Joan of Arc became the "Maid of" this city after she & a small force freed it from the English in 1429
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A small force had come out to meet them at Checy, five miles upriver from 
Orleans; ... On the following day she sent her final ultimatum to the English 
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After Paris and Rouen, Orleans was the most important city in the kingdom; ... 
Philip in displeasure withdrew from the siege the small force of Burgundians he 
had sent.