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"Everyone marveled at this, that she acted so wisely and clearly in waging war, as if she was a captain who had the experience of twenty or thirty years; and especially in the setting up of artillery, for in that she held herself magnificently."
- Jean II, Duke of Alencon
“She was often among the bombards and culverins when they were being fired, and seemed to take delight in their thunder, thanking God when they struck true.”
"She had a marvelous courage; she never feared the sound of bombards, nor the clash of arms, nor any peril of battle. Often she would stand near the guns and say, ‘Fire bravely, for God will guide the shot.
- Jean d’Aulon (her squire)
“She showed great diligence in all matters of war; she herself, without fear, would remain near the artillery when it was firing, and she urged on the soldiers to advance.”
“When she arrived before Orléans, she urged that the guns should be fired against the English bastilles without delay; she herself went among the batteries and gave courage to the men.”
- Jean, Bastard of Orléans (Jean de Dunois)
“At Orléans and elsewhere she showed no fear of the engines of war, nor of the noise of the bombards. Many men marveled that she seemed to take comfort from their sound.”
- Jean de Metz (one of her earliest companions)
