Battle of Poitiers

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The Frankish army of Charles Martel crushed the Arab cavalry of d’Abd al-Rahman, marking the most northerly reach of the Arab advance into Europe.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Battle of Poitiers". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 November 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1638, accessed 19 March 2024.]

1638 Battle of Poitiers 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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