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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Battle of Tours, Battle of Covadonga, Battle of Guadalete, Siege of Pavia, Byzantine-Arab Wars, Berber Revolt, History of Islam in southern Italy, Umayyad conquest of North Africa, Siege of Trsat, Battle of Roncevaux Pass, Battle of Talas, An Lushan Rebellion, Siege of Constantinople, Umayyad conquest of Hispania, Frisian-Frankish wars, Saxon Wars, Battle of Rajasthan, Battle of Akroinon, Battle of Marcellae, Battle of Toulouse, Civil War in Palestine, Arab conquest of Armenia, Battle of Hehil, Battle of the Zab, Islamic invasion of Gaul, Zaydi Revolt, Battle of Avignon, Khazar-Arab Wars, Battle of Marj Ardabil, Geraint son of Erbin, Battle of Cologne, Massacre of Verden, Battle of Ambleve, Battle of Anchialus, Battle of Berzitia, Battle of Narbonne, Battle of the River Berre, Battle of the River Garonne, Battle of Soissons, Battle of the Rishki Pass, Battle of Nimes, Battle of the Boarn, Siege of Tyana, Battle of Pencon, Battle of Vincy, Siege of Nicaea, Battle of Balanjar, Battle of Compiegne, Battle of Woden's Burg, Battle of Ravenna. Excerpt: The Battle of Tours (October 10, 732), also called the Battle of Poitiers and in Arabic: (ma'arakat Bala ash-Shuhada) Battle of Court of the Martyrs, was fought in an area between the cities of Poitiers and Tours, located in north-central France, near the village of Moussais-la-Bataille, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Poitiers. The location of the battle was close to the border between the Frankish realm and then-independent Aquitaine. The battle pitted Frankish and Burgundian forces under Austrasian Mayor of the Palace Charles Martel, against an army of the Umayyad Caliphate led by 'Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Governor-General of al-Andalus. The Franks were victorious, 'Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi was killed, and Charles subsequently extended his authority in the sou...
