Battle of Patay

Battle of Patay
Part of the Hundred Years' War
Date 18 June 1429 Location Near Patay, slightly north of Orléans, France 48°02′54″N 1°41′45″E / 48.0483°N 1.6958°E / 48.0483; 1.6958 Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
France	England
Commanders and leaders
La Hire Jean de Xaintrailles Antoine de Chabannes	John Fastolf John Talbot  Thomas, Baron Scales  Thomas Rempston
Strength
180 knights 1,300 men-at-arms	5,000
Casualties and losses
100 dead or wounded[2][3]	Over 2,000 killed[4] 2,500-4,000 killed or captured[2][5][6]

The Battle of Patay, fought on 18 June 1429 during the Hundred Years' War, was the culmination of the Loire Campaign between the French and English in north-central France. In this engagement, the horsemen of the French vanguard inflicted heavy casualties on an English army; most of them sustained by the longbowmen as the English cavalry fled. In addition, all but one of the senior English commanders were captured. A victory often credited to Joan of Arc, she was in fact not present for the battle as she had remained with the main body of the French army. The vanguard at Patay was led by La Hire and Jean Poton de Xaintrailles.

The battle was a disastrous blow to English aspirations in France. For the French, it cemented the turn of fortune which had begun at Orléans and concluded a highly successful campaign. The latter was followed by a march to Reims which saw the Dauphin Charles be crowned King of France. The Hundred Years' War, however, would continue until 1453.