10 October 732 A.D. Charles “The Hammer” Martel Hammers Islamo-Fascists at Tours
10 October 732 A.D. Charles
“The Hammer” Martel Hammers Islamo-Fascists at Tours
No author. “Battle of Tours.” History Channel. N.d. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tours. Accessed 3 Oct 2014.
At the Battle of Tours near Poitiers, France, Frankish leader Charles Martel, a Christian, defeats a large army of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe. Abd-ar-Rahman, the Muslim governor of Cordoba, was killed in the fighting, and the Moors retreated from Gaul, never to return in such force.
No author. “Battle of Tours.” History Channel. N.d. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tours. Accessed 3 Oct 2014.
At the Battle of Tours near Poitiers, France, Frankish leader Charles Martel, a Christian, defeats a large army of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe. Abd-ar-Rahman, the Muslim governor of Cordoba, was killed in the fighting, and the Moors retreated from Gaul, never to return in such force.
Charles was the illegitimate son of Pepin, the powerful mayor of the
palace of Austrasia and effective ruler of the Frankish kingdom. After Pepin
died in 714 (with no surviving legitimate sons), Charles beat out Pepin's three
grandsons in a power struggle and became mayor of the Franks. He expanded the
Frankish territory under his control and in 732 repulsed an onslaught by the
Muslims.
Victory at Tours ensured the ruling dynasty of Martel's family, the
Carolingians. His son Pepin became the first Carolingian king of the Franks,
and his grandson Charlemagne
carved out a vast empire that stretched across Europe.
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