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Battle of Tours
Defeats the Caliphs army under Abd ar Rahman & removes the Muslim threat to France
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Tours in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Defeats the Caliphs army under Abd ar Rahman & removes the Muslim threat to France
Defeats the Caliphs army under Abd ar Rahman & removes the Muslim threat to France
Counterattacks the Normans & captures Tours
Joan of Arc is given a banner & armour at Tours, then arrives at Blois, where the army is gathering to raise the siege of Orleans
Joan of Arc is given a banner & armour at Tours, then arrives at Blois, where the army is gathering to raise the siege of Orleans
The French Government departs from Paris for Tours
Provenance
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