Joan of Arc is one of the most well know military leaders in world history. She was a transformational leader who was able to use religion to inspire her soldiers to fight and win. Her life, rise to power, and military campaign are known by all.
Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans," was born in 1412 in Domrémy, France (Joan of Arc Biography n.d.). She is considered a national heroine of France because at age 18 she led the French army to victory over the British at the Battle of Orléans. After being captured a year later, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake as a heretic by the English and their French collaborators on May 30, 1431 in Rouen, France (Joan of Arc Biography n.d.).
At age 13 Joan of Arc started receiving visions of God telling …show more content…
On April 29, Jean de Dunois mounted a divisionary attack against the English forces on the west side of Orleans, and Joan entered unopposed by its eastern gate (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). She brought greatly needed supplies and reinforcements and inspired the French to a passionate resistance. On May 4 the main French army arrived, and French units moved against the fort at St. Loup (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). Though intended as a diversion, the attack became a larger engagement and Joan rode out to join the fighting. She personally led the charge in several battles, and on May 7 the battle at Les Tourelles took place. The French began assaulting the barbican around Les Tourelles, and fought all through the day with the French unable to penetrate the English defenses (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). During the battle, Joan was wounded in the shoulder and forced to leave. Dunois debated calling off the attack because of the increasing number of casualties, but was convinced by Joan to press on (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). After praying, Joan rejoined the fighting. The appearance of her banner advancing motivated the French troops who finally broke into the barbican. By nightfall, Les Tourelles had been taken and Joan crossed the bridge to re-enter the city (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). On May 8, after realizing that they could …show more content…
She was a transformational leader. A transformational leader is someone who is people focused and offers long-term goals (Judge and Piccolo 2004). There are four dimensions to transformational leadership: charisma or idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration (Judge and Piccolo 2004). Joan was a very charismatic person who was easily able to influence people into following her ideas which forced the magistrate Robert de Baudricourt to relent and listen to her after her ideas were rejected. She was also able to inspire motivation into the army troops and the Dauphin Charles. Joan was able to influence and motivate the Dauphin Charles into letting her help with the Battle of Orléans after proving to him that her visions were the truth. She also motivated the troops with her presence once she rejoined the battle after she was injured in the Battle of Orléans. Joan was able to intellectually stimulate the other French generals and commanders by challenging their plans and battle tactics. Lastly, Joan cared about the people following her. She cared about the suffering French people that led her to wanting to help with the war and she cared about the army that was under her
Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans," was born in 1412 in Domrémy, France (Joan of Arc Biography n.d.). She is considered a national heroine of France because at age 18 she led the French army to victory over the British at the Battle of Orléans. After being captured a year later, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake as a heretic by the English and their French collaborators on May 30, 1431 in Rouen, France (Joan of Arc Biography n.d.).
At age 13 Joan of Arc started receiving visions of God telling …show more content…
On April 29, Jean de Dunois mounted a divisionary attack against the English forces on the west side of Orleans, and Joan entered unopposed by its eastern gate (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). She brought greatly needed supplies and reinforcements and inspired the French to a passionate resistance. On May 4 the main French army arrived, and French units moved against the fort at St. Loup (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). Though intended as a diversion, the attack became a larger engagement and Joan rode out to join the fighting. She personally led the charge in several battles, and on May 7 the battle at Les Tourelles took place. The French began assaulting the barbican around Les Tourelles, and fought all through the day with the French unable to penetrate the English defenses (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). During the battle, Joan was wounded in the shoulder and forced to leave. Dunois debated calling off the attack because of the increasing number of casualties, but was convinced by Joan to press on (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). After praying, Joan rejoined the fighting. The appearance of her banner advancing motivated the French troops who finally broke into the barbican. By nightfall, Les Tourelles had been taken and Joan crossed the bridge to re-enter the city (Hundred Years’ War: Siege of Orléans n.d.). On May 8, after realizing that they could …show more content…
She was a transformational leader. A transformational leader is someone who is people focused and offers long-term goals (Judge and Piccolo 2004). There are four dimensions to transformational leadership: charisma or idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration (Judge and Piccolo 2004). Joan was a very charismatic person who was easily able to influence people into following her ideas which forced the magistrate Robert de Baudricourt to relent and listen to her after her ideas were rejected. She was also able to inspire motivation into the army troops and the Dauphin Charles. Joan was able to influence and motivate the Dauphin Charles into letting her help with the Battle of Orléans after proving to him that her visions were the truth. She also motivated the troops with her presence once she rejoined the battle after she was injured in the Battle of Orléans. Joan was able to intellectually stimulate the other French generals and commanders by challenging their plans and battle tactics. Lastly, Joan cared about the people following her. She cared about the suffering French people that led her to wanting to help with the war and she cared about the army that was under her