Siege of Narbonne (752–759)
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The siege of Narbonne took place in France between 752 and 759, led by the Frankish king Pepin the Short against the Umayyad temporary camp defended by a small garrison of Arab and Berber Muslim troop
Arab and Berber Muslim troops retreating from Narbonne after the Frankish conquest in 759. Illustration by Émile Bayard, 1880.
Septimania during Pepin's expedition and conquest (752–759)
Umayyad invasion of Gaul
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The Umayyads invaded Gaul following their conquest of the Iberian peninsula. The invasion occurred in two main phases, from AD 719 and from 732. Although the Umayyads secured control of Septimania, th
Umayyad Hispania in 732, Septimania is to the northeast, around Carcassonne