In God's name, the soldiers will fight and God will give the victory.
Si je n'y suis, Dieu m'y mette; et si j'y suis, Dieu m'y tienne.
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The peasant girl who reversed France's fortunes in the Hundred Years' War and was burned at the stake at age nineteen
The peasant girl who reversed France's fortunes in the Hundred Years' War and was burned at the stake at age nineteen (1412-1431). Joan of Arc's campaigns proved that moral conviction and psychological warfare could shatter an enemy's will more effectively than tactical superiority — and that legitimacy is the ultimate strategic weapon.
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