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Joan of Arc led French troops at age 17 — teenage leadership program: extreme edition.

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Joan played a major leadership role in French campaigns in 1429 when she was about 17. Her actions helped shift momentum in the Hundred Years’ War, and she became a lasting historical and cultural symbol.

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