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Aquitaine armies to meet the Umayyads. Both sides met at the Orbieu River. The battle went badly for the Christians and many of them were killed; however, Duke William fought bravely but he could not defeat them as many of the nobles had retreated and left him alone. William was forced to retreat in the end. The victorious Muslims, however, did not continue their march. Satisfied with the loot they captured, they returned to Spain. The battle happened either on March 28 or in the summer.
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Hisham dispatched his prince, Abdul Malik, with a large
Umayyad army to devastate Gaul. The Umayyads reached the walls of Narbonne, where they burned the suburbs, captured many people, and gained rich loot. After that, they headed towards Carcassonne. Learning this, Duke William marched with his
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In 785, the inhabitants of Girona revolted against the
Umayyad rule and placed themselves under the rule of the Franks. Septimania and the south of the Pyrenees had come under the rule of the Franks. Faced with these issues, the Umayyads had to act since their dominion in the north of Spain was
1345:, decided to launch a military expedition in 793 with multiple objectives: it involved punishing those who escaped the Umayyad rule, bringing loot, and reconnoitering the terrain to check the possibility of reconquest. By the time of the expedition, the Frankish king,
1374:. Charlamagne was deeply affected by this defeat; however, he did not organize a military expedition to punish Hisham as he was busy fighting the Saxons. A series of military campaigns from 798 to 803 established the
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Gauthier
Langlois (2021), Aux origines de la chanson de geste Guillaume dâOrange : traditions historiques et lĂ©gendaires musulmanes et chrĂ©tiennes autour de la razzia sarrasine de 793 en Languedoc.
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70:Muslim Umayyad victory
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128:Casualties and losses
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1169:15th century
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368:Torrevicente
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79:Belligerents
38:Orbieu River
24:Part of the
1347:Charlemagne
1309:2nd Tangier
1294:1st Tangier
1153:2nd Montiel
1073:3rd AlmerĂa
991:3rd Seville
919:2nd Majorca
822:2nd Seville
787:2nd Badajoz
767:2nd AlmerĂa
757:2nd Tortosa
727:1st AlmerĂa
712:1st Montiel
667:1st Badajoz
642:1st Granada
395:Calatañazor
323:1st Majorca
276:Guadalacete
251:1st Tortosa
240:9th century
188:8th century
176:Reconquista
105:Abdul Malik
26:Reconquista
1532:Categories
1382:References
1336:Background
1175:Collejares
1163:2nd Murcia
1128:GuadalmesĂ
1118:RĂo Salado
1016:1st Murcia
976:2nd XĂ tiva
971:1st XĂ tiva
867:2nd Silves
852:2nd Silves
847:1st Silves
762:2nd Lleida
747:5th Lisbon
707:4th Lisbon
637:1st Lleida
597:Candespina
592:6th Toledo
577:Formentera
567:3rd Lisbon
547:Mollerussa
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525:4th Toledo
505:2nd Lisbon
490:3rd Toledo
460:2nd Toledo
348:1st Toledo
291:Polvoraria
234:1st Lisbon
224:RĂo QuirĂłs
219:Las Babias
1366:Aftermath
1289:4nd Ceuta
1279:3nd Ceuta
1272:2nd Ceuta
1267:1st Ceuta
1180:Antequera
1031:Andalusia
1011:3rd Jerez
1001:2nd Jerez
936:1st Jerez
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877:Talamanca
832:2nd Ăvora
817:Calatrava
807:Tarragona
792:Juromenha
782:1st Ăvora
732:Al-Ludjdj
702:2nd Coria
682:1st Coria
617:Martorell
602:Vatalandi
520:Consuegra
440:Golpejera
425:Barbastro
363:Estercuel
194:Covadonga
1343:Hisham I
1123:Estepona
1051:Iznalloz
986:3rd Jaén
946:Burriana
931:2nd Jaén
904:1st Jaén
889:Al-DÄmĆ«s
827:Abrantes
722:Albacete
697:Trancoso
572:Talavera
552:Balaguer
470:Sagrajas
435:Llantada
358:Simancas
353:Alhandic
286:Morcuera
256:Pancorbo
115:Strength
55:Location
1503:Sources
1304:Melilla
1284:TĂ©touan
1143:Linuesa
1113:Getares
966:Algarve
956:El Puig
951:CĂłrdoba
924:PortopĂ
872:Alarcos
777:Palmela
752:Sacavém
742:Sacavém
687:Ourique
647:Corbins
632:Cutanda
622:Coimbra
510:Alcoraz
455:Morella
430:Paterna
420:Coimbra
390:Cervera
271:Albelda
266:Clavijo
136:Unknown
133:Unknown
123:Unknown
120:Unknown
1357:Battle
1328:, the
1299:Asilah
1262:Strait
1225:MĂĄlaga
1220:Lucena
1148:Guadix
1046:MoclĂn
1026:Martos
812:Cuenca
677:Leiria
652:AlcalĂĄ
515:Bairén
475:Tudela
405:Albesa
229:Oviedo
67:Result
60:Orbieu
1351:Louis
1021:Ăcija
857:Tomar
842:Alvor
717:Soure
692:Oreja
672:Fraga
662:Aceca
582:Ibiza
557:Uclés
485:Aledo
480:TĂ©var
445:Cabra
415:Graus
373:Rueda
214:Lutos
1320:The
1257:Salé
1093:Teba
996:Faro
981:Biar
941:Ares
400:TorĂ
47:Date
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