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Joan of Arc was captured on May 23, 1430 outside the gates of Compiegne, France . Joan at the time was leading a small group of French soldiers against Burgundian troops who wished to lay siege to Compiegne. She got too far from Compiegne when she realized her troops were badly out-numbered and began a retreat to Compiegne. Taking up a rear position to protect her retreating soldiers, the drawbridge to Compiegne was closed before Joan could get back in the town and avoid capture. She was surrounded by Burgundian soldiers, pulled off her horse, and later sold by John Duke of Luxembourg to the English.

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