<Ul> <Li> Cologne </Li> <Li> Amblève </Li> <Li> Vincy </Li> <Li> Soissons </Li> <Li> Tours </Li> <Li> Boarn </Li> <Li> Nîmes--Avignon </Li> <Li> Narbonne </Li> <Li> River Berre </Li> </Ul> <Li> Nîmes--Avignon </Li> <P> The Battle of Tours (10 October 732)--also called the Battle of Poitiers and, by Arab sources, the Battle of the Palace of the Martyrs (Arabic: معركة بلاط الشهداء ‎, translit . Ma'arakat Balāṭ ash - Shuhadā')--was fought by Frankish and Burgundian forces under Charles Martel against an army of the Umayyad Caliphate led by' Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Governor - General of al - Andalus . It was fought in an area between the cities of Poitiers and Tours, in the Aquitaine of west - central France, near the village of Moussais - la - Bataille, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Poitiers . The location of the battle was close to the border between the Frankish realm and the then - independent Duchy of Aquitaine under Odo the Great . </P> <P> The Franks were victorious .' Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi was killed, and Charles subsequently extended his authority in the south . Details of the battle, including its exact location and the number of combatants, cannot be determined from accounts that have survived . Notably, the Frankish troops won the battle without cavalry . </P>

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