Description: Map shows Battle of Tours or Poictiers AD 732 in southwestern France between the coalition of Frankish and Burgundian forces under Charles Martel and the army of the Umayyad Caliphate. The Frankish–Burgundian victory is considered the turning point in stopping the expansion of Islam from Spain further into Europe.
Place Names: France, France, Poictiers, Tour
ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters,
location,
oceans
Keywords: Battle of Tours or Poictiers Showing Original Position of Charles Martel's Army, battle,
historical,
military,
historical event,
other military, inlandWaters,
location,
oceans, Unknown, A.D. 732
Source: J.G. Bartholomew, LLD, A Literary & Historical Atlas of Europe (New York, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Ltd. , 1910) 116
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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