Atlas of Battles

war, 14 engagements

Battles of the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March

The atlas places 14 engagements of the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March (AD 759 to AD 851): 5 battles and 9 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Spain (11), France (3).

See them on the globe

Battle of Ad PontesSiege of GironaSiege of NarbonneSiege of LleidaBattle of Conchas de ArganzónSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of TortosaSiege of NarbonneConquest of GironaBattle of Orbiel RiverSiege of BarcelonaSiege of TortosaBattle of PancorboConquest of GironaBattle of Orbiel RiverSiege of BarcelonaSiege of TortosaBattle of PancorboBilbaoToulouseZaragozaPamplonaAndorraSan SebastiánLogroñoTarragonaBéziersGuadalajara200 km42.020N, 0.048W
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

AD 750s: 1 engagementsAD 780s: 1 engagementsAD 790s: 4 engagementsAD 800s: 7 engagements7 in AD 800sAD 810s: 1 engagementsAD 750sAD 810s
14 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Narbonne, AD 752Conquest of Girona, AD 785Battle of Ad Pontes, AD 792Battle of Orbiel River, AD 793Siege of Girona, AD 793Siege of Narbonne, AD 793Siege of Lleida, AD 800Siege of Barcelona, AD 800Battle of Conchas de Arganzón, AD 801Siege of Tortosa, AD 804Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 808Siege of Tortosa, AD 809Battle of Pancorbo, AD 816AD 752AD 816
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 752Siege of NarbonneNarbonne, FranceDecisive Frankish Christian victory
AD 785Conquest of GironaGirona, Spain
AD 792Battle of Ad PontesQ15623, Spain
AD 793Battle of Orbiel RiverVillalier, FranceUmayyad victory
AD 793Siege of GironaGirona, Spain
AD 793Siege of NarbonneNarbonne, France
AD 800Siege of LleidaMedina Larida, Spain
September AD 800Siege of BarcelonaBarcelona, SpainCarolingian victory
AD 801Battle of Conchas de ArganzónLa Puebla de Arganzón, Spain
AD 804Siege of TortosaTurtusha, Spain
AD 808Siege of TortosaTurtusha, SpainUmayyad victory
AD 808Siege of TortosaTurtusha, Spain
AD 809Siege of TortosaTurtusha, Spain
AD 816Battle of PancorboPancorbo, SpainUmayyad victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Carolingian conquest of the Spanish March (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.