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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Battle of Toulouse (721) canonical 3
Battle of Tolosa (721) 1

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

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Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus conflict Battle of Toulouse (721)
Battle of Toulouse (721) alsoKnownAs Battle of Tolosa (721)
linked to: Battle of Toulouse (721)
Siege of Narbonne (719–720) relatedTo Battle of Toulouse (721)
al-Samh ibn Mālik al-Khawlānī battle Battle of Toulouse (721)