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Who commanded the Frankish army that stopped the Umayyad northward raid at Tours in October 732?
Charles Martel, mayor of the palace, commanded the Frankish heavy infantry square that held against repeated Umayyad cavalry charges. The Umayyad general Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was killed late in the day.
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The Frankish Army Under Charles Martel That Stopped the Umayyad Northward Advance at Poitiers in October 732 Without Pursuing the Defeated Force Charles Martel's Frankish army stopped the Umayyad Caliphate's northward raid into Gaul at a battle south of Tours on a date in October 732 CE. The Umayyad general Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi was killed. The Umayyad force withdrew south overnight; Martel chose not to pursue. The battle ended Umayyad ambitions of further northward expansion. The strategic significance has been disputed since the 19th century.
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