Medieval Information

Inarguably, the Battle of Tours was one of the most decisive battles in medieval history. Charles Martel, along with the Frankish army, decided to stop the Muslim invasion that was heading East towards the Frankish empire.

Abd-er Rahman, Spain's leader, relied heavily on his cavalry which had given him many victories in the past. The Battle of Tours began on October 10, 732 AD. Some sources argue that the battle lasted for more than a week; whilst others say that it only lasted two days. Whatever the case, the Frankish army was overpowered in numbers and they possessed no cavalry. Nevertheless, Charles Martel had chosen the terrain, outside of the city of Tours, very efficiently since he knew that cavalry had a huge disadvantage because of the rocky landscape.

The Muslim army withdrew peacefully from Tours as they realized that Charles Martel had captured their leader, Abd-er Rahman, during battle. Charles feared a come-back, but it never happened since the Muslims already feared Martel.

This was one of the most decisive battles for Christianity since losing it would have meant an even greater Muslim progression; and, possibly, the Muslim conquest of most of Europe.