Atlas of Battles

war, 5 engagements

Battles of the Umayyad invasion of Gaul

The atlas places 5 engagements of the Umayyad invasion of Gaul (AD 719 to AD 759): 4 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in France (4), Spain (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Tours, Battle of Toulouse.

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Siege of NarbonneBattle of ToulouseBattle of LlíviaBattle of the River GaronneBattle of ToursSiege of NarbonneBattle of ToulouseBattle of LlíviaBattle of the River GaronneBattle of ToursGenevaLyonMarseilleBilbaoBordeauxPamplonaLimogesLa RochelleAndorraNantes200 km44.719N, 1.197E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 719: 1 engagementsAD 721: 1 engagementsAD 731: 1 engagementsAD 732: 2 engagements2 in AD 732AD 719AD 732
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Narbonne, AD 719Battle of Toulouse, AD 721Battle of Llívia, AD 731Battle of the River Garonne, AD 732Battle of Tours, AD 732AD 719AD 732
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 719Siege of NarbonneNarbonne, France
9 June AD 721Battle of ToulouseToulouse, FranceAquitanian victory
AD 731Battle of LlíviaLlívia, Spain
AD 732Battle of the River GaronneBordeaux, FranceUmayyad victory; Umayyads capture Bordeaux
10 October AD 732Battle of ToursPoitiers, FranceFrankish victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Umayyad invasion of Gaul (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.