10 ottob 732 anni - 732: Charles Martel's victory at the Battle of Tours
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At the Battle of Tours, Frankish leader Charles Martel defeated a large army of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslims from advancing and spreading into France and Western Europe. It preserved Christianity in Europe during a period when Islam was spreading and overrunning the remnants of the old Roman Empire. The battle and Charles's victory helped lay the foundations of the Carolingian Empire in the Frankish kingdom in Europe.
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