Battle of the River Garonne

Battle of Bordeaux
Date732
Location
Bordeaux, France
45°2′29″N 0°36′24″W / 45.04139°N 0.60667°W / 45.04139; -0.60667
Result

Umayyad victory

Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Duchy of Aquitaine
Commanders and leaders
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi Odo the Great
Battle of Bordeaux
Location within France

The Battle of the River Garonne, also known as the Battle of Bordeaux, was fought in 732 between an Umayyad army led by Abdul Rahman Al-Ghafiqi, governor of Al-Andalus, and Aquitanian forces led by Duke Odo of Aquitaine.

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