Battle of Tours
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Siege of Constantinople (717-718)
...by Greek Fire and the remnants of it subsequently sunk in a storm on its return home. It is often compared to the more widely studied Battle of Tours in the fact that it halted Muslim expansion into Europe from the East for almost 700...
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Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours (October 10, 732), also called the Battle of Poitiers and in (ma'arakat Balaṭ ash-Shuhada') Battle of Court of The Martyrs, was fought in an area between the cities of Poitiers and Tours, located in north-central France,...
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Wikipedia | October 13, 2009
Pardulphus
...during the Umayyad invasion of southern France, Pardulphus remained in his monastery. Umayyad forces, retreating after the Battle of Tours, arrived at the monastery. However, his monastery was spared from attack; this was attributed...
In this article: Pardulphus, France, and Aquitaine
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Wikipedia | October 13, 2009
Septimania
...Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi encountered Charles Martel between Tours and Poitiers, and was defeated. This "Battle of Tours" (also called the Battle of Poitiers) is celebrated in popular history and traditionally credited with stopping the...
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Charles de Steuben
...a victorious Henry IV of France at The Battle of Ivry. de Steuben's Bataille de Poitiers, en octobre 732, painted between 1834 and 1837, shows the triumphant Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours (also known as the Battle of Poitiers).
In this article: Charles de Steuben, Charles Martel, and Henry IV of France
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Wikipedia | October 11, 2009
Tours
...around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection (as perceived by some speakers) of its local spoken French , and for the famous Battle of Tours in 732. It is also the site of the cycling race Paris-Tours. Tours is the largest city...
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Wikipedia | October 04, 2009
Seuil du Poitou
Because it is a strategic way of access between the North and South of France, the are in or around the Seuil du Poitou has been the theater of many battles. In 732, the Battle of Tours took place some 50km North of the Seuil du Poitou.
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Wikipedia | September 26, 2009
Herstal
...proximity to the major cities of Tongeren, Maastricht, and Liege. Pippin was the father of Charles of Heristal , victor of the decisive Battle of Tours that stopped the Arab-Muslim advance into northwestern Europe, earning him the nickname...
In this article: Herstal, Charlemagne, Liege, Meuse River, Merovingian, Fabrique Nationale, Aachen, and Tongeren
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Spain has no reason to apologise for freeing herself from Islamic jihadist rule
...has gone to the dogs, it is only a slight hyperbole. Spain has no reason to apologise for freeing herself from Islamic jihadist rule Battle of Tours, Charles Martel, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Moriscos Another wimpish demand for a...
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www.washingtonpost.com | November 01, 2008
When All Else Fails, He Writes About It
...where that's the case. When we first launched the magazine, we did the Failure of the Millenniums. It was Charles the Hammer and the Battle of Tours [a 732 A.D. conflict wherein the Frankish empire stopped Muslim advances into Europe, which...
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The Battle of Tours (October 10, 732), also called the Battle of Poitiers and in Arabic: معركة بلاط الشهداء (ma‘arakat Balâṭ ash-Shuhadâ’) Battle of Court of The Martyrs, was fought in an area between the cities of Poitiers and Tours, near the village of Moussais-la-Bataille (modern Vouneuil-sur-Vienne) about 20km north of Poitiers. The location of the battle was close to the border between the Frankish realm and then-independent Aquitaine. The battle pitted Frankish and Burgundian forces under Austrasian Mayor of the Palace Charles Martel against an army of the Umayyad Caliphate led by ‘Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Governor-general of al-Andalus. The Franks were victorious, ‘Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi was killed, and Charles subsequently extended his authority in the south. Ninth-century chroniclers, who interpreted the outcome of the battle as divine judgment in his favour, gave Charles the nickname Martellus ("The Hammer"), possibly recalling Judas Maccabeus ("The Hammerer") of the Maccabean revolt. Details of the battle, including its exact location and the exact number of combatants, cannot be determined from accounts that have survived. Notably, the Frankish troops won the battle without cavalry.
As later chroniclers praised Charles Martel as the champion of Christianity, pre-20th century historians began to characterize this battle as being the decisive turning point in the struggle against Islam, a struggle which preserved Christianity as the religion of Europe. "Most of the 18th and 19th century historians, like Gibbon, saw Poitiers (Tours), as a landmark battle that marked the high tide of the Muslim advance into Europe." Leopold von Ranke felt that "Poitiers was the turning point of one of the most important epochs in the history of the world."
- Name:
- Battle of Tours
- Date:
- October 10, 0732
- Outcome:
- Decisive Frankish victory
- Location:
- Near Tours, France
- Combatant:
- Carolingian Franks
- Casualties:
- Unknown, but possibly 4,000, notably ‘Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi
- Part of:
- the Muslim conquests
- Strength:
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- Unknown, but the earliest Muslim sources, still after the era of the battle mention a figure of 20,000.
- Possibly 20,000-30,000
- Commander:
- ‘Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi
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