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Battle of Toulouse

Battle of Toulouse was a battle fought on 9 June AD 721 at Toulouse, in what is now France. It was part of Muslim conquests, which ran from AD 622 to AD 750. The recorded result: Aquitanian victory.

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Death of Alsamalí ben Melek at the battle of Tolouse, 721
Death of Alsamalí ben Melek at the battle of Tolouse, 721. Josep Serra i Porsón, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 June AD 721
WhereToulouse, France43.600N, 1.450E
OutcomeAquitanian victory
BelligerentsDuchy of AquitaineagainstUmayyad Caliphate
Part ofMuslim conquestsUmayyad invasion of Gaul

Where it sits in Muslim conquests

First battle of Dongola, AD 642Second battle of Dongola, AD 652Battle of Siponto, AD 663Muslim invasions of Italy, AD 700Muslim attacks in the Balearic Islands, AD 707Umayyad conquest of Hispania, AD 711Umayyad invasion of Gaul, AD 719Siege of Narbonne, AD 719Battle of Toulouse, AD 721Siege of Carcassonne, AD 725Battle of Llívia, AD 731Battle of the River Garonne, AD 732Battle of Tours, AD 732Umayyad invasion of Georgia, AD 735Battle of the River Berre, AD 737Battle of Avignon, AD 737Siege of Bilistan, AD 738Campaign of Bugha al-Kabir in Caucasus, AD 853AD 642AD 853Battle of Toulouse, AD 721
19 placed engagements of Muslim conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 June AD 721
PlaceToulouse, France
43.600N, 1.450E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Odo the Great
  • Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Toulouse
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Toulouse today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-10-11. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 151 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 119 to 266 m, 147 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 72% built-up, 21% tree cover, 3% water.

built-up: 72%tree cover: 21%water: 3%grassland: 2%built-up 72%tree cover 21%water 3%grassland 2%
west to east, 10.0 km130 to 206 mnorth to south, 10.0 km135 to 261 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between AD 439 and 1814.

In the same war

Battle of Toulouse is one of 158 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q652320, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Toulouse (721), revision 1377259839, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.