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Battle of the River Garonne

Battle of the River Garonne was a battle fought in AD 732 at Bordeaux, in what is now France. It was part of the Umayyad invasion of Gaul, which ran from AD 719 to AD 759. The recorded result: Umayyad victory; Umayyads capture Bordeaux. Recorded strength: Unknown; described as a large army against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 732
WhereBordeaux, France45.041N, 0.607W
OutcomeUmayyad victory; Umayyads capture Bordeaux
BelligerentsUmayyad CaliphateagainstDuchy of Aquitaine
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown; contemporary source states that only God knew the number of dead
Part ofUmayyad invasion of GaulAD 719 to AD 759

Where it sits in the Umayyad invasion of Gaul

Siege of Narbonne, AD 719Battle of Toulouse, AD 721Battle of Llívia, AD 731Battle of the River Garonne, AD 732Battle of Tours, AD 732AD 719AD 732Battle of the River Garonne, AD 732
5 placed engagements of the Umayyad invasion of Gaul in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 732 (year precision)
PlaceBordeaux, France
45.041N, 0.607W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknown; described as a large armyUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown; contemporary source states that only God knew the number of dead
Commanders
  • Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi
  • Odo the Great
Battle of the River GaronneBattle of the River GaronneBattle of BlayeBattle of BlanquefortSiege of BordeauxSiege of BordeauxBattle of the SevenBattle of BlayeBattle of the SevenLimogesLa RochelleAgenBrive100 km45.041N, 0.607W
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Battle of the River Garonne is one of 144 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2524627, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the River Garonne, revision 1370602031, 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.