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During the battles for Orleans, one english fortress after the other was captured by the French. The losses of the English were immense. Joan of Arc motivated her soldiers by her courage as she was always present on the front line and still fought after beeing wounded by an english arrow. On May 8th the english army retreated. Orleans was liberated.
In June the Loire campaign began. Within one week the cities of Jargeau, Meung and Beaugency were taken by the French. Finally the English army was defeated devastatingly on June 18th in the battle of Patay. At this point, Joan of Arc wanted to go to Reims as fast as possible to crown the Dauphin. She marched with her army to the city of Troyes. At first the city rejected to surrender, but after Joan prepared to take the city by storm, it surrendered combatless. Some time later Ch?lons and Reims capitulated also. On July 17th, the Dauphin was crowned to the king of France in the cathedral Notre-Dame. During the ceremony the father of Joan was present in Reims. It was the first time he met his daughter, after her departure in December 1428. Charles VII. gave her father an audience and granted the citizens of Domremy and Greux tax exemption for all time.
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