The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) · Chapter 240
Battle of Tours
In 732 CE, Charles Martel defeated an Arab raiding force near Tours, halting the northward expansion of Islam into Western Europe and securing Frankish dominance in Gaul.
Outcome
The battle preserved Christian Europe from Islamic conquest; Charles Martel's victory laid the foundation for the Carolingian dynasty and the later Holy Roman Empire.