Battle of Bordeaux (732)

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The Battle of Bordeaux (732) was a major early medieval clash in southwestern Gaul in which invading Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus defeated the local Aquitanian army, setting the stage for the later Battle of Tours.

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Battle of Bordeaux (732) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the early Middle Ages ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the River Garonne ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Toulouse
belligerent Al-Andalus ⓘ
Aquitanian army ⓘ
Duchy of Aquitaine ⓘ
Umayyad forces ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad army
combatantSide Christian forces of Aquitaine ⓘ
Muslim forces from Al-Andalus ⓘ
commander Duke Odo of Aquitaine ⓘ
conflictType Umayyad expansion into Western Europe ⓘ
consequence heavy losses for Aquitanian forces ⓘ
increased Frankish influence over Aquitaine ⓘ
weakening of Aquitaine’s ability to resist further Umayyad advances ⓘ
date 732 ⓘ
era early medieval period ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Poitiers (732) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tours

Battle of Tours ⓘ
historicalContext occurred during the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate into Gaul ⓘ
locatedIn southwestern Gaul ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay France ⓘ
outcome defeat of Aquitanian forces ⓘ
partOf Frankish–Umayyad conflicts ⓘ
Umayyad invasion of Gaul ⓘ
place near Bordeaux ⓘ
precededBy earlier Umayyad raids into Aquitaine ⓘ
region Aquitaine ⓘ
result Umayyad victory ⓘ
riverNearby Garonne River ⓘ
linked to: Garonne
significance opened the way for deeper Umayyad advance into Aquitaine ⓘ
prompted Odo of Aquitaine to seek aid from the Franks ⓘ
set the stage for Charles Martel’s intervention at the Battle of Tours ⓘ
year 732 ⓘ

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Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus → conflict → Battle of Bordeaux (732) ⓘ
Battle of Toulouse (721) → followedBy → Battle of Bordeaux (732) ⓘ