Joan was about 18 years old at the time.
Joan of Arc went to Orleans to relieve the city from the siege it was under from the English.
Orleans which was under siege from the British.
The residents of Orleans loved Joan of Arc as her military victory over the British had lifted a siege they had been experiencing for seven months.
Orleans had been undersiege for seven months before Joan arrived.
Joan was 17 years old at the battle to lift the siege of Orleans in 1429.
Orleans, which had been under a British siege for seven months.
For over 7 months the British had held a siege of the French City of Orleans. Joan was able to rout the British and break the siege.
The most famous person that Joan of Arc helped was, of course, the dauphin, the crown prince of France. After Joan had raised the siege of Orleans and cleared the Loire River valley around Orleans in several decisive battles, like the one at Patay, she conducted the dauphin to the city of Rheims where he was crowned Charles VII, king of France.
Her first battle was at Orleans which had been under British siege for seven months.
Joan of Arc was known as the Maid of Orleans.
She was able to lift the siege of Orleans that the British had held in place for seven months.
She left to ask the Dauphin to allow her to lead the French army to lift the siege of Orleans