Battle of Tours wiki source

It was called the Battle of Poitiers. The battle took place in the cities of Tours and Poitiers. I was fought between the Frankish and Burgundian armies in 732. Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi the leader of the Muslims was killed and Charles the leader of the franks then spread his control down towards the south. The Muslims had a much larger army than the franks did but through cunning Charles outsmarted them. The franks took the victory. Charles was ;later thought of a a victor for Christianity. This battle was at the high point of the Muslim attacks on Europe. The franks after wining the battle gained control over parts of western Europe.


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"Battle of Tours." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 03 June 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tours.