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“She came often among us when we worked the bombards, asking if we had good powder and stone shot enough. She told us to keep faith, for God would give true aim.”
“She knew well the moment when the artillery should cease and the assault begin. Many times she said, ‘Strike when their hearts are shaken by the thunder.’”
- Jean de Mailly (artillery master at Orléans)

“She would sometimes take the gunners by the hand and bid them not to fear the English fire, saying, ‘Their powder is weak and God’s arm is strong.’”
- Guy de Cailly (French knight at Orléans)

“Even when the bombards were roaring, she would kneel upon the earth and pray aloud, unmoved by the tumult, as if the voice of God were in the thunder.”
- Brother Jean Pasquerel (her confessor and chaplain)

“She always wished to be near the engines of war, saying that she had no fear of them, for God protected her. When the guns fired, she cried, ‘Now is the hour of victory!’”
- Jean de Xaintrailles (French commander)