The siege of La Charité was incited by the order of Charles VII to Joan of Arc after the warlord Perrinet Gressard seized the town in 1423.

[1] La Charité was not only strongly fortified, but fully victualled for a prolonged siege.

[3] On November 7, 1429, the people of Clermont were addressed with a letter asking the town to send supplies to Joan's army for the siege.

Charles II d'Albret, of Joan's army, sent a letter to Riom on the same day.

[2] However, after a month-long struggle in bad weather, the siege was abandoned.