Editing Joan of Arc (section)

===Coronation and siege of Paris===
[[File:BNF NAF 4811, folio 55 verso - couronnement de Charles VII.jpg|thumb|upright=.85|right|Coronation of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]] in [[Guillaume de Nangis]]' ''Chronicon abbreviatum regum Francorum''; Joan of Arc stands holding a banner of France to his left. Unknown author (15th century).|alt=Miniature of coronation of King Charles the seventh of France]]
After the destruction of the English army at Patay, some Armagnac leaders argued for an invasion of English-held Normandy, but Joan remained insistent that Charles must be crowned.{{sfnm|Barker|2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/126 126]|Gies|1981|2pp=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarclegendr0000gies/page/101 101–103],[https://archive.org/details/joanofarclegendr0000gies/page/105 105]}} The Dauphin agreed, and the army left [[Gien]] on 29 June to [[march to Reims|march on Reims]].{{sfnm|1a1=Michelet|1y=1855|1pp=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcmaidofo00mich/page/86 86–87]|2a1=Pernoud|2a2=Clin|2y=1986|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcherstor00pern/page/62 62]}} The advance was nearly unopposed.{{sfnm|Barker|2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/126 126]|Burne|1956|2p=[https://archive.org/details/agincourtwarmili0000burn/page/261 261]}} The Burgundian-held town of [[Auxerre]] surrendered on 3 July after three days of negotiations,{{sfnm|DeVries|1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/128 128]|Gies|1981|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarclegendr0000gies/page/106 106]}} and other towns in the army's path returned to Armagnac allegiance without resistance.{{sfnm|Barker|2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/126 126]|DeVries|1999|2p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/130 130]}} [[Troyes]], which had a small garrison of English and Burgundian troops,{{sfnm|DeVries|1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/130 130]|Michelet|1855|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcmaidofo00mich/page/87 87]}} was the only one to resist. After four days of negotiation, Joan ordered the soldiers to fill the city's moat with wood and directed the placement of artillery. Fearing an assault, Troyes negotiated a surrender.{{sfnm|1a1=DeVries|1y=1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/130 130]|2a1=Michelet|2y=1855|2pp=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcmaidofo00mich/page/89 89–90]|3a1=Pernoud|3a2=Clin|3y=1986|3p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcherstor00pern/page/63 63]}}

Reims opened its gates on 16 July 1429. Charles, Joan, and the army entered in the evening, and Charles's consecration took place the following morning.{{sfnm|DeVries|1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/133 133]|Lucie-Smith|1976|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarc0000luci/page/159 159]}} Joan was given a place of honor at the ceremony,{{sfnm|Barker|2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/126 126]|Lucie-Smith|1976|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarc0000luci/page/162 162]}} and announced that God's will had been fulfilled.{{sfnm|1a1=DeVries|1y=1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/134 134]|2a1=Gies|2y=1981|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarclegendr0000gies/page/112 112]|3a1=Pernoud|3a2=Clin|3y=1986|3p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcherstor00pern/page/66 66]}}

After the consecration, the royal court negotiated a truce of fifteen days with the Duke of Burgundy,{{sfn|Pernoud|Clin|1986|p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcherstor00pern/page/72 72]}} who promised he would try to arrange the transfer of Paris to the Armagnacs while continuing negotiations for a definitive peace. At the end of the truce, Burgundy reneged on his promise.{{sfnm|DeVries|1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/140 140]|Lowell|1896|2pp=[https://archive.org/details/JoanOfArc1896/page/n179 163–164]}} Joan and the Duke of Alençon favored a quick march on Paris,{{sfnm|1a1=Barker|1y=2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/128 128]|2a1=Pernoud|2a2=Clin|2y=1986|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcherstor00pern/page/72 72]|3a1=Richey|3y=2003|3p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcwarrior0000rich/page/78 78]}} but divisions in Charles's court and continued peace negotiations with Burgundy led to a slow advance.{{sfnm|DeVries|1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/147 147]|Harrison|2014|2pp=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarclifetra0000harr/page/200 200–201]|Lowell|1896|3pp=[https://archive.org/details/JoanOfArc1896/page/n179 163–164]}}

As the Armagnac army approached Paris, many of the towns along the way surrendered without a fight.{{sfnm|Barker|2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/130 130]|DeVries|1999|2p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/142 142]}} On 15 August, the English forces under the Duke of Bedford confronted the Armagnacs near [[Montépilloy]] in a fortified position that the Armagnac commanders thought was too strong to assault. Joan rode out in front of the English positions to try to provoke them to attack. They refused, resulting in a standoff.{{sfnm|Barker|2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/132 132]|DeVries|1999|2pp=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/142 142–143]}} The English retreated the following day.{{sfn|DeVries|1999|p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/144 144]}} The Armagnacs continued their advance and launched an [[Siege of Paris (1429)|assault on Paris]] on 8 September.{{sfnm|Barker|2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/134 134]|DeVries|1999|2p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/150 150]}} During the fighting, Joan was wounded in the leg by a crossbow bolt. She remained in a trench beneath the city walls until she was rescued after nightfall.{{sfnm|1a1=Barker|1y=2009|1p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/136 136]|2a1=Pernoud|2a2=Clin|2y=1986|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcherstor00pern/page/77 77]}} The Armagnacs had suffered 1,500 casualties.{{sfn|Barker|2009|p=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/136 136]}} The following morning, Charles ordered an end to the assault. Joan was displeased{{sfnm|1a1=DeVries|1y=1999|1pp=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/152 152–153]|2a1=Pernoud|2a2=Clin|2y=1986|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcherstor00pern/page/78 78]}} and argued that the attack should be continued. She and Alençon had made fresh plans to attack Paris, but Charles dismantled a bridge approaching Paris that was necessary for the attack and the Armagnac army had to retreat.{{sfnm|DeVries|1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/152 152]|Gies|1981|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarclegendr0000gies/page/126 126]}}

After the defeat at Paris, Joan's role in the French court diminished. Her aggressive independence did not agree with the court's emphasis on finding a diplomatic solution with Burgundy, and her role in the defeat at Paris reduced the court's faith in her.{{sfnm|DeVries|1999|1p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/156 156]|Gies|1981|2p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarclegendr0000gies/page/130 130]|Harrison|2014|3p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarclifetra0000harr/page/209 209]}} Scholars at the [[University of Paris]] argued that she failed to take Paris because her inspiration was not divine.{{sfn|Castor|2015|p=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarchistory0000cast_n6r7/page/143 143]}} In September, Charles disbanded the army, and Joan was not allowed to work with the Duke of Alençon again.{{sfnm|1a1=Barker|1y=2009|1pp=[https://archive.org/details/conquestenglishk0000bark/page/136 136–137]|DeVries|1999|2p=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780750918053/page/153 153]|3a1=Pernoud|3a2=Clin|3y=1986|3pp=[https://archive.org/details/joanofarcherstor00pern/page/78 78–79]}}