Frankish forces led by Charles Martel turned back Arabic invaders at which historic 732 battle?

The Battle of Tours, also called the Battle of Poitiers, was fought on 10 October 732.

In Arabic, this infamous battle is called The Battle of the Court of Martyrs, named for those who died there as general Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi led his Umayyed Caliphate forces from the Iberian Peninsula into Gaul. They were met by a Frankish army under the command of Charles Martel. Martel earned the nickname "Marcellus", meaning "Hammer", from his victory at Tours.

Giving the invading Islamic army's confident march into Gaul, Tours was a significant victory for Christian Europe. Many historians believe that the Umayyed Caliphate might have conquered all of Europe had Martel's army not stopped them here.

Few details about the battle have made it to the present day. The exact location is unknown, but it's usually accepted that the battle took place where the Clain and Vienne rivers join between the cities of Poitiers and Tours in western France.

It is thought that both armies had strengths of roughly 20,000 troops. Some historians claimed that 12,000 were killed on the Umayyed side, with only 1,000 casualties among the Franks. Despite the lack of information, the Battle of Tours is always remembered as a decisive victory for the Franks.

Al Ghafiqi was killed during the combat, and the Umayyed army withdrew after the battle. The battle helped lay the foundation of the Carolingian Empire and Frankish domination of western Europe for the next century.