Poitiers Ad 732: Charles Martel Turns The Islamic Tide

AT THE BATTLE OF POITIERS, ALSO KNOWN AS TOURS, CHRISTIAN FORCES UNDER THE FRANKISH LEADER CHARLES MARTEL `THE HAMMER` (GRANDFATHER OF CHARLEMAGNE) CONFRONTED A MASSIVE INVADING ISLAMIC ARMY. THE FRANKS WERE VICTORIOUS, EFFECTIVELY HALTING THE NORTHWARD ADVANCE OF ISLAM AND PRESERVING CHRISTIANITY AS THE DOMINANT FAITH IN EUROPE.