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Battle of Tours
Battle of Tours was a battle fought on 10 October AD 732 at Poitiers, 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: Frankish victory.
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Record
| Date | 10 October AD 732 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Poitiers, France 46.988N, 0.534E | |
| Part of | Umayyad invasion of Gaul (AD 719 to AD 759) | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Result | Frankish victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of the Franks; Duchy of Aquitaine; Duchy of Gascony | Umayyad Caliphate |
| Commanders | Charles Martel; Odo the Great | Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik; Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Moncontour 1569, 43 km
- Battle of Saumur 1940, 46 km
- Battle of Vouille AD 507, 47 km
- Siege of Poitiers 1569, 48 km
- Siege of Poitiers AD 955, 48 km
In the same war
Battle of Tours is one of 83 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q173077, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tours, revision 1385060995, 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.