The Battle of Narbonne was fought in 737 between the forces of Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Umayyad governor of Narbonne, and a Frankish army led by Charles Martel. For the 13th century titular King of Hungary, see Charles Martel dAnjou. ... The Battle of Cologne was fought near the city of Cologne (in modern Germany) in the year 716. ... The Battle of Amblève took place in 716. ... The Battle of Vincy was fought at Vincy, near Cambrai, in the modern département of Aisne. ... The Battle of Soissons of 718 was the last of the great pitched battles of the civil war between the heirs of Pepin of Heristal. ... Combatants Carolingian Franks Umayyad Caliphate Commanders Charles Martel Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd er Rahman† Strength 15,000-75,000 60,000-400,000 Casualties about 1500 reported in western history, but probably far heavier unknown, but reported massive, notably Emir Abd er Rahman 1. ... During the Battle of Avignon in 737 Charles Martel expelled Muslim forces which had occupied the city in 734 after it had been surrendered to Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Umayyad governor of Narbonne, by Duke Maurontus of Provence. ... The Battle of Nîmes took place shortly after the capture and destruction of Avignon in 737. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ... Cathedral in Narbonne. ... For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ... For the 13th century titular King of Hungary, see Charles Martel dAnjou. ...

The city of Narbonne was captured by Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani, governor of Al-Andalus,^[1] in 719 or 720. The city was renamed Arbunah and turned into a military base for future operations.^[2] Following his success at the Battle of Avignon in 737 Charles Martel besieged Narbonne, but his forces were unable to take the city. However, when the Arabs sent reinforcements from Spain the Franks intercepted them at the mouth of the River Berre, in the Département of Aude, and scored a significant victory, after which they marched on Nîmes. Cathedral in Narbonne. ... Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani was the Arab governor general of the Muslim occupied region of the Iberian Peninsula called Al-Andalus in the beginning of the 8th century. ... Al-Andalus is the Arabic name given the Iberian Peninsula by its Muslim conquerors; it refers to both the Caliphate proper and the general period of Muslim rule (711–1492). ... During the Battle of Avignon in 737 Charles Martel expelled Muslim forces which had occupied the city in 734 after it had been surrendered to Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Umayyad governor of Narbonne, by Duke Maurontus of Provence. ... For the 13th century titular King of Hungary, see Charles Martel dAnjou. ... Aude is a département in south-central France named after the Aude River. ... The Battle of Nîmes took place shortly after the capture and destruction of Avignon in 737. ...

References

1. ^ Christys, Ann (2002). Christians in Al-Andalus (711-1000). London: Routledge, ISBN 0700715649, p. 28.
2. ^ Holt, P. M., Lambton, Ann K. S. and Lewis, Bernard (1977). The Cambridge History of Islam. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521291356, p. 95.