Historical characters you admire

[abaris]

You should read a book about her sometime. She was pretty extraordinary. Was an 18 year old girl and led a whole army to victory at Orleans back when women weren't even allowed to go to war... much less be in a position of power over the soldiers.

Well, don't forget the political implications. There was a reason for the Dauphin giving her that chance and that was prophecy. Shrewd as he was he used that to his advantage. He got nothing to lose but everything to win. If she was indeed successful, and she probably was because of a boost to morale, he could claim the fame for himself. If she hadn't been, he would have still been in the same position as before.

Also, she never actually led an army. That's pure legend. She was just there to represent while trained militaries planned the attacks. The one time she went against them, she lost and got captured.