On September 8, 1429, a few weeks after guiding Charles VII to his coronation at Reims, Joan of Arc faced the walls of Paris. Her aim: bring the capital back under the king’s obedience. The assault concentrated on the Saint-Honoré Gate, near today’s André-Malraux Square. After hours of fighting, Joan was wounded in the thigh and the royal army had to retreat. Paris would not be retaken for another seven years.