Battle of Tours

...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...

In this article: Europe, Siege of Constantinople, Byzantium, Michael the Syrian, Greek fire, and Leo III

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,...

In this article: Charles Martel, History, Europe, Islam, Narbonne, and Edward Gibbon

...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

...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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...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).

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...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...

In this article: Gregory of Tours, France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Paris, Orleans, Loire, and Islam

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.

In this article: France, Aquitaine, Loire, and Paris

...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

...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...

In this article: Islam, Spain, Charles Martel, Morocco, Dog, Sausage, and Philip III

...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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