Charlemagne's campaign against the Saracens in Spain

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Abu_Taur_of_Huesca
gptkb:Husayn_of_Zaragoza
gptkb:Sulayman_al-Arabi
gptkbp:casualties Roland (Frankish rear guard leader) killed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Charlemagne
gptkbp:date 778
gptkbp:historicalSignificance inspired the epic poem The Song of Roland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charlemagne's campaign against the Saracens in Spain
gptkbp:legacy legendary status in medieval literature
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Roncevaux_Pass
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Saracens
gptkb:Umayyad_Emirate_of_Córdoba
gptkbp:purpose to support rebellious Muslim rulers against the Emir of Córdoba
gptkbp:result Frankish defeat at Roncevaux Pass
failure to capture Zaragoza
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Song_of_Roland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5