The Battle of Tours, also called the Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of the Highway of the Martyrs (Arabic: معركة بلاط الشهداء, romanized: Maʿrakat Balāṭ...

Martin and Gregory of Tours were from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine, a former province of France. Tours was the first city of the silk industry...

.. effective in battle". Charles gained a very consequential victory against an Umayyad invasion of Aquitaine at the Battle of Tours, at a time when the...

crucial role in the Battle of Tours, working closely with Charles Martel, whose alliance he sought after the Umayyad invasion of what is now southern...

Europe even more than the later—and more celebrated—Battle of Tours (10 October 732, between Tours and Poitiers), but this is highly problematic: for even...

action against the forces of Charles Martel in the Battle of Tours on October 10, 732 AD. From the Arab Tihamite tribe of Ghafiq, he relocated to Ifriqiya...

dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It is a Scheduled Monument. The Grade I listed site is now operated by English Heritage as 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and...

of the Umayyad Empire was famously halted at the siege of Constantinople by the Byzantine Empire and the Battle of Tours by the Franks. The tide of Arab...

the Battle of Toulouse in 721, but they sporadically raided southern Gaul as far as Avignon, Lyon and Autun. A major Umayyad raid directed at Tours was...

The Battle of Monnaie, also known as the Battle of Tours was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War. It took place on the December 20, 1870 at Indre-et-Loire...

The Battle of Guadalete was the first major battle of the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, fought in 711 at an unidentified location in what is...

Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become...

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gained over the Huns, was the last victory of imperial Rome." The Battle of Tours, AD 732 Also called the Battle of Poitiers. Excerpt: "the great victory won...

following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...

stopping another invasion from Asia, similar to the Battle of Châlons in the 5th century and the Battle of Tours in the 8th century in Western Europe.[citation...

Toledo, which encompassed the former territory of Roman Hispania. After defeating king Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete in July the same year, Tariq was...

his famous defeat of invading Muslims at the Battle of Tours, which is typically considered the battle that saved Europe from Muslim conquest, but by...

is associated with two major battles that took place in the area. The first, in 732, also known as the Battle of Tours (to avoid confusion with the second)...

Charles Martel at Tours. Despite the Moorish advantage over the Franks militarily, they were defeated decisively by the Franks. Battle of Hattin (1187)....

a case that while Tours was considered by western historians such as Creasy to be of macrohistorical importance, the later battles were more so. The later...

The Battle of Mars-la-Tour (also known as the Battle of Vionville or Battle of Rezonville) was fought on 16 August 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War...

historical battle. These include the Battle of Tours, the saga of Erik the Red, the Battle of Hastings, the Battle of Manzikert, the Battle of Agincourt...

of the two armies is debated by modern historians) led by Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours that took place somewhere between Poitiers and Tours on...

The Battle Studies World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American singer John Mayer. The tour spanned across the North America, Europe, Oceania, and...

power in northern France. He won the Battle of Tolbiac against the Alemanni in 496, according to Gregory of Tours, Clovis adopted his wife Clotilda's Orthodox—i...

Lucas confirmed that a Star Tours II was in production. In May 2009, /Film reported that filming for the new version of Star Tours was underway in West Hollywood...

a raiding party in 732. The mayor of the palace, Charles Martel, defeated that raiding party at the Battle of Tours and earned respect and power within...

Following the release of Bringer of Pain, Battle Beast went on a 5+ week European tour with support from Majesty and GYZE. It toured for the first time in...

figurine of Luke Skywalker and the X-wing interceptor he pilots during the battle. A segment of the Star Tours attraction is inspired by the Battle of Yavin...