Battle+of+Orleans

= ​ 1. Questions (I wonder...?) = I wonder how many soldiers the french had? I wonder what fighting tools and tactics the French used? I wonder why the French won? I wonder what the most advanced weapon was in the battle?

= = = 2. Inferences (I think that...because....) = I think the french army had more soldiers than the british because the british were the invaders. The french probably used pikes to kill horsemen, and longbows to kill infantry.They also probably used english tactics from the battle of crecy. The french probably won because they used better tactics than the english. The most advanced weapon was probably a bombard or a medieval handgun.

= = =3. Resources= [|Battle of Orleans] [|siege of orleans]

= = = 4. Summary = While researching about the battle of orleans, I have learned about the French Army during the battle, the English Army during the battle, and how the battle went. First of all, I learned about the British army. The British Army had 6000 men at the beginning of the campaign but got 4000 reinforcements as they marched through northern France. The British Army was commanded by the Earl of Salisbury. Next, I learned about the French army. The French Army was commanded by Joan of Arc and had about 5000 men. The last thing I learned about is the battle. The French won largely because of the tactics that they used. Joan of Arc made a plan to sneak out of the city, and use two attack groups to attack the English from behind. While the first attack group would occupy the British rear guard, the second group would attack and destroy the British forts. All in all, I learned about the Battle of Orleans and why the French won it.

= = =5. References= The Hundred Years War Page, Siege of Orleans(1428-1429) and The Loire Valley Campaign 1429,April 4, 2002,Sponsored by the Societe de l'Oriflamme, Accessed November 4, []