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- Battle_of_Tours abstract "The Battle of Tours (October 732), also called the Battle of Poitiers and in Arabic: معركة بلاط الشهداء (ma'arakat Balâṭ ash-Shuhadâ - Battle of the Palace of Martyrs) was fought in an area between the cities of Poitiers and Tours, in north-central France, near the village of Moussais-la-Bataille, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast 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.Later Christian chroniclers and pre-20th century historians praised Charles Martel as the champion of Christianity, characterizing the battle as the decisive turning point in the struggle against Islam, a struggle which preserved Christianity as the religion of Europe; according to modern military historian Victor Davis Hanson, "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."Other modern historians, by contrast, are divided over the battle's importance, and considerable disagreement exists as to whether the victory was responsible—as Gibbon and his generation of historians claimed, and many modern historians have echoed—for saving Christianity and halting the conquest of Europe by Islam; however, there is little dispute that the battle helped lay the foundations of the Carolingian Empire and Frankish domination of Europe for the next century. Most historians agree that "the establishment of Frankish power in western Europe shaped that continent's destiny and the Battle of Tours confirmed that power."".
- Battle_of_Tours causalties "----".
- Battle_of_Tours causalties "1100".
- Battle_of_Tours causalties "Heavy".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Arabs".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Berbers".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Forces from Aquitaine".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Forces from Austrasia".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Forces from Burgundy".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Forces from Lombard kingdom in Italy".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Forces from Neustria".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Forces from Swabia".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Forces of pagan mercenaries from areas around the Rhine River".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "* Other forces from Europe".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "Merovingian Franks:".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "Umayyad Caliphate:".
- Battle_of_Tours commander Abdul_Rahman_Al_Ghafiqi.
- Battle_of_Tours commander Charles_Martel.
- Battle_of_Tours commander Odo_the_Great.
- Battle_of_Tours isPartOfMilitaryConflict Islamic_invasion_of_Gaul.
- Battle_of_Tours place Poitiers.
- Battle_of_Tours place Tours.
- Battle_of_Tours result "Decisive Frankish victory, withdrawal of the Umayyad army.".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "----".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "10-30,000 in the battlefield.".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "20,000–25,000. Other estimates also range up to 80,000, with 50,000 not an uncommon estimate.".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "Arab sources agree that the Frankish army was much greater in number than the Umayyad. Some of them estimate the Frankish army at 400,000 This is supported by the Mozarabic chronicle of 754.".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "Arab sources: about 50,000 in the beginning of the campaign.".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "varying estimates 15,000–20,000, although other estimates range from 30,000 to 80,000".
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- Battle_of_Tours caption "Charles de Steuben's Bataille de Poitiers en octobre 732 depicts a triumphant Charles Martel facing 'Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi at the Battle of Tours.".
- Battle_of_Tours caption "Modern-day French borders. Septimania runs along the Mediterranean coast from the Spanish border, and Aquitaine is along the Atlantic coast running north from Spain.".
- Battle_of_Tours casualties "1100".
- Battle_of_Tours casualties "12000".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "Merovingian Franks: * Forces from Austrasia * Forces from Neustria * Forces from Burgundy * Forces from Swabia * Forces from Aquitaine * Forces from Lombard kingdom in Italy * Forces of pagan mercenaries from areas around the Rhine River * Other forces from Europe".
- Battle_of_Tours combatant "Umayyad Caliphate: * Berbers * Arabs".
- Battle_of_Tours commander Abdul_Rahman_Al_Ghafiqi.
- Battle_of_Tours commander Charles_Martel.
- Battle_of_Tours commander Killed_in_action.
- Battle_of_Tours commander Odo_the_Great.
- Battle_of_Tours conflict "Battle of Tours".
- Battle_of_Tours date "October 732".
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- Battle_of_Tours label "Autun".
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- Battle_of_Tours label "Toulouse".
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- Battle_of_Tours lat "43.1836".
- Battle_of_Tours lat "43.6045".
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- Battle_of_Tours partof "the Islamic invasion of Gaul".
- Battle_of_Tours place "Between Tours and Poitiers, France.".
- Battle_of_Tours result "Decisive Frankish victory, withdrawal of the Umayyad army.".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "10".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "20000".
- Battle_of_Tours strength "varying estimates 15,000–20,000, although other estimates range from 30,000 to 80,000 ---- Arab sources agree that the Frankish army was much greater in number than the Umayyad. Some of them estimate the Frankish army at 400,000 This is supported by the Mozarabic chronicle of 754.".
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