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Battle of Cologne

Battle of Cologne was a battle fought in AD 716 at Cologne, in what is now Germany. It was part of the Frankish Civil War, which ran from AD 715 to AD 719. The recorded result: Neustria-Frisian victory.

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Charles Martel battling Chilperic II at Cologne, Great Chronicles of France
Charles Martel battling Chilperic II at Cologne, Great Chronicles of France. Levan Ramishvili from Tbilisi, Georgia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateAD 716 (year precision)
PlaceCologne, Germany
50.943N, 6.959E
Part ofFrankish Civil War (AD 715 to AD 719)
KindBattle, medieval
ResultNeustria-Frisian victory
BelligerentsAustrasiaNeustria; Frisians
CommandersCharles MartelChilperic II; Redbad, King of the Frisians
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Elsewhere in AD 716

Battle of Cologne is one of 83 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 395 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2272823, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cologne, revision 1370109180, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.