Examples of Battle of Tours in the following topics:
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- In October 732, the army of the Umayyad Caliphate, led by Al Ghafiqi, met Frankish and Burgundian forces under Charles in an area between the cities of Tours and Poitiers (modern north-central France), leading to a decisive, historically important Frankish victory known as the Battle of Tours.
- Details of the Battle of Tours, including its exact location and the number of combatants, cannot be determined from accounts that have survived.
- Most historians agree that "the establishment of Frankish power in western Europe shaped that continent's destiny and the Battle of Tours confirmed that power."
- A painting of the Battle of Tours by Charles de Steuben, 1834–1837.
- Explain the significance of Charles Martel's victory at the Battle of Tours
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- Historians traditionally mark the beginning of the Reconquista with the Battle of Covadonga (most likely in 722) and its end is associated with Portuguese and Spanish colonization of the Americas.
- Tariq's army crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and won a decisive victory in the summer of 711 when the Visigothic King Roderic was defeated and killed 19 at the Battle of Guadalete.
- The advance into Western Europe was only stopped in what is now north-central France by the West Germanic Franks at the Battle of Tours in 732.
- In a minor battle known as the Battle of Covadonga, a Muslim force sent to put down the Christian rebels in the northern mountains was defeated by Pelagius of Asturias, who established the monarchy of the Christian Kingdom of Asturias.
- In the 12th century the Almoravid empire broke up again, only to be taken over by the Almohad invasion, who were defeated by an alliance of the Christian kingdoms in the decisive battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212.
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- Important painters of 17th century France include Simon Vouet, Charles Le Brun, Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain, and Georges de la Tour. 17th century painting in France was divided: on one hand there was influence from the Italian Baroque style as seen in the work of de la Tour; on the other was a distinctive turn towards a rigid, Classical style that was favored by the monarchy, and exemplified by the works of Le Brun, Poussin, and Lorrain.
- Mostly producing battle pieces and altarpieces, Le Brun's paintings exemplify a synthesis of Baroque and Classical styles.
- He spent most of his life working in Rome and became a favorite painter of King Louis XIV.
- Georges de la Tour was a French Baroque painter known for painting religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.
- Mostly producing battle pieces and altarpieces, Le Brun's paintings exemplify a synthesis of Baroque and Classical styles.
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- The Grand Tour tradition was extended to include the middle class when railroad and ship travel became more widespread in the second half of the 18th century.
- The pilgrimage was popularized further by the advent of tour guides, such as Thomas Cook, which became synonymous with the Grand Tour.
- It became an absolute necessity for people of means to spend time in Rome as part of their "Grand Tour," or educational pilgrimage.
- It became a symbol of wealth and freedom to go on the Grand Tour and to have something to show for it displayed in your home.A popular souvenir of the Grand Tour was a portrait of the tourist themselves, often painted amidst the architecture, or famous art works of a particular European location.
- A popular souvenir of the Grand Tour was a portrait of the tourist themselves, often painted amidst the architecture, or famous art works of a particular European location.
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- The Battle of Leyte Gulf is generally considered the largest naval battle of World War II and possibly the largest naval battle in history.
- The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the Battles for Leyte Gulf, and formerly known as the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history.
- The Battle of Leyte Gulf consisted of four separate major engagements between the opposing forces: the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle of Cape Engaño, and the Battle of Samar; there were also other lesser actions.
- Kamikaze strikes were first used by the Japanese in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
- Identify the notable facts and the four major engagements of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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- After 449 BCE, the Persians were repeatedly defeated in battle and plagued by internal rebellions that hindered their ability to fight the Greeks.
- Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) was a king of the Greek kingdom of Macedon.
- This campaign, initially against Bessus, turned into a grand tour of central Asia.
- Alexander fights the Persians at the Battle of Issus, as depicted on his sarcophagus
- Mosaic representing the battle of Alexander the Great against Darius (III) the Great, possibly at Battle of Issus or Battle of Gaugamela, perhaps after an earlier Greek painting of Philoxenus of Eretria.
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- The Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War, demonstrated
to the public that the conflict would not be resolved quickly or easily.
- The First Battle of Bull Run, called the "Battle of First Manassas" by the
Confederacy, was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia,
near the city of Manassas.
- It was the first major land battle of the American
Civil War, but is also significant for demonstrating to the wider public the
inexperience of both armies and the intractable nature of the conflict given
the inability of either side to achieve a quick or decisive victory.
- Johnston arrived from the Shenandoah
Valley by railroad and the course of the battle quickly changed.
- This figure shows the direction of Union attack and Confederate reinforcement at the First Battle of Bull Run.