The Conquest Of Saxony 782-785 Ad

Charlemagne`s conquests became the driving force in European politics between the Muslim defeat at Poitiers and the Crusades. Charlemagne`s conquest of the Saxons was the hardest fought and most protracted of his wars. It involved 18 campaigns spread over 33 years, a great deal of lower-level fighting, and the harshest final peace settlement that Charlemagne ever imposed upon a defeated foe. This was also the most important of all Charlemagne`s wars for the future direction and character of European history and, paradoxically, it also began the long process of uniting the German-speaking peoples.