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.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Toulouse (721) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Toulouse (721) Context triple: [Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus, conflict, Battle of Toulouse (721)]
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Battle of Toulouse
The Battle of Toulouse was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in April 1814, fought between Wellington’s Anglo-Allied forces and Marshal Soult’s French army near the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Battle of Auberoche
The Battle of Auberoche was a significant 1345 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which an English-led force decisively defeated a larger French army in Gascony.
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Battle of Bévéziers
The Battle of Bévéziers was a major 1690 naval engagement of the Nine Years' War in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet off the coast of southern England.
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Siege of Toulouse
The Siege of Toulouse was a major 1217–1218 military engagement during the Albigensian Crusade in which the forces of the Count of Toulouse successfully resisted the crusader army led by Simon de Montfort, resulting in Montfort’s death and a turning point in the campaign against the Cathars.
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Battle of Boulou
The Battle of Boulou was a significant 1794 engagement of the War of the Pyrenees in which French Revolutionary forces defeated the Spanish army near the eastern Pyrenees, helping secure France’s southern frontier.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Battle of Toulouse (721) Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Toulouse
The Battle of Toulouse was a major engagement of the Peninsular War in April 1814, fought between Wellington’s Anglo-Allied forces and Marshal Soult’s French army near the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Battle of Auberoche
The Battle of Auberoche was a significant 1345 engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which an English-led force decisively defeated a larger French army in Gascony.
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C.
Battle of Bévéziers
The Battle of Bévéziers was a major 1690 naval engagement of the Nine Years' War in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet off the coast of southern England.
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D.
Siege of Toulouse
The Siege of Toulouse was a major 1217–1218 military engagement during the Albigensian Crusade in which the forces of the Count of Toulouse successfully resisted the crusader army led by Simon de Montfort, resulting in Montfort’s death and a turning point in the campaign against the Cathars.
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E.
Battle of Boulou
The Battle of Boulou was a significant 1794 engagement of the War of the Pyrenees in which French Revolutionary forces defeated the Spanish army near the eastern Pyrenees, helping secure France’s southern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
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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Subject: Battle of Toulouse (721) Description of subject: 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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