Joan of Arc at the Siege of OrlĂŠans by Jules Eugène Lenepveu, painted 1886â1890
19th C. depiction of Jeanne dâArc leading an assault on an English fort at the siege of OrlĂŠans. Jeanne had been wounded in the foot in the assault on the Augustins, and taken back to OrlĂŠans overnight to recover, and as a result did not participate in the evening war council. The next morning, May 7, she was asked to sit out the final assault on the Boulevart-Tourelles, but she refused and roused to join the French camp on the south bank, much to the joy of the people of OrlĂŠans. The citizens raised more levies on her behalf and set about repairing the bridge with beams to enable a two-sided attack on the complex. Artillery was positioned on the island of Saint-Antoine.
The day was spent in a largely fruitless bombardment and attempts to undermine the foundations of the complex, by mining and burning barges. As evening was approaching, John of Dunois had decided to leave the final assault for the next day. Informed of the decision, Jeanne called for her horse and rode off for a period of quiet prayer, then returned to the camp, grabbed a ladder and launched the frontal assault on the Boulevart herself, reportedly calling out to her troops âTout est vostre â et y entrez!â (âAll is yours, â go in!â).