# Sir John Fastolfe — Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc character guide

> Sir John Fastolfe in Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fastolfe, Sir John

**First appearance:** 0045-xxx-the-red-field-of-patay

## Who they are

An English knight known for his cautious retreats.

## Relationships

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

_rivalry_

Sir John Fastolfe was an English knight and commander who opposed Joan militarily, known for his cowardice in some accounts.

### [Joan of Arc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/characters/joan_of_arc)

_rivalry_

Sir John Fastolfe was an English knight and commander who opposed Joan militarily, known for his cowardice in some accounts.

## In the story

### [How Joan Took Jargeau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxvii-how-joan-took-jargeau)

Mentioned as leading a relief force of five thousand men that is loitering and not yet arrived.

### [Fierce Talbot Reconsiders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxix-fierce-talbot-reconsiders)

Advises Talbot to retreat but is overruled; brings a reinforcement of five thousand men.

### [XXX: The Red Field of Patay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxx-the-red-field-of-patay)

Urges the English battle-corps into a gallop but is broken by La Hire's charge.

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