Battle of Toulouse (721)
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The Battle of Toulouse (721) was a major early medieval clash in which Frankish forces halted an Umayyad expansion from Al-Andalus into southwestern Gaul.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Toulouse (721) canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Tolosa (721) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Al-Andalus
NERFINISHED
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Duchy of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish forces ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide2 | heavy ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Duchy of Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
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Frankish levies ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Al-Andalus army
NERFINISHED
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Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani
NERFINISHED
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Odo the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSide1 | Odo the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSide2 | Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Frankish–Umayyad wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Frankish Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 9 June 721 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Bordeaux (732)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
Frankish cavalry
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Umayyad cavalry ⓘ Umayyad infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Duchy of Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
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Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Gaul ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the earliest major Frankish victories over Umayyad forces in Gaul
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surprise counterattack by Odo the Great ⓘ |
| outcome |
Umayyad advance into Aquitaine halted
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death of Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian–Muslim wars in medieval Europe
NERFINISHED
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Umayyad conquest of Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Umayyad conquest of Narbonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Occitania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Frankish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
checked Umayyad expansion north of the Pyrenees
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strengthened the position of Odo the Great in Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | southwestern Gaul ⓘ |
| year | 721 ⓘ |
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