The Siege of Orlans (14281429) was the watershed of the Hundred Years War between France and England. It was the French Royal armys first major military victory while Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (1412-1431) , is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. She gained prominence after the siege was lifted only nine days later. This long-awaited event boosted French morale and paved the way for the final French victory. Joan of Arc was with the army and the first to follow the crushing defeat at Agincourt in 1415. The siege took place at the pinnacle of English power during the later stages of the war. The city held strategic and symbolic significance to both sides of the conflict. The consensus among contemporaries was that the English regent, John of Lancaster, would have succeeded in realizing Henry Vs dream of conquering all of France if Orlans fell. For half a year the English appeared to