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- When
- 716
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.48° N, 5.64° E
- Description
- 716 battle
Battle of Amblève
716 battle
The Battle of Amblève took place in 716 near Amel. The mayor of the palace of Austrasia, Charles Martel, defeated his Neustrian and Frisian rivals who were led by King Chilperic II, his mayor Ragenfrid, and Redbad, King of the Frisians. It was the first major victory of Martel in a long career of victories. In this battle Martel began demonstrating the military genius which would mark the remainder of his life.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Charles Martel est vainqueur des Neustriens à Amblève au sud de Liège”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page