Jargeau from the Earl of Suffolk. The English had 700 troops to face 1,200 French...
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    la Pole, had been sent to seize the regions upriver, east of Orléans: Jargeau fell on 5 October, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire immediately after, while further...
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    these positions and the bridges they controlled. On June 12 they stormed Jargeau , captured the bridge at Meung-sur-Loire, then marched on, without attacking...
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    related to Étienne de Vignolles (La Hire). Siege of Orléans Battle of Jargeau Battle of Meung-sur-Loire Battle of Beaugency David Nicolle (2001). Orléans...
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    French nobles at the defense of Orléans in 1429, commanded at the siege of Jargeau, and assisted in the coronation at Reims. He was later present at the Treaty...
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    the city was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429, he managed a retreat to Jargeau where he was forced to surrender on 12 June. He was captured by a French...
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    Reims, the Armagnacs needed to recapture the bridge towns along the Loire: Jargeau, Meung-sur-Loire, and Beaugency. This would clear the way for Charles and...
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