Battle of the Berre
| date | 737 |
|---|---|
| place | Narbonne |
| output | Franconian victory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
|
unknown |
|
| Troop strength | |
| unknown | unknown |
| losses | |
|
unknown |
unknown |
Rio Guadalete - Toulouse - Covadonga - Tours and Poitiers - Avignon - Berre
The Battle of the Berre took place in 737 between Frankish troops under the command of Charles Martell and Arab troops from Al-Andalus who had been sent to lift the siege of Narbonne . The battle took place at the mouth of the Berre River (now the Aude department ).
The battle
Martell benefited from the geographical conditions and surprised the Arabs at the mouth of the river when unloading the troops. The Arabs had unloaded the cavalry first when the Franks attacked. The Franks pursued the Arabs into the adjacent lagoons and a bloodbath broke out that stretched from the estuary to Donos and Durban.
consequences
Martell's troops then destroyed the settlements of Septimania , including Nîmes , Agde , Béziers and Maguelonne . Despite this victory, it was necessary again in the same year to raise an army in order to gain control of the region, as the Arabs again sent an army. However, this withdrew when they learned that Martell had concluded an alliance with the Lombards . The battle prevented the Arabs from spreading in the region.
literature
- Paul Fouracre: The Age of Charles Martel ( The Medieval World ). Longman, Harlow et al. 2002, ISBN 0-582-06476-7 , p. 97.
- Ann Christys: Christians in Al-Andalus. (711-1000) ( Culture and Civilization in the Middle East ). Curzon, Richmond 2002, ISBN 0-7007-1564-9 , p. 28.
- PM Holt, Ann KS Lambton, Bernard Lewis : The Cambridge History of Islam. Volume 1 A: The central Islamic lands from pre-Islamic times to the First World War. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1977, ISBN 0-521-29135-6 , p. 95.