Battle of the River Berre
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The Battle of the River Berre was an 8th-century clash in southern Gaul in which Frankish forces under Charles Martel defeated Muslim armies advancing from al-Andalus.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the River Berre canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedPolity |
Umayyad Caliphate
NERFINISHED
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al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Frankish forces under Charles Martel
ⓘ
Muslim armies advancing from al-Andalus ⓘ |
| combatant |
Frankish forces
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Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim forces ⓘ armies from al-Andalus ⓘ |
| commander | Charles Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Frankish–Umayyad conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 8th century ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Septimania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | southern Gaul ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForFrankishSide | Charles Martel GENERATED ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Umayyad forces in al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Muslim conquests
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad invasion of Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Frankish Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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near the River Berre ⓘ southern Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceContext | Frankish chronicles ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Tours
NERFINISHED
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Umayyad campaigns in southern Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim military confrontation ⓘ |
| result | Frankish victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to halt Muslim advance from al-Andalus into Gaul ⓘ |
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