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Siege of Narbonne (737) 737

Siege of Narbonne (737): Muslim troops leaving Narbonne to Pepin le Bref in
Image: Émile Bayard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year737Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationFranceNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates43.1843, 3.0031Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Narbonne was fought in 737 between the Arab and Berber Muslim forces of Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Arab Umayyad Muslim governor of Septimania on behalf of al-Andalus, and the Frankish Christian army led by the Carolingian duke Charles Martel.

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Location

43.1843, 3.0031 · France

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