What the records say
- When
- 737
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.95° N, 4.82° E
- Description
- 737 battle
Siege of Avignon (737)
737 battle
The siege of Avignon was contested in 737. Frankish forces led by Charles Martel defeated the Umayyad garrison of Avignon and destroyed the stronghold.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Avignon: Frankish forces under Charles Martel, Merovingian Mayor of the Palace, retake Avignon from the Muslim forces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة أفينيون: قوات الفرنجة بقيادة شارل مارتيل تهزم المسلمين وتطردهم من المدينة”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page