War
Umayyad Invasion of Gaul
Medieval
The Umayyad invasion of Gaul was the campaign by which the Umayyad Caliphate, having completed its conquest of the Iberian Peninsula between 711 and 718, pushed north into Gaul in two main phases beginning in 719 and again from 732. Umayyad forces secured control of Septimania in southern Gaul, but their advances further north into the Loire and Rhone valleys were turned back, and in 759 Muslim forces lost Septimania to the Frankish kingdom and withdrew to the Iberian Peninsula, ending the invasion in a Frankish victory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CombatantsUmayyad Caliphate and the Emirate of Cordoba against the Kingdom of the Franks 1 Classification
Conflict Type Umayyad Invasion of Gaul
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Commanders and Forces
Charles Martel commanded Frankish forces against the 732 Umayyad invasion of Gaul, halting it at the Battle of Tours
Source Wikipedia: Umayyad Invasion of Gaul
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1. Wikipedia: Umayyad Invasion of Gaul
Lead section, para 1
The Umayyads invaded Gaul (modern-day France) following their conquest of the Iberian peninsula (711-718).
Infobox: Date
AD 719-759
Infobox: Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate; Emirate of Cordoba ... Kingdom of the Franks
Infobox: Result
Frankish victory
conflict type
the Umayyad Caliphate, having completed its conquest of the Iberian Peninsula between 711 and 718, pushed north into Gaul
View the SourceWikipedia: Battle of Tours
Battles and Campaigns: Battle of Tours, Infobox: Part ofQuote, Battles and Campaigns: Battle of Tours, Infobox: Part of
Part of the Umayyad invasion of Gaul
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