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Why is Joan of Arc, the heroine in French history, called "Saint"?
1920, the European Catholic Church listed Joan of Arc, a heroine in French history, as a "saint" and set the day of her martyrdom as a memorial day. Later, the French parliament issued an order stipulating that the second Sunday of May every year is a legal holiday to commemorate Joan of Arc. Even today, the French people still regard Joan of Arc as a symbol of patriotism and a heroine of the French nation.

Joan was born in the village of dulaimi in eastern France. Her parents are farmers. Due to the pressure of life, she started working at an early age. There is a large flock of sheep in their family. At the age of five, she went to the hillside to herd sheep alone. She often takes these sheep over mountains to find grass.

Because there are many wolves in the wild mountains, Joan often practices hard to throw stones to drive away these wolves. The stones she throws always hit the target with one shot. Later, she begged her father to make bows and arrows for her, and she began to practice bows and arrows again. Although Joan is young, she has great strength. She can fill the bow as soon as she pulls it, and soon she has developed a high archery skill.

/kloc-In the 5th century, a war broke out between Britain and France. King charles vi of France was unable to govern the country because of illness, and two feudal groups in France fought for political power.

One day, Joan was herding sheep on the hillside when suddenly a group of British troops rushed to chase the sheep.

"Stop it, what the hell do you want?"

"Little girl, leave the sheep with us, and you should go!"

"You bandits."

When several British soldiers saw Joan's refusal, they tried to drag her away. Joan dodged flexibly and let out a loud whistle. When the sheep heard Joan's whistle, they ran around. Suddenly, the British army was staggered, and then Joan jumped on a British horse and whipped away.

Joan rode into the mountains and joined the guerrillas against the British. Because of her hatred for the British army, she was very brave in the battle.

This year, the British army attacked the city of Orleans, which is an important military location in France. If this city falls, the whole of France is in danger of falling.

Joan and her guerrillas were very anxious. Joan decided to fight with Prince Charles. She broke into the palace overnight to meet Prince Charles.

"A little girl, can you fight? Do you have any good ways to clear Orleans? " Prince Charles looked at Joan uneasily.

Joan then told Prince Charles about their guerrillas and how she drove the British out of Orleans. Prince Charles, who was in trouble, could not save the city of Orleans, so he agreed to Joan's plan and assigned 6000 soldiers to Joan.

Joan got the elite soldiers sent by Prince Charles and marched into Orleans with the troops. British troops have surrounded Orleans, but Joan is not afraid. She took the lead in sprinting to the British army. The British army was puzzled by Joan's bravery, and soon Joan followed her soldiers out of a gap.

Joan's troops finally joined the defenders in Orleans, and the British army lost, which greatly encouraged the morale of the defenders in Orleans. Joan readjusted her troops and told everyone that she would attack Fort tours, a military town occupied by the British.

The next day, Joan of Arc's soldiers put the ladder on the wall of Fort tours. After the soldiers set up the ladder, Joan was the first to climb it with an axe. Her soldiers followed, and suddenly an arrow shot into Joan's arm. Joan immediately fell off the ladder and fainted for a while. When everyone saw Joan of Arc injured, things immediately got out of control and morale began to weaken. Some officers even proposed to retreat.

After Joan woke up from a coma, she resolutely gave the order to attack and led the warriors to continue to attack the city. Encouraged by Joan's brave spirit, Joan's army finally captured Fort tours.

After the victory of the French army, Prince Charles ascended the throne and decided to reward the girl of Joan of Arc, but the girl of Joan of Arc refused the reward of Prince Charles. She asked Prince Charles to give her more troops so that she could March on Paris and drive the British troops out of French territory in one fell swoop.

Charlie, who just ascended the throne, listened to the opinions of some thoughtful old ministers and worried that Joan would launch a coup after taking Paris. Therefore, he only approved of Joan's actions, but did not increase her strength.

In August, Joan led a small number of troops into Paris. However, in Kangbiancheng, not far from Paris, she was besieged by the British army and the Burgundy Group collaborating with the British army. Because Joan's troops are far away, the soldiers are overworked and have not been adjusted, and the strength is too small. Finally, Joan was captured by the Burgundy Group because she was outnumbered.

143 1 On May 30th, 2000, Britain planned a religious trial and executed Joan of Arc at the stake in the French city of Rouen.

Although Joan of Arc was burned to death, the French people's will to resist the invaders was indestructible. After more than 20 years of war, they finally defeated the British and regained their land.