Question

What happened at the Battle of Tours?

Answer 1

Hint: The Battle of Tours, also known as the Battle of Poitiers and, according to Arab accounts, the Battle of the Martyrs' Highway, took place on October 10, 732, and was a pivotal battle in the Umayyad invasion of Gaul.

Complete answer:
The Battle of Tours, also known as the Battle of Poitiers, was waged between French and Burgundian forces commanded by Charles Martel and an army led by Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi of the Umayyad Caliphate. The fight was waged between Tour and Poitiers. The French were victorious in this battle (despite the lack of cavalry), and Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi was killed shortly afterwards. As a result, French control was extended into the south.

Following this, other Christians continued to refer to Charles Martel as "the hammer," and he was hailed as a Christian hero for his stand against the Muslims. (It's worth noting that at this time, the Umayyad Caliphate controlled much of Spain, North Africa, and the Middle East.) The Christian kingdoms are generally thought to have been spared from Muslim control by Charles' victory.

While the battle is detailed in both Muslim and Christian sources, there is little accurate information about it. The most probable contemporary account is found in the Chronicle of 754. According to the Chronicle, “The northern people remained immobile like a wall, holding together like a glacier in the cold regions, and in the blink of an eye annihilated the Arabs with the sword.”

Note: For the next century, the Carolingian Empire and Frankish dominance in Western Europe were built on the basis of this struggle. "The establishment of Frankish influence in western Europe influenced the continent's fate, and the Battle of Tours reinforced that power," most historians believe.